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Hurricane season 2013 prediction for Florida twice as high
By UF Meteorologist Jeff Huffman on April 10th, 2013 | Last updated: April 11, 2013 at 12:19 pm
Forecasters are predicting a roughly 50 percent chance a major hurricane could hit Florida or the East Coast this upcoming hurricane season. Colorado State University’s William Gray explained his prediction, which includes a 72 percent chance that a major hurricane will hit the U.S. in 2013.
FEMA Director Fugate says lessons were learned from Katrina
By Front Page Edition on August 27th, 2012 | Last updated: September 20, 2012 at 2:39 pm
WUFT’s meteorologist discusses Tropical Storm Isaac’s path and its similarities to Hurricane Katrina with a FEMA representative.
Tropics ripe for more hurricanes
By Front Page Edition on August 9th, 2012 | Last updated: September 20, 2012 at 1:36 pm
By WUFT-FM Staff & Steven Newborn -WUSF-FM Hurricane Ernesto is now fading away into Mexico after making landfall late yesterday on the Yucatan Peninsula. But what about our chances to see a big storm? WUSF’s Steve Newborn reports those odds [...]
WRUF Weather: Developing El Niño May Tame the Tropics
By UF Meteorologist Jeff Huffman on July 18th, 2012 | Last updated: September 20, 2012 at 1:44 pm
The 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season began with a bang, spawning four named storms by June 27 and breaking numerous records, including the fastest start to an Atlantic hurricane season in history. Two of the storms – Beryl and Debby – [...]
Utilities stress preparation at official start of hurricane season
By Front Page Edition on May 31st, 2012 | Last updated: September 20, 2012 at 2:05 pm
By Blake Alderman – WUFT-FM The hurricane season does not offically begin until tomorrow, June 1st. However there have been two storms named already in 2012. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Blake Alderman reports area utilities encourage the public to be prepared [...]
Beryl provides test run for hurricane season
By Front Page Edition on May 29th, 2012 | Last updated: September 27, 2012 at 2:41 pm
By Nickelle Smith – WUFT-FM Floridians are no strangers to handling big storms, but as Tropical Depression Beryl continues spinning north of the state, Floridians are breathing a sigh of relief for the much needed rain and minimal wind impact. As [...]
UF Meteorologist says Floridians should be ready from day 1
By Front Page Edition on May 24th, 2012 | Last updated: September 27, 2012 at 2:55 pm
By Jeff Huffman – UF Meteorologist for WUFT-FM It has been nearly eight years since North Central Florida has been directly impacted from a hurricane. Despite several active years since that memorable 2004 season, Floridians have dodged nearly every storm. [...]
Author remembers 1928 hurricane that killed thousands around Lake Okeechobee
By admin on September 17th, 2010 | Last updated: September 10, 2012 at 9:43 am
By Patrick Colden – WUFT-FM Hurricanes Karla, Igor and Julia show how September is a peak month in the Florida hurricane season. September 16th marked the anniversary of the 1928 hurricane which swept through Florida taking many lives and causing [...]
