Winter ’23-’24 summary for Tampa
Climatological winter is over and it was much different than the past two recent ones in Tampa. What You Need To Know Winter was wetter...
El Niño likely to fade by late spring
After a wet El Niño winter across Florida, we will see Central Pacific waters cool down again by late spring. What You Need To Know...
National Hurricane Center releases report on Idalia
The National Hurricane Center issued its final report on Idalia Tuesday. What You Need To Know Idalia reached Category 4 intensity over open water It...
NHC is making changes to the cone of uncertainty this year
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) will experiment with some tweaks to the way the cone of uncertainty is presented this hurricane season. What You Need...
The lightning capital of the U.S. stayed in Florida in 2023
After Four Corners, Florida–in the Kissimmee area–was crowned the lightning capital of the United States in 2022, the most frequently struck place moved a little...
Scattered thunderstorms return late Friday
We’ll see scattered showers and thunderstorms develop later in the day Friday, followed by a broken line of storms overnight. What You Need To Know...
Looking back at Florida’s hurricane season as it ends
Hurricane season ends this week. This year we saw 21 tropical depressions, 20 of which became tropical storms, 7 of those became hurricanes, and 3...
Where tropical systems typically form in November
The last month of hurricane season tends to not be very active, but some storms can develop. What You Need To Know Cooler water temperatures and...
A look back one year later
Ian brought death and destruction to Southwest Florida and inland nearly one year ago. It was the costliest storm in Florida’s history. What You Need...
Looking back at Hurricane Irma, this week 6 years ago
Hurricane Irma made landfall this week in Florida 6 years ago on Sept. 10, 2017. What You Need To Know It’s the six-year anniversary of...