Two storm systems will bring a lot of wet weather to Florida this week and some very chilly temperatures this weekend. The first weather system brings widespread rain to the Panhandle tonight and tomorrow morning. That large wave of showers spreads into north Florida and the Peninsula during the afternoon …
Read More »Nicole forecast to make Florida landfall as a hurricane Wednesday night
As of 7 a.m. Wednesday, Tropical Storm Nicole is located east of the Bahamas moving westward at 13 mph. Tropical Storm force winds are expected to increase along the Florida Atlantic coast this morning and will continue spread across the Peninsula this afternoon and evening. Nicole is forecast to make …
Read More »Florida possibly getting much windier and wetter next week
A large non-tropical area of low pressure will likely develop in the southwestern Atlantic this weekend and track toward Florida or the southeast U.S. It is expected to be very broad and disorganized at first, but if certain conditions are present, organization into a sub-tropical or tropical system is possible …
Read More »Hurricane Hunters: Why they take to the skies
The United States Air Force accomplishes hundreds of flying missions across the world every day. But one flight has a purpose like no other.
Read More »Hurricane Hunters: Data’s journey from the sky back to Earth
The Hurricane Hunters of Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi fly dozens of missions into tropical storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and the central Pacific for the National Hurricane Center.
Read More »Hurricane Hunters: How they protect Florida and others around the world
For the National Hurricane Center to gather the information it needs to create its critical forecasts, a special group of specialized airmen need to travel directly into the storm. The men and women of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, also called the “Hurricane Hunters,” are located at Keesler Air Force Base …
Read More »Tropical Storm Danielle heading toward hurricane status
In the Atlantic, Tropical Storm Danielle formed Friday morning and could become a hurricane by the end of the week. This system is intensifying over the subtropics, but its movement is very slow and not concerning. This system is far, far away from any landmass… located in the subtropical Atlantic …
Read More »A tropical depression in the Atlantic is becoming more likely
Two other tropical waves have a low chance for development over the next 5 days.
Read More »4th of July Holiday Weekend Weather Forecast from WUFT Chief Meteorologist Jeff George
Mother Nature looks like she will cooperate this 4th of July. According to WUFT Chief Meteorologist Jeff George, the holiday weekend weather will be nothing we’re not used to. Expect scattered afternoon and early evening thunderstorms that will mostly decrease after sunset. George says occasional showers may put a temporary …
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