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HURRICANE SEASON


How Tropical Storm Arlene changed the weekend forecast for Florida

Tropical Depression Arlene formed Friday afternoon in the Gulf of Mexico.

System strengthens into Tropical Storm Arlene in the Gulf of Mexico

Tropical Depression 2 was upgraded Friday afternoon to Tropical Storm Arlene in the Gulf of Mexico.

A FriYAY Forecast

Tropics, Isolated Showers, and Breezy Conditions- with plenty of sunshine the majority of the weekend.

A quiet night locally, Hurricane Season kicks off with a storm

A quiet night locally, Hurricane Season kicks off with a storm

Tropical Depression 2 forms in Gulf of Mexico

The depression formed Thursday evening.

Here are the storm names for the 2023 hurricane season

The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season is underway, which means a new list for named storms will be active.

New evacuation maps in place for coastal Southeast Georgia

Camden and Glynn counties unveiled brand new evacuation maps for the 2023 hurricane season.

2023 Hurricane Season: What you need to complete your kit & be ready for a storm

The 2023 Hurricane Season begins Thursday, and it’s probably been a while since you’ve looked at your hurricane kit, so we'll help you finish up getting everything you need ready for a storm.

2023 Hurricane Season: How your cellphone can help you prepare for the worst

As many Floridians know, one hurricane can change your life forever with financial and property losses. But you might not be thinking of your cellphone as one of the tools to prepare ahead of the storm.

Flagler County Emergency Management rolling out new safety measures ahead of hurricane season

Flagler County Emergency Management is rolling out new measures to help keep residents safe. It was announced during a meeting with multiple media outlets.

The Central Gulf will be the Spot to Watch at the Opening of Hurricane Season

The Central Gulf will be the Spot to Watch at the Opening of Hurricane Season

JEA trimming trees on Jacksonville’s northside to prepare for hurricane season

JEA will be trimming trees in an effort to keep power lines up as we get closer to hurricane season. It's also done to improve safety for people on Jacksonville's northside.

Florida’s Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday starts Saturday. Here’s what’s covered.

The start of hurricane season is only days away and Florida’s Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday is underway from May 27 to June 9 to help people save on much-needed supplies as they prepare for the upcoming season.

Tropics: Disturbance 1 Identified

Tropics: Disturbance 1 Identified

Hurricane season begins June 1, consumers urged to get supplies now

Hurricane season officially begins June 1, but officials urge consumers to stock up on supplies now to make sure their families have what they need to avoid a mad rush at the store.

Here are the essentials needed to complete your hurricane kit

The weekend before Tropical Storm Ian is anticipated to come toward Florida is a great time to start double-checking your hurricane kits -- or creating one.

Sandbags offered in Alachua

Sandbags will be available in Alachua as Hurricane Ian heads toward Florida.

Here are the essentials needed to complete your hurricane kit

The weekend before Tropical Storm Ian is anticipated to come toward Florida is a great time to start double-checking your hurricane kits -- or creating one.

Florida’s largest power provider provides hurricane preparedness tips

While we haven’t had any name storms threaten Florida so far this year, the risk is there.

All eyes on tropics as we head into peak season

As we round out the month of August and head full speed into September the tropics are firing up.

Positively JAX: 100 hurricane kits distributed to low-income individuals & families in Clay County

Low-income individuals and families will be able to get their hands on a hurricane kit this weekend in Clay County.

JFRD helping Ribault area prep for hurricane season

Jacksonville Fire and Rescue is helping the Ribault neighborhood be prepared for hurricane season.

Watching the western Gulf of Mexico

The Weather Authority will continue to monitor a tropical wave off the coast of Africa that has a 40% chance of development over the next 5 days.

NHC watching for potential development along Northern Gulf of Mexico

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

Colin no longer tropical depression as it tracks along Carolina coast

Colin was downgraded to a post-tropical depression Sunday morning as it made its way into North Carolina

Disorganized Tropical Storm Colin brings heavy rains, strong winds to Carolina Coast

Tropical Storm Colin is bringing periods of heavy rainfall and gusty winds to the South Carolina and North Carolina beaches.

FPL explains how it uses drone technology to keep the lights on during hurricane season

FPL demonstrated how it is improving reliability in good and bad weather by putting neighborhood power lines underground, strengthening main power lines, and using drone technology to assess the energy grid in Nassau County.

JEA to trim trees in Hyde Park Tuesday morning for hurricane preparation

JEA is making sure people in the Hyde Park neighborhood are safe from falling trees and branches during this year’s hurricane season.

American Red Cross offers advice on hurricane supplies

Family is top priority when preparing for hurricane season.

