The National Hurricane Center has started to initiate advisories on Tropical Depression Five (formerly Invest 97) in the northwestern Gulf.

Tropical Storm Bertha brought heavy surf and some flooding to southern Louisiana and Texas as it came ashore on the Gulf Coast for a second time Thursday, hours before weakening to a tropical depression and then fully dissipating,

Tropical Storm Bertha brought heavy surf and some flooding to southern Louisiana and Texas as it came ashore on the Gulf Coast before it was downgraded to a tropical depression.

Tropical Depression Two is slowly moving across the Gulf. As of 8:00 a.m. As of 11 a.m. Monday, the center of Tropical Depression Two was about 120 miles south of Panama City, Florida.

Tropical Depression Two is slowly moving across the Gulf. As of 8:00 a.m. As of 11 a.m. Monday, the center of Tropical Depression Two was about 120 miles south of Panama City, Florida.

Tropical Storm Bertha is expected to weaken in the Gulf of Mexico as it chugs closer to the U.S. But forecasters say it still could bring coastal flooding and heavy rain from the Florida Panhandle to Louisiana.

Tropical Depression Two is slowly moving across the Gulf. As of 8:00 a.m. As of 11 a.m. Monday, the center of Tropical Depression Two was about 120 miles south of Panama City, Florida.

Thousands of people are expected to fill Jacksonville Beach this Fourth of July weekend, and lifeguards have a clear message for every family heading to the water: check the conditions before you get in.

A large plume of Saharan dust is making its way across the Atlantic Ocean and is expected to arrive across Texas and even Florida and much of the Gulf Coast over the next several days.

Tropical Storm Arthur is the first of the Atlantic season and threatens the southern United States with dangerous flash flooding.

A cluster of storms along the Gulf Coast of Texas could become the first tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season.

Before storms arrive, it’s going to feel sticky inland. Temperatures will push into the lower 90s, and with the humidity factored in, it’ll feel close to 100 degrees.

Environmentalist groups say Mexico’s government lied about the origins of a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, accusations authorities promptly denied.

A Louisiana judge has tossed out a key permit for a liquefied natural gas facility that won approval from President Donald Trump’s administration.

A man from Florida's Gulf Coast has been charged with animal cruelty after allegedly killing, cooking, and eating two of his pet peacocks.

Tracking what could become Imelda off of our beaches

A tropical weather system near the Florida Panhandle is showing a moderate chance of becoming a tropical depression.

Rounds of rain this week

Friday will be a Weather Authority Impact Day.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued for Clay, Duval and St. Johns counties until 5:15 p.m.

While American consumers and markets wonder and worry about President Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs, Gulf coast shrimpers are cheering him on.

Dockworkers on the U.S. East and Gulf coasts have overwhelmingly approved a six-year contract, averting the threat of a strike that could have crippled the economy.

Foggy mornings, Warm Afternoons

Are you missing winter yet?

A winter storm sweeping through the U.S. South on Tuesday was dumping snow at levels millions of residents haven’t seen before.

Stormy weather is heading our way from the west where severe weather is causing thunderstorms along the Gulf coast.

The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season comes to a close Saturday, bringing an end to a season that saw 11 hurricanes compared to the average seven, billions of dollars in damage and deaths and destruction hundreds of miles from where storms came ashore on the U.S. Gulf Coast.

Good news for sea turtles along one Florida Gulf Coast beach — there were more nests counted this year.

Drought is likely to develop or worsen across portions of the Southwest and Gulf Coast.

Florida elections officials are seeking accommodations from Gov. Ron DeSantis after multiple counties were devastated by Hurricanes Milton and Helene.

We know you have a lot of questions about Hurricane Milton as we watch this powerful storm move closer to Florida’s Gulf Coast.

Hurricane and Storm Surge Watches could be required for portions of Florida late Sunday.

Top Biden administration officials met with port operators ahead of a possible strike at East and Gulf coast ports, with a union contract set to expire late Monday.

Massive Hurricane Helene crashed into Florida’s sparsely populated Big Bend region, bringing storm surge and high winds across the state’s Gulf Coast communities before ripping into southern Georgia.

Northeast Florida started to feel the effects of powerful and wide Hurricane Helene on Thursday night as the Category 4 storm made its way closer to the Gulf Coast.

Live cameras from around the Gulf Coast show Hurricane Helene's impact.

Two power poles where knocked down and blocking the roadway Thursday, in Port St. Lucie, leaving residents to evacuate the area.

