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Why is the weather pattern so active? And is it odd for late May?

Isolated storms continue into the evening

Scattered showers and storms will continue to develop during Wednesday afternoon and evening, and rain and storm chances will likely remain consistent over the next several days.

A large and intense storm system is rolling across the Midwest and Southeast, bringing tornadoes, flooding rains and even heavy snow to the region.

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

There are many ways to categorize a hurricane. The storm’s central pressure is one way. The height of its storm surge is another. How much rain it drops is another. And, of course, the strength of its wind is another. But what causes a hurricane to strengthen or weaken? The answer is simple enough, but multifaceted.

When a tropical storm or hurricane affects Florida, boat owners and operators have to worry about more than just their homes and families.

Happy Sunday! Scattered storms have developed along the sea breeze this afternoon and will continue to push inland. A handful of these storms will produce gusty winds, lightning and small hail.

Today: Partly cloudy with scattered showers with isolated storms, some locally heavy, 40-60 percent for NE FL, 30-60 percent for SE GA. Showers, storms will develop mainly after 2 p.m. with heaviest rainfall totals likely inland. Highs in the low 90s inland, upper 80s along our beaches. Feels like temperatures 99-104 degrees. Wind W/SE 10-15 mph.

Late day showers and storms, some will continue past sunset. Scattered showers will develop along the front across SE GA then fueled by the sea breeze, pushing west of I-95 late afternoon, or evening. Showers with storms will linger past sunset. Locally heavy rainfall, flooding, gusty wind, and frequent lightning strikes are possible in stronger storms.

Locally heavy rainfall possible in slow moving sea breeze showers and storms.  Hot and humid under increasing clouds as southwesterly wind combines with a weak east coast sea breeze for scattered showers and storms.

Update: Strong storms continue to move inland across Putnam, Southern St Johns and Flagler County this afternoon. Storms are producing heavy rainfall, gusty winds, frequent lightning and pea size hail.

As storms were expected to continue through Sunday, one business on the northside of Jacksonville was still dealing with damage from Saturday’s storms.

Severe storms producing hail, damaging winds and tornadoes, have been quickly moving towards Jacksonville. These storms started in Texas, where numerous tornadoes caused at least one fatality and dozens injured.

Strong to severe storms continue to track east across southeast Georgia this evening.

The Weather Authority tracked 51 storms in just the past two years.

A nor'easter blew through northeast Florida leaving Floridians in need of insurance help.

Late Wednesday night the squall line of storms that have been racing eastward along the northern Gulf of Mexico, continues to hold together. This is very unusual, typically we see significant weakening. And we might still, just as the storms are coming through Jacksonville Thursday morning. Even if it does weaken, there will still be a very high possibility of another round of possible thunderstorms Thursday afternoon.

Increasing showers and thunderstorms this afternoon, mainly after 2pm, 60-80 percent. These will fade late tonight with more to come Wednesday and Thursday as tropical moisture spreads across the southeast.

A hot and humid day with afternoon showers, storms.  Tropical rain with showers, storms return Wednesday as the remnants of Ida move north.

Saturday and Sunday hold the hope for a decent beach weekend, with lots of sunshine, very warm temperatures, a weak afternoon sea breeze to cool beachgoers. Highs both days will again be near 90°.

A late day start to mainly inland showers and storms.  Feels like temperatures in the upper 90s to low 100s.

President Joe Biden will visit FEMA headquarters in Washington D.C. on Monday for a briefing on the Atlantic hurricane outlook and preparedness efforts. Florida is also expected to release new information on storm resources Monday.

The storm prediction center has elevated its forecast for severe weather over Georgia. This would take place Saturday afternoon and evening, where Georgia could see two bands of severe storms.

Very complex weather patter has left many areas of the South cleaning up from moderate to strong severe storms. A tornado watch is in effect west of Jacksonville and these same storms will be moving through NEFL and SEGA by this evening.

Of course, we’ve all heard of tornadoes, hurricanes and snow emergencies -- even if we don’t experience these things, we’re familiar enough with what exactly they entail.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Let’s talk about Jacksonville before we talk about the heart of the current hurricane season. They have also been predominately during the early evening hours between 3-6 pm. The shift will be notable in about two weeks and it will coincide with the shift we will see in the hurricane season. Not withstanding this record breaking early hurricane season, the typical hurricane season doesn’t get interesting until about August 20th. Early season storms (especially pre-season storms) are typically remembered for their rain amounts, not for their destructive wind damage and killer storm surge.

Better chance of strong to severe storms today. Strong to severe storms are expected to develop today mainly after 2pm and continue through the evening. Showers with strong to isolated severe storms will form near and along I-75 and then moving northeast toward I-95 and the beaches. Afternoon highs in the upper 80s to low 90s inland with upper 80s along our beaches. Afternoon highs in the upper 80s to low 90s inland, upper 80s along our beaches.

We will spend the afternoon in the mid 90s, topping out at 96°, feeling more like 100°. Highs Sunday will still be hot inland, in the 90s, but beaches will have highs in the 80s as winds build to between 15-25 mph. Winds Monday will become northwesterly, allowing for hot, offshore winds. Skies clear and daytime highs will “pop” into the mid 90s and feel-like highs into the low 100s. Tuesday through the end of the week looks hot, topping out in the mid 90s with good chances to see afternoon showers and thunderstorms.

Extended period of an onshore flow with mainly dry conditions along our coastal zones, isolated showers, storms inland. High pressure lingers through the week with models indicating increasing showers, thunderstorms this weekend. Today: Partly cloudy and hot with isolated inland showers with storms, 40 percent from the beaches to I-95 then a 30-50 percent chance from highway 301 to I-75. Afternoon highs in the low to mid 90s inland with upper 80s to low 90s along our sandy shores. Afternoon highs in the low to mid 90s inland, upper 80s to low 90s along our sandy shores.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – We have scattered storms, mainly north of I-10 moving from the west to the east across our area. Thursday will be partly cloudy, very hot, with a few scattered afternoon storms. Expect partly cloudy skies and isolated chances for a few scattered afternoon storms. Sunday we will top out at 95 degrees and we expect 30% chances to see afternoon storms. Monday the drier air over us starts to erode and we see increasing chances for afternoon storms through the middle of the work week.

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Partly cloudy and hot with scattered showers, storms this afternoon through tonight. Thursday: Scattered showers and storms continue. Friday: Scattered showers and storms, isolated strong to severe, 70-90 percent. Wake up temperatures in the 70s with showers possible. Afternoon highs in the 80s across southeast Georgia, upper 80s to low 90s for inland northeast Florida, 80s along our beaches.

A subtropical storm may become a tropical storm if it spends enough time over warm water and thunderstorms build up closer to the center of circulation. Subtropical storms are generally less dense and more spread out than tropical storms. Subtropical storms have a cold core in the upper troposphere instead of warm like tropical storms. There is no such thing as a subtropical hurricane, the subtropical storm would first become a tropical storm and then a hurricane. Subtropical storms were first tracked using numbers when the NHC began naming subtropical systems in 1972."

Under mostly sunny skies we will warm up into the mild upper 70s. Late Sunday night turns stormy for Southeastern Georgia, and a line of storms ahead of a cold front will push into Northeastern Florida Monday. We have the potential to see damaging gusts of wind and isolated tornadoes with Monday’s storms. Monday will be warm, with the line of storms pushing through. Thursday our forecast dries out and looks nicer, in the 70s under partly cloudy skies.