NHC tracking the movement of Tropical Storm Agatha in Pacific

We’re less than a week out from the start of the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season and the National Hurricane Center is watching the southern part of the Bay of Campeche.

17 years post-Katrina, New Orleans-area protections complete

Seventeen years after Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans, the Army Corps of Engineers has completed an extensive system of floodgates, strengthened levees and other protections.

Helping you save money on hurricane supplies: What you need to know for the sales tax holiday

Hurricane season starts in less than a week and now is the time to prepare.

🔒 Insiders only: Get your hurricane questions answered

Hurricane season is upon us and now is the time to prepare.

NHC releases first tropical outlook of the season; Gulf storm becomes focus

Right on time, the National Hurricane Center has released their first tropical outlook of the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season.

Day 7 of Hurricane Preparedness Week: Last but not least, complete a written plan

Having a written plan will take out the guesswork

Time to start getting your hurricane kit ready -- yep, already!

It is Hurricane Preparedness Week -- an important reminder that Hurricane Season is less than a month away and NOW is the time to get ready.

Day 6 of Hurricane Preparedness Week: Help your neighbor

Many hands make light work.

Day 5 of Hurricane Preparedness Week: Strengthen your home

Is your home ready for hurricane season?

Day 4 of Hurricane Preparedness Week: Check your insurance and coverage

Do you have flood insurance?

Day 3 of Hurricane Preparedness Week: Assemble disaster supplies

Get that hurricane kit ready to go.

St. Johns County residents have new evacuation zones this year

This year, St. Johns County residents have new evacuation zones.

Day 2 of Hurricane Preparedness Week: Before the storm, know your evacuation zone

Will you need to evacuate before the storm?

The time has come: Hurricane Preparedness Week begins

Step one to being prepared is to determine your risk.

Monday marks 100 days until the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season

Monday officially marks 100 days until the start of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, which begins June 1, 2022.

With one month left, is hurricane season over for Florida?

For the second year in a row, we’ve exhausted the list of names allocated for the Atlantic hurricane season.

Wanda a little stronger

Subtropical Storm Wanda has formed 850 miles southeast of Cape Race Newfoundland.

NHC names 16th storm of the season, Tropical Storm Peter

The National Hurricane Center has named Tropical Storm Peter in the Atlantic 60 miles east of the Leeward Islands.

Tropical Depression sixteen forms east of Leeward Islands

The National Hurricane Center has identified Tropical Depression Sixteen in the Atlantic 670 miles east of the Leeward Islands.

Most of Florida in cone of Tropical Depression Fred

The National Hurricane Center has named the disturbance tracking toward Florida as Potential Tropical Cyclone 6 so it can begin sending advisories to islands in the Caribbean that may be affected.

Forecasters: Hurricane season to be busier than 1st thought

U.S. government forecasters say they expect the Atlantic hurricane season to be busier than they first thought.

Have you experienced a hurricane firsthand? We’d love to hear about it, if you’re open to sharing

It’s great that summer is here, but that means another major season has arrived, too: Hurricane season.

AAA encourages Floridians to prepare ahead of time for major storms, hurricane season

As Tropical Storm Elsa moves through the Caribbean, AAA encourages Floridians to prepare ahead of time for major storms and the remainder of hurricane season.

Tell us your hurricane-related questions

Share your hurricane questions with us and meteorologist Richard Nunn will answer them during a live chat on Friday.

Talking Hurricane Prep and Response with Feeding NEFL | River City Live

Feeding Northeast Florida maintains a goal of helping those in food insecure areas get necessities to feed their families in times of need.  Hurricane season is upon us, and Feeding Northeast Florida wants to inform the public of things they can do to prepare for their families.  Rance hosted a conversation with Eli Darkatsh, Director of Compliance and Capability to learn about online resources people can use before or after a hurricane.  They also chat about the importance of volunteers and how their contributions go a long way to expediting food sifting and packing for those in need.

Hurricane Season starts today and it’s a cool start for Jacksonville

A cool start for Jacksonville on this first day of Hurricane Season. Morning temperatures will be in the upper 50s just west of town into Georgia, about as cool as we are likely to be through early September. Yes, it will be months before we see inland morning temperatures this cool. Enjoy!

Hurricane Preparedness Week begins on Mother’s Day

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has taken it up a notch in the wake of the completely insane seasons of the past 6 years. New to the area? Not sure what we are talking about? Here is a recap...

Colorado State University predicts 17 named storms this Atlantic hurricane season

Experts at Colorado State University announced their predicted forecast for the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season on Thursday, saying they expect to see “above-average activity” this year.