Summer heat and storms, Increasing chances of Ernesto forming

A Stormy Start to kickoff the Jags Preseason

Deteriorating conditions Monday as Debby Approaches

There is no incumbent on the ballot this year in District 22, which covers western Alachua County and extends west to the Gulf Coast, including Gilchrist and Levy counties. Republican Chuck Clemons couldn’t seek re-election due to term limits.

Gusty wind, Locally Heavy Rainfall with Storms on the Move

Hot afternoons with strong to severe storms

It's not a rut, it's a pattern...a hot and humid summertime pattern

The number of heat-related howler monkeys deaths in Mexico has risen to 157, with a tragically small number of the primates treated or recovering.

More than 15 million people from Texas to Florida are under threat of severe storms and the potential for more tornadoes.

Dry conditions move out on Monday, rain returns for most of the week

Dry conditions move out on Monday, rain returns for most of the week

Wet inland, dry out towards the coast

It's Cinco de Mayo! Don't let the rain ruin your Sunday.

Florida wildlife officials say a sperm whale that became famous after beaching itself on a sandbar has died.

Authorities are trying to help a sperm whale that beached on a sandbar off Florida’s Gulf Coast, but conditions in the water are preventing crews from getting near it.

The Biden administration has awarded $1.4 billion to projects improving railway safety and boosting rail capacity.

Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida's Big Bend as a category 3 storm. Winds over 100 mph forced a gas station awning in Perry to topple over. Other areas of Perry suffered damage.

Hurricane Idalia continued to intensify Tuesday evening as a Category 2 storm after reaching hurricane strength Tuesday morning.

How Hurricane Idalia will impact Camden, Charlton, Ware, Brantley, Glynn and Pierce counties

Floridians pray that when Idalia hits the Gulf Coast it won’t join the long list of destructive Atlantic Ocean storms whose names started with “I.”.

Forecasters are warning of possible flash flooding and landslides across the eastern Yucatan peninsula and western Cuba, and Florida is bracing for a possible hurricane by midweek, as a weather system off the coast of Mexico is expected to become a tropical storm by Sunday.

Another record-setting day of high temperatures hit the Dallas/Fort Worth area before a slight cooling trend moves into the area.

The state average reached $3.67 per gallon on Friday, the highest daily average price since mid-April. But that's still below the 2023 high of $3.72 per gallon.

Within two weeks - 11 people have died in rip currents along the Gulf coast. That’s according to preliminary reports from the National Weather Service.

It is becoming likely that an area of low pressure will form in the Gulf of Mexico later this week.

Portland, Oregon received nearly a foot of snow in a single day in what proved to be its second-snowiest day in history.

Beaches across parts of the west coast of Florida are dealing with a significant issue. It’s called red tide, and it can completely ruin a day of surf and sun.

Severe weather battered Southeast Texas on Tuesday, with multiple areas reporting flooding and damage to property.

A powerful storm system took aim at the Gulf Coast on Tuesday, spawning a tornado that caused damage east of Houston.

U.S. Rep. Greg Steube sustained “several serious injuries” when he fell off a ladder while cutting trees at his property on Florida’s Gulf Coast.

The threat of strong to severe storms is increasing across all of Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia.

Federal weather officials say drought and wildfire risks will remain elevated in the western states while warmer than average temperatures will greet the Southwest, Gulf Coast and East Coast this winter.

Hurricane Ian is currently hitting the Gulf Coast of Florida after strengthening to a Category 4 storm before making landfall, possibly near Port Charlotte.

Calling Hurricane Ian the "real deal" as he urged Floridians in the storm's immediate path to "hunker down" Wednesday morning, Gov. Ron DeSantis said the powerful Category 4 storm had wind speeds of 155 mph -- knocking on the door of a Category 5 (which starts at 157 mph).

Light rain near the Gulf Coast with a few showers north of I-10.  Locally heavy rounds of slow moving storms could lead to local flooding.  Scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop around 2 p.m.  These will continue to push across northeast Florida and southeast Georgia with strong to isolated severe storms, hail, local flooding, lots of lightning and gusty wind.  Cloudy skies with patchy fog overnight.

Strong thunderstorms are blowing eastward over the entire area. Storms in Jacksonville resulted in over 40 mph gusts in the city and also in Yulee.

