June 2. It didn’t take long. Just one day into the 2022 Hurricane Season. POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE ONE Tropical storms have the potential of becoming hurricanes. Maybe not this one. But they can strengthen as…
Numerous forecasting centers, including the National Hurricane Center (NOAA), are predicting an above-normal hurricane season for 2022, which officially starts today and runs through the end of November. Frankly, “above normal” is beginning to feel…
A nice ridge of threatening clouds last night, resulting in only a burst of wind as the front slid by to the north.
St. Johns County’s hurricane evacuation zones have been updated as a result of data improvements by the National Hurricane Center. The new zones are effective immediately. Those living in coastal, waterfront, and low-lying areas will…
Tropical Depression Fred Potential Impacts per NWS Jacksonville: Under the current forecast track, squalls of rain coming in from the ocean along the east coast can be expected on Sunday and Monday. Tropical storm force…
The Surfside, Fla., building collapse is just one example of a bigger looming problem Editor’s Note: The article below was published this past weekend in the Washington Post. By Evan McKenzie Evan McKenzie teaches in…
The 2021 Hurricane season officially began a month ago today, and Tropical Storm Elsa is already heading our way. NOAA’s storm forecast has Florida in its sights, on a bulls-eye trajectory that would, at this…
NOAA predicts another active Atlantic hurricane season NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is predicting another above-normal Atlantic hurricane season. Forecasters predict a 60% chance of an above normal season, a 30% chance of a near-normal season,…
Editor’s note: Check your flood insurance policy to ensure you are getting these county discounts. Additionally, by calling you may find your home incorrectly designated in a flood zone, as I just discovered we were,…
The Marsh The Morning The National Weather Service (NWS) warns of very high tides and potential flooding throughout the weekend. “Tidal levels along the Atlantic Coast will reach 1.5 to 2.5 feet above MHHW (above…
Forecasters are watching a pair of tropical depressions, # 13 and 14 of the season, that have the southern US in their sights. Potentially, these two weather systems may merge next week. It’s a situation…
A pair of almost-parallel tropical waves may be on track to merge in the coming days in the Caribbean. The National Hurricane Center projects a 70% chance of the interaction producing a tropical depression over…
The earliest-named “J” storm – Josephine – has formed in the Atlantic, and the “J” could rightly stand for Jitters because of the unusually rapid start to the 2020 hurricane season. That’s the bad news….