One more time: Tropical Depression 29 forms in Caribbean

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The National Hurricane Center has been watching an unorganized cluster of thunderstorms in the Caribbean for the past few days. According to the NHC, recent visible and microwave satellite images suggest that the system almost certainly now has a well-defined center and it was upgraded to Tropical Depression 29. The system is in the Central Caribbean, about 315 miles southeast of Kingston Jamaica, and moving west at 15 mph with sustained wind speeds of 35 mph. The storm is forecast to strengthen into Tropical Storm Eta by Sunday and then a Category 1 hurricane by Monday before making landfall near Honduras and Nicaragua as a hurricane. Although the path does not show the system moving into the Gulf, The Weather Authority will watch it closely in the coming days.

Zeta temporarily weakens into a Tropical Storm

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – At 5 p.m. the center of Tropical Storm Zeta was crossing the Louisiana coast. The center of Hurricane Zeta was located near latitude 29.2 North, longitude 90.6 West. Weakening will occur while Zeta moves over the southeastern United States on Thursday. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 35 miles from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 150 miles. This year’s season has so many storms that the hurricane center had to turn to the Greek alphabet after running out of official names for only the second time in history.

Tropical Storm Iota forms, could follow Eta’s deadly path

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Tropical Storm Iota formed Friday afternoon in the Caribbean and is expected to strengthen into a hurricane as it approaches Central America. Iota is the 30th named storm of this year’s record-breaking Atlantic hurricane season. The spaghetti models for this system vary widely in what direction the storm will head. What the forecast models do generally agree on is that this system will be on the weaker side. The forecast models should come to a better agreement now that the system has actually formed and as it starts moving forward.

The tropics fire up with peak hurricane season right around the corner

Tropical Wave #1The first is right over northeast Florida, which is why we’ve had a cloudy and damp weekend. * Formation chance through 5 days...high...70 percent.”Tropical Wave #2The second disturbance is a tropical wave moving into the eastern Caribbean. NHC Update:“A westward-moving tropical wave is located over the eastern Atlantic Ocean, several hundred miles southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands. * Formation chance through 5 days...low...10 percent.”Tropical Wave #4Back in the eastern Atlantic right of the coast of Africa is another tropical wave. NHC Update:“A new tropical wave is expected to emerge off the coast of Africa in a couple of days.

NHC monitoring tropical wave in Mid Atlantic

The Weather Authority is keeping a close eye on a tropical wave located a few hundred miles southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands. The cluster of thunderstorms has a 40% chance of development in the next 2 days and 50% chance over the next 5 days. The NHC says the system has a decent chance to develop into an tropical depression by mid week. “Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 200 PM EDT Sun Aug 9 2020 For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:1. Showers and thunderstorms associated with a tropical wave located a few hundred miles south-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands continue to show signs of organization.

1st 2020 hurricane: Hanna makes landfall on Padre Island, Texas

Hurricane Hanna, the first hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season, strengthened Saturday evening before making landfall at 6 p.m. EDT on Padre Island, pummeling the southeast Texas coast with 90 mph winds. As of 5 p.m. Saturday, the National Hurricane Center reported the system was moving west-southwest at 8 mph and a west-southwest motion is expected to continue through Sunday. The center of Hanna will now move inland over south Texas tonight and move into northeastern Mexico on Sunday. Hurricane Hanna Estimated Rain Totals (wjxt)INTERACTIVE: Track the TropicsA hurricane warning was in effect for Port Mansfield, Texas, to Port Aransas, Texas. Hanna broke the record as the earliest eighth Atlantic named storm, according to Colorado State University hurricane researcher Phil Klotzbach.

Two areas of interest in the Tropics

A small disorganized cluster of thunderstorms has developed in the Gulf with little to no chance of development through the weekend. A weak trough of low pressure has moved inland along the central and upper Texas coasts. Weakening of this system is expected, isolated heavy rainfall could still occur over portions of southeastern Texas and southern Louisiana during the next day or two. This system is expected to move over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico by late today, the central Gulf on Wednesday, and the northwestern Gulf on Thursday and Friday. None of these areas of interest pose a threat to our local forecast zones.

It’s time to pull out those generators and test them while hurricane season tracks on

The tropics may be quiet now but hurricane season is just getting started. While you build a kit that fits for your home you may want to think about investing in a generator in case power is lost for an extended period of time. Here are a few steps to take to test the generator before the storm:Make a list of items you wish to plug into the generator and make sure you have the correct wattagePerform regular oil changesNever bring your generator into your home, keep it far away from windows and vents. Store it in a dry, level, well-ventilated areaPlug in necessities firstAlways allow your generator to cool before refuelingMake sure your hands and feet are dry before touching the generatorUnplug items that are using the generator one by one when finishedStore remaining fuel in a well-ventilated dry area in an approved storage containerIf you don’t have a generator, you can stock up on flashlights, batteries, lanterns, solar-powered lights and other items to give you light when the skies go dark.