Most of the rain is over for Jacksonville this evening. However, we are watching two bands that will continue in parts of the southern counties from Putnam to St. Johns late this afternoon and rain should last later into the evening across Georgia. The storms in Georgia could become briefly strong with gusty winds and heavy rain through 7 pm. The rain will move east out into the Atlantic while missing most of Duval tonight.

The Jacksonville Armada's dream soccer season continued on Sunday night.

The National Hurricane Center is watching the Northern Gulf of Mexico as a frontal boundary sinks south.

Authorities say a teenage girl was seriously injured when a shark attacked her off Florida’s Gulf Coast.

Overnight lows will be seasonal in the upper 60s low 70s.

Once upon a time, not too many years ago, I could look into the predicted world weather patterns and see, well in advance, when there could be conducive properties for tropical storm development. I could identify these conditions and then sit on the thought, for maybe a week, or longer, to see whether or not if these predicted conditions actually would come together.

A crew working on the Alabama coast is assessing the remains of the last slave ship known to have landed in the United States, more than 160 years ago.

A massive great white shark, being tracked by OCEARCH, pinged off the Gulf Coast of Florida on Thursday.

A home along Florida’s Gulf Coast will be auctioned off in the upcoming week as a non-fungible token in what is believed to be among the first such transactions in the U.S. Non-fungible tokens — or NFTs — use a version of the encryption technology employed to secure cryptocurrencies to create one-of-a-kind digital objects.

Anyone that feels they are a reality superstar in the making has the opportunity to  prove that as MTV is currently casting a new reality program called Gulf Coast.  They are casting throughout the south and telling potential candidates…”If you’re single, old enough to know better, young enough to not care, you’re at least 21 and unapologetically proud to be who you are?  Apply now!  Rance chatted with casting connection Chris Anthony to get the scoop.  If you are interested in casting for this new hit show coming out, GULF COAST contact

A major U.S. port was the target last month of suspected nation-state hackers.

At 400 PM CDT (2100 UTC), the center of Post-Tropical Cyclone Nicholas was located near latitude 32.0 North, longitude 92.7 West. The post-tropical cyclone is moving toward the north near 2 mph (4...

Joe Sobol, owner of Big Easy Construction in New Orleans, has bad news for homeowners who’ve been calling about roofs damaged by Hurricane Ida.

The Weather Authority is keeping a close eye on a tropical wave that’s slowly moving over the Gulf of Mexico. The NHC gives this disturbance a 50% chance for development over the next 2 and 5 days.

The director of the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention this week asked Americans who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 to stay home during the Labor Day holiday weekend.

Officials are offering new hope for the safety of U.S. schoolchildren threatened by COVID-19.

Tropical Storm Ida formed early Thursday afternoon in the Western Caribbean, and as of midday Friday, it was projected that the storm would track into the Gulf eventually as a hurricane of at least Category 2 strength.

Tropical Storm Ida has formed in the Caribbean and forecasters say it's aimed at the U.S. Gulf Coast, prompting Louisiana’s governor to declare a state of emergency and forecasters to announce a hurricane watch for New Orleans.

The U.S. Gulf Coast is glowing like a bad sunburn on maps that show COVID-19 trouble spots in red.

Tropical Depression Grace is drenching Haiti, dumping up to 15 inches of rain on a quake-damaged landscape as thousands of people huddle in fields and search for survivors.

The National Hurricane Center said Fred has regained tropical storm status in the Gulf of Mexico as parts of the Caribbean began seeing impacts from tropical depression Grace.

Drones could be used to monitor red tide, and money should be set aside to offset local costs of removing fish killed by toxic algae blooms, state wildlife officials said Wednesday as they look to manage future outbreaks.

A later start to our isolated storms with widely scattered showers developing across the area as the Gulf coast sea breeze progresses eastward.  The Atlantic sea breeze will be delayed until mid-day, remaining pinned near and along I-95 and the beaches through the late afternoon.  Locally heavy rainfall will be possible.  Heat index values of 100-105 degrees are expected this afternoon across much of our area.

Our summer pattern of afternoon storms returns for the start of the week.

Health officials say red tide could cause people along certain parts of Florida’s Gulf Coast to experience respiratory irritation.

Tropical Storm Elsa moved into southern Georgia early Wednesday evening after making landfall earlier in the day along Florida’s northern Gulf Coast.

Tropical Storm Elsa made landfall late Wednesday morning in Taylor County along Florida’s northern Gulf Coast, the National Hurricane Center said.