With hurricane season just around the corner, it’s time to familiarize yourself with some weather terms that can help keep you and your family safe.

Every year in December, News4JAX takes a look back at some of the most memorable stories of the past 12 months.

Due to the excessive rainfall experienced in Nassau County over the last few months, the water level in many area creeks and rivers are higher than normal.

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

Nearly two weeks after an EF-1 tornado touched down in Jacksonville during Tropical Storm Elsa, some homeowners are still waiting for piles of debris they collected to be removed following the heavy wind and rain.

A week after rainfall from Tropical Storm Elsa overwhelmed a Murray Hill sewer system, sending 1,000 gallons of sewage spilling into the streets, JEA showed News4Jax how it uses smoke to identify flaws in its infrastructure.

After Tropical Storm Elsa blew through Northeast Florida, some Clay and Duval county residents were left with messy yards.

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What people need to know about getting rid of the mounds of yard waste.

The EF2 tornado spawned in Camden County during Tropical Storm Elsa affected 45 to 50 homes in the area, according to the St. Marys Police Department.

A celebration of life was held Sunday to remember the Navy airman killed by a falling tree branch last week as Tropical Storm Elsa moved through North Florida.

On this edition of “This Week in Jacksonville,” we discuss the response to and impact from Tropical Storm Elsa, with state Sen. Audrey Gibson and U.S. Rep. John Rutherford. We also look ahead to 2022, talking with Gibson about her endorsement of Democrat U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist in the race for Florida governor. Rutherford gives us an update from Washington, D.C., talking about the Freedom to Fly Act and the Essential Caregivers Act. And we talk with Mary Daniel, a local advocate for senior care and the founder of Caregivers for Compromise. Her husband, who has Alzheimer’s, resides at a memory care facility, and she couldn’t see him during the first months of the pandemic. Hear how her experiences during that time led her to take action and push for change.

Families in Jacksonville’s Lakewood neighborhood were out Saturday working in their yards to clean up debris from a tornado spawned during Tropical Storm Elsa.

During the storm, a gigantic 40-foot oak tree landed on the Toyota Camry Evan McCall had just purchased.

In Baker County, Tropical Storm Elsa dumped more rain onto an already high St. Mary’s River this week.

The runoff of several inches of rain from Tropical Storm Elsa has pushed several rivers to flood stage or above. Some water levels are falling while others are still rising.

Two days after Tropical Storm Elsa and an EF-1 tornado ripped through parts of Jacksonville’s San Jose and Lakewood neighborhoods cleanup is underway.

The fast-moving storm Elsa lashed New York City and New England with heavy rain and high winds, flooding streets, toppling trees and hindering some rail service.

Thanks to News4Jax viewers, we’ve collected dozens of photos and videos of Tropical Storm Elsa moving through Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia.

Around the time an EF1 tornado swept through Jacksonville’s San Jose area during Tropical Storm Elsa, a group of CrossFitters would have been jogging during their afternoon class, but they said a single text may have saved their lives.

Besides leaving a trail of storm damage in its wake, Tropical Storm Elsa caused a big stink among Murray Hill residents.

News coverage during Tropical storm Elsa turned into a kitten rescue on Thursday when a News4Jax crew heard faint sounds coming from behind a downed tree.

Fresh off of Tropical Storm Elsa impacting the Sunshine State, Colorado State University rereleased an update to its hurricane season forecast, WKMG-TV Meteorologist Jonathan Kegges reports.

The man killed by a falling tree branch on Wednesday as Tropical Storm Elsa moved through North Florida was an active-duty Navy airman stationed at Naval Station Jacksonville, according to a public affairs officer for the base.

Environmentalists are working to determine if Tropical Storm Elsa worsened existing problems resulting from the stranded wreckage of the Golden Ray.

As Jacksonville residents begin to clean up in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Elsa, Mayor Lenny Curry said there are lessons to be learned from what happened on Wednesday.

Tropical Storm Elsa spun up a tornado at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay that flipped recreational vehicles upside-down and blew one of them into a lake.

Tropical Storm Elsa is carving a destructive path up the East Coast after killing at least one person in Florida and spinning up a tornado in Georgia that flipped recreational vehicles, tossing one of them into a lake.

Tropical Storm Elsa is carving a destructive and soaking path up the East Coast after killing at least one person in Florida and spinning up a tornado at a Georgia Navy base that flipped recreational vehicles upside-down and blew one of them into a lake.

Interstate 295 East Beltway at Interstate 95 on the north end of Duval County was shut down Wednesday night due to about 2.5 feet of water over the roadway, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

A tornado touched down early Wednesday evening in Southeast Georgia as Tropical Storm Elsa moved through, according to the National Weather Service in Jacksonville.

At an 8 a.m. briefing Wednesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis was breathing a sigh of relief that the effects of Tropical Storm Elsa hadn’t been worse, but he cautioned that dangers might still lie ahead.

As Tropical Storm Elsa swept across North Florida on Wednesday, emergency management officials in Baker County kept a close eye on rising water levels in Cedar Creek, which feeds into the St. Marys River.

As of Wednesday afternoon roughly 23,000 Floridians were without power due to Tropical Storm Elsa, and for the second day in a row, state officials warned of the dangers of improper power generator use.

A man died Wednesday after a tree fell and hit two cars in Ortega as Tropical Storm Elsa moved through North Florida, according to the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department.

Tropical Storm Elsa left flooding and downed trees and power lines in Alachua County on Wednesday.

News4Jax cameras were rolling as the massive twister touched down in a Northwest Jacksonville neighborhood with estimated speeds between 113-157 mph.

After coming ashore in Florida’s Big Bend around 11 a.m., Tropical Storm Elsa moved through southern Georgia on Wednesday evening.