How to best prepare for hurricanes: Quiz on do’s, don’ts that can save your life, possessions

Hurricane season is upon us, and make no mistake: There’s not much that can be done when a hurricane strikes, considering how powerful they can be. But preparing for a hurricane is a different story. Readiness is in our control, so the damage can be minimized as much as possible. To help prepare for the start of hurricane season, take this quiz, below. Even if you don’t nail a good score, the knowledge gained will help you pass with flying colors and lessen the damage, should the real thing strike.

Heres the next area to watch for development in the Tropics

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. A non-tropical area of low pressure has formed over the central Atlantic Ocean a few hundred miles east of Bermuda. Development of this system as a subtropical cyclone appears unlikely due to unfavorable environmental conditions, and the low is expected to dissipate in a few days. The formation chance through 48 hours is low at 10 percent. The formation chance through 5 days is equally low at 10 percent. The NHC forecast discussion for the Atlantic describes the unfavorable conditions in the area currently,

How prepared are you for a massive power outage? Take this quiz and find out

Hurricane season is upon us. And really, as is the case with any major storm, winds and heavy rainfall have the power to create some pretty massive power outages. Are you, or would you, consider yourself stocked up at home, in the event of an emergency? Take the quiz below to find out. All of the checklist items are listed on ready.gov as what you’ll need in your basic disaster supplies kit, as well as some additional emergency supplies that the website recommended.

Save money on certain hurricane supplies

Save money on certain hurricane suppliesPublished: May 29, 2020, 4:38 pmVIDEO: Hurricane season 2020 starts June 1st, and you can never be too prepared.

Why you should add hand sanitizer, face masks, gloves to your hurricane supplies

Now it is recommended that your hurricane supply kit include two face masks per person, gloves, and hand sanitizer. The primary concern is for those that plan to go to a hurricane shelter during a storm. Hurricane shelters will change to comply with those guidelines whether they relax further or become more conservative. If you plan to remain in your home during a hurricane, the face masks, gloves and hand sanitizer would be less of an imperative need, until you needed to go leave your home. If you live in an area that depends on electricity for running water, such as the use of a private well, hand sanitizer would be imperative because of the inability to properly wash your hands.

Prepping for hurricane season amid COVID-19

Prepping for hurricane season amid COVID-19Published: May 27, 2020, 6:37 pmShould a hurricane hit, Duval County has 29 facilities that will act as shelters for the general population.

Warm sea surface temperatures make above-average hurricane season likely

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Warm sea surface temperatures make above-average hurricane season likely

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Hurricane season is fast approaching and it is likely to be an active -- maybe even an extremely active -- season. Historically, warmer than normal sea surface temperatures in the eastern Atlantic correlate with more active Atlantic #hurricane season. "Since tropical systems feed off of warm sea surface temperatures, this could certainly lead to a more active 2020 Atlantic hurricane season," Ward says. The ECMWF seasonal hurricane forecast is derived from a count of vortices spun up by the model during the hurricane season, says Klotzbach. List of 2020 Hurricane Season Names (wjxt)There is also a chance there is an active season and nothing could make it to land.

Dorian’s threat dominated hurricane season in Florida

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – For Florida, the 2019 hurricane season will be remembered for a gigantic, nerve-racking scare over the Labor Day weekend. But Florida avoided a strike in September from Hurricane Dorian after the mega-storm devastated parts of the Bahamas. And with the Sunshine State still recovering from Hurricane Michael in 2018 and Hurricane Irma in 2017, this year’s season was more psychologically challenging than physically taxing for Floridians. By comparison, Hurricane Michael caused an estimated $7.4 billion in insured losses when it slammed into Northwest Florida in 2018. Otherwise, the six-month 2019 hurricane season had the smallest impact on Florida in four years.

Tropical trouble this weekend?

A large area of late season tropical moisture is floating westward across the Yucatan Peninsula and about to enter the Bay of Campeche. This Bay has very warm water and will help to organize any low pressure that could develop. Forecast models indicate the earliest an area of low pressure could develop will be on Friday and do so as a sub-tropical system (not purely tropical). The highest wind would most likely be just near tropical storm strength. Possible sub-tropical (or tropical) storm will develop and move towards Mobile Bay (give take about 100 miles of the coast).

Which decade had strongest hurricanes over last 100 years?

With hurricane season in its peak, here's a look at which decades have seen the most serious hurricane activity over the past 100 years.

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