July 19, 2024Florida Tropical Training Week: Get prepared with the prosMeteorologists from the National Weather Service will prepare workshop participants for the most active weeks of this hurricane season.…By Irene Sans - Storm Center
July 12, 2024Tropical disturbance brews east of FloridaThe disturbance has a low chance of developing, but rain and thunderstorms are likely in the Southeast.…By Irene Sans - Storm Center
July 10, 2024Saharan dust arrives in Florida: The good and the badThe first dust plume of the year will help suppress hurricanes, but it can irritate people with respiratory problems.…By Leslie Hudson - Storm Center
June 28, 2024Saharan dust takes over tropics, but 2 systems advanceA storm system labeled Invest 95 is moving into an area conducive for development.…By Irene Sans - Storm Center
June 24, 2024Jacksonville adds cooling stations as summer heat growsThe city is expanding help for people who can’t cope with the extreme heat predicted this year and beyond.…By Dan Scanlan
June 24, 2024Florida is deadliest state for lightning. How to stay safe.This week is Lightning Safety Awareness Week, and the message is: “When thunder roars, stay indoors.”…By William Maxham - Storm Center
June 21, 2024Tropical disturbance inches toward Northeast FloridaThe system has a medium chance of becoming a tropical system. Expect rainfall totals of around 2 inches and gusty…By Irene Sans - Storm Center
June 18, 2024Wildfire dangers rising in parched Northeast FloridaNortheast Florida is experiencing some of the driest conditions in the state, and the threat of wildfires could become serious…By Dan Scanlan
June 18, 2024Dangerous heat in cars can be lethal to people and petsSo far this year, 18 children have died nationwide after being found in a hot car.…By Leslie Hudson - Storm Center
June 17, 2024Tropical disturbance could affect JacksonvilleThe National Hurricane Center is tracking an area just northeast of the Bahamas where a tropical depression may develop later…By William Maxham - Storm Center
June 13, 2024There’s a new way to get a hazardous weather forecastThe National Weather Service is experimenting with a graphical Hazardous Weather Outlook to see how users like the feature.…By Leslie Hudson - Storm Center
June 5, 2024Record heat returns to Florida, followed by big rainWith high humidity, temperatures will feel like 105 to 110 degrees.…By Irene Sans - Storm Center
June 5, 2024A look inside a Hurricane Hunter planeHurricane Hunters fly into the world’s worst weather to help predict the strength and path of storms.…By Leslie Hudson - Storm Center
June 3, 2024Hurricane season has begun. Know your risk.Sixty percent of people in hurricane-prone state are unlikely to prepare for hurricane season.…By Leslie Hudson - Storm Center
May 31, 2024Hurricane season: The terms you must knowKnowing basic critical terms could save you lots of time and worries, as well as avoid any confusion in hyped…By Irene Sans - Storm Center and William Maxham - Storm Center
May 29, 2024Drought worsens in some areas. Is rainy season here yet?The rainy season in North Florida runs from late May to late September.…By Irene Sans - Storm Center
May 23, 2024Just in time for a sweltering weekend: A heat risk forecastThe National Weather Service is launching a new heat risk forecast to warn people of potentially long durations of dangerous…By Leslie Hudson - Storm Center
May 16, 2024It seems rainy lately, but we’re actually drier than normalApril was the third consecutive month of below-average rainfall for parts of the St. Johns River Water Management District.…By Dan Scanlan
May 9, 2024Heat index could hit triple digits in JacksonvilleTemperatures this week could be the hottest of the year across the Sunshine State, hitting mid- to upper-90s in North…By Irene Sans - Storm Center
May 6, 2024Hurricane Preparedness Week begins as 2024 season nearsThe start of the 2024 hurricane season is less than a month away, and there are early indicators of an…By William Maxham - Storm Center
April 26, 2024Weather Service debuts experimental ‘heat risk’ indexThe Heat Risk Index identifies unusual heat for individual locations, matching data on heat illnesses with temperatures.…By William Maxham - Storm Center
April 10, 2024Severe storms and flash flooding possible on ThursdayAs storms track across the state, the squall line will be capable of generating damaging wind gusts or 60 mph…By William Maxham - Storm Center
April 5, 2024Forecasters predict ‘very, very busy’ hurricane seasonResearchers at Colorado State University are projecting 23 named storms and 11 hurricanes, including five major hurricanes.…By Jim Turner - News Service of Florida
April 2, 2024Strong spring storm system moves toward JacksonvilleScattered strong to severe thunderstorms are expected to move toward Jacksonville near sunrise Wednesday, with a slight possibility of 60…By William Maxham - Storm Center