Downed trees and power lines, power outages, and flooding were reported Wednesday in Bradford County as Tropical Storm Elsa tracked through North Florida.

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

Any time there is a significant weather event, residents living near Black Creek in Clay County prepare for the worst.

Better Business Bureau urges both consumers and businesses to take precautions when responding to unsolicited offers in the wake of Tropical Storm Elsa.

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

News4Jax reporter Jennifer Ready spotted flooding and downed palm fronds.

At least 26,000 Floridians were without power early Wednesday morning as Tropical Storm Elsa swept across the state.

JEA CEO Jay Stowe told The Morning Show on Wednesday that all reported outages will be addressed, but there’s an order to how JEA restores services, so customers might need to be patient.

Florida’s Emergency Operations Center has been elevated to a Level 1, its highest activation, as the anticipated landfall of Tropical Storm Elsa grows nearer.

Tropical Storm Elsa brought strong winds and rain to the Gulf Coast near Cedar Key on Wednesday as it moved past just 35 miles offshore. People who live and work on the small island were prepared to get some of the first and worst impacts of the storm.

After blowing through the Gulf Coast and sending storms throughout Florida, Tropical Storm Elsa moved into southern Georgia, bringing with it heavy rains and gusty winds.

Tropical Storm Elsa moved ashore near Horsehoe Beach in Florida’s Big Bend just before 11 a.m. after spreading downpours, strong winds and even tornadoes across North Central Flordia.

Due to the threat of heavy rainfall from Elsa, some public school districts and colleges in Northeast Florida have announced closures in preparation for the storm to make landfall on Florida’s west coast.

JEA, Florida Power & Light and other utilities are ready to restore power in the event that Elsa leaves people in the dark.

One of the most asked questions coming into our newsroom is: “Will the bridges close?”

Want to watch our newscasts, see an animated loop of Tropical Storm Elsa’s track and forecast, see current news conference(s), traffic conditions and live cameras across the First Coast and beyond?

Clay County Emergency Management encouraged residents to make sure their homes are prepared ahead of Elsa.

All Duval County Public Schools student-related summer programs have been canceled on Wednesday as Jacksonville braces for the impact of Tropical Storm Elsa, the district announced.

With so many of you sharing questions about Elsa, we hosted an Ask Me Anything chat Tuesday to provide some answers.

Flagler County officials have canceled Waste Pro services in the unincorporated areas for Wednesday due to anticipated high winds in the county from Tropical Storm Elsa. These services have been rescheduled for Saturday.

While Northeast Florida will likely never be in the tropical storm warning area, we are on the powerful, “dirty” side of the storm, which means a greater chance of severe weather.

With Tropical Storm Elsa bearing down on Florida, The Weather Authority wants to help you get answers.

As Tropical Storm Elsa barrels towards Florida, schools on the west coast of the state made the decision to shut down on Tuesday.

Through the day the wind will become southeast and increasing in speed as Tropical Storm Elsa moves into the southeast Gulf of Mexico.

Weather forecasters say a storm that has been lashing Florida over the past day has intensified into a hurricane.

Sandbags are available in High Springs ahead of Tropical Storm Elsa.

Heavy rainfall typically leaves parts of Ken Knight Drive in Northwest Jacksonville flooded, and Tropical Storm Elsa is expected to bring rain to the area.

In the South Riverside neighborhood near San Marco, flooding is a problem when the drains are clogged.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday issued an executive order expanding the state of emergency due to Tropical Storm Elsa to include Alachua and Columbia counties.

Bradford County is offering free sandbags to its residents in preparation for the potential impacts of Tropical Storm Elsa.

It’s not an area known for its flooding, but residents near 10th and Liberty streets in the Springfield area said they have seen flooding problems for years — and nobody is listening to them.

Putnam County officials activated the Emergency Operations Center to a Level 2 on Tuesday morning as they prepare for Tropical Storm Elsa.

Tropical Storm Elsa remains on a projected path just off Florida’s Gulf Coast with possible landfall early Wednesday in the Big Bend region. This potentially puts us on the powerful, “dirty” side of the storm with a greater chance of severe weather.

With Tropical Storm Elsa expected to impact Florida, The Weather Authority wants to be your resource.

Elsa holds steady in strength as it nears landfall in Cuba but is not expected to strengthen much more before turning its sites on Florida’s Gulf Coast and beyond.

Tropical Storm Elsa has swept across a mostly rural section of western Cuba with strong rain and winds, and it is now over the Florida Straits for a possible close brush with the lower Florida Keys and the Dry Tortugas on Tuesday.

Tropical Storm Elsa weakened slightly as it traveled over Cuba. Now we enter the “hope Elsa remains well behaved” zone.

JEA is closely monitoring Tropical Storm Elsa’s path and is prepared if it impacts Northeast Florida.

At 8 a.m. Sunday, Tropical Storm Elsa was located about 145 miles southeast of Cabo Cruz, Cuba, and moving west-northwest at 13 mph. It had maximum sustained winds of 65 mph.

Cuba has evacuated 180,000 people amid fears that Tropical Storm Elsa could cause heavy flooding as it passes over the island Monday, after battering several Caribbean islands, killing at least three people.

Attorney General Ashley Moody expanded Florida’s Price Gouging Hotline as Tropical Storm Elsa moves closer to Florida.

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.

Tropical Storm Elsa is battering the southern coasts of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, downing trees and blowing off roofs as it speeds through the Caribbean, killing at least three people.

High pressure will shift to the southeast as a cold front slides into southeast Georgia.  The change brings a flow from the southwest.  Showers, storms are expected to be most active inland before noon then toward the US 301, I-95 and the beaches this afternoon and evening.

Elsa could be the first major storm this season for the Jacksonville area and city crews are preparing the known flood-prone areas the best they can.