Weather

A frontal boundary slowly began tracking through the Florida Panhandle Thursday night. Abundant moisture will increase ahead of the system causing rounds of heavy rain and isolated severe storms Friday through Sunday. Precipitation chances will increase through Friday morning, but the widespread, heavier showers are expected Friday afternoon and evening. Because the front will take over ...

The 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season officially came to an end Thursday, concluding six months of above-normal activity. The season begins on June 1 of every year and runs until Nov. 30. The season was characterized by record warm waters and a strong El Niño event, according to National Weather Service Meteorologist Daniel Brown. Twenty named storms formed ...

Gainesville homeless shelters are providing cold night shelter service as nightly temperatures drop this winter. Grace Marketplace and St. Francis House, which provide services for the local homeless community, will serve additional persons in need of shelter Monday through Wednesday night in anticipation of expected temperatures of 30 to 40 degrees. The organizations are part of ...

Downpours and gusty thunderstorms could impact pre-Thanksgiving travel across parts of Florida. A cold front that extends from a stronger storm system over the Ohio Valley and Mid Atlantic is to blame for the unsettled forecast. On Tuesday morning, a developing storm system was centered near Illinois and Indiana. A shield of moderate to heavy rates ...

Golden Child, a male capuchin monkey, spent years of his life trapped in solitary confinement in a small metal cage in a laboratory where he was tested in iron-toxicity studies. Today, he receives permanent care at Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary in North Gainesville, where more than 200 rescued monkeys are given the closest possible experience of ...

When the dark clouds roll in, the Blanchards’ storm preparation team rolls out. “Prepped, staged, deployed” is what the couple calls their flooding protection process. It starts when clear skies fade away. That’s when Gainesville resident Mike Blanchard, 53, starts watching the storm radar with a vigilant eye. But he doesn’t waste much time before he starts ...

Strong winds and heavy rain are forecasted to impact most of Florida through the end of the week. Two developing storm systems, one over the Gulf of Mexico, the other over the southwestern Caribbean are to blame for the unsettled weather. On Tuesday morning, an area of low pressure was located over the northern Gulf of ...

LAFAYETTE, Fla. — Summer crops have been harvested, and the hurricane season is almost over – but Florida farmers now face off-season decisions about how much more adversity they are willing to tolerate. Farmers, who already have one of the most challenging occupations, are still reeling from record-breaking summer heat and the winds and heavy rains ...

Over two months ago, Hurricane Idalia ravaged through the Gulf Coast of Florida, including Horseshoe Beach. This town and its community of fewer than 200 residents have come together to rebuild their homes, but it’s going to be a long road back. Idalia struck Florida’s Big Bend region on Aug. 30 as a Category 3 hurricane ...

A Journal mBio study confirmed Hurricane Ian, which struck Southwest Florida in September 2022, unleashed various Vibrio bacteria that can cause illness and death in humans. The study, conducted in October 2022 by scientists from the University of Florida and the University of Maryland, was based on data and samples gathered off the coast of Lee ...