Hurricane

Like a rite of passage during hurricane season when a major storm strikes U.S. soil, a Kissimmee Utility Authority crew has deployed to DeFuniak Springs in the Panhandle to assist with restoring power in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaias.

Like a rite of passage during hurricane season when a major storm strikes U.S. soil, a Kissimmee Utility Authority crew has deployed to DeFuniak Springs in the Panhandle to assist with restoring power in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaias.

KUA crew heads to Panhandle to assist with power restoration following Hurricane Isaias

Ken Jackson
Saturday, October 10, 2026
Like a rite of passage during hurricane season when a major storm strikes U.S. soil, a Kissimmee Utility Authority crew has deployed to DeFuniak Springs in the Panhandle to assist with restoring power in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaias.The crew of Dustin Kelly, Mike Taylor, Josias Cabrera, Cory...
The first hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic storm season, Isaias, is expected to affect the northern Gulf Coast by the end of the week. (Graphic/NHC)

The first hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic storm season, Isaias, is expected to affect the northern Gulf Coast by the end of the week. (Graphic/NHC)

Good morning, Isaias -- potential hurricane to threaten northern Gulf by the weekend

Ken Jackson
Wednesday, October 7, 2026
After a longer wait than usual to form, the first hurricane of 2026 is expected to form over the next day or two and threaten the northern Gulf Coast in an area from Grand Isle, Louisiana to Pensacola Friday into the weekend.Overnight, Tropical Depression 9 became Tropical Storm Isaias (pronounced...
The initial GFS ensemble computer models on Invest 92L, which is percolating in the Bay of Campeche. (Graphic/Tropical Tidbits)

The initial GFS ensemble computer models on Invest 92L, which is percolating in the Bay of Campeche. (Graphic/Tropical Tidbits)

Time to FINALLY do the hurricane season — and watch something in the Gulf

Ken Jackson
Monday, October 5, 2026
What's hurricane season in Florida without keeping an eye on the Gulf of America this time of year?After a quiet 2026 season that's seen zero hurricanes form and just two tropical storms make landfall on the northern Gulf Coast, that area could see action again as a building trough of low pressure...
Tropical Depression Two is off the west coast of Florida, expect to track northwest, then west-northwest across the northern Gulf of America. (Satellite image/Tropical Tidbits)

Tropical Depression Two is off the west coast of Florida, expect to track northwest, then west-northwest across the northern Gulf of America. (Satellite image/Tropical Tidbits)

Low pressure in Gulf becomes depression; where's Bertha-to-be going?

Ken Jackson
Sunday, July 19, 2026
The "tropical blob" of moisture that forecasters have been talking about for nearly a week formed into a tropical depression Sunday morning, according to the National Hurricane Center."There is enough persistent convection near the center and in bands on its northeast and southwest sides to justify...
Madison County sustained damage in Hurricane Helene in 2024, but Florida was not affected by storms in the 2025 season. (Photo/Mike Exline, News Service of Florida).

Madison County sustained damage in Hurricane Helene in 2024, but Florida was not affected by storms in the 2025 season. (Photo/Mike Exline, News Service of Florida).

Hurricane season now envisioned ‘Well Below Normal’

Jim Turner
Thursday, July 16, 2026
News Service of Florida — Storm forecasters have further downgraded predictions a little more than a month into the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, which has so far produced a single named tropical system.For a season initially anticipated to be “somewhat below-normal,” Colorado State University...
Short-lived Tropical Storm Arthur formed east of Texas on June 17 and brought rain to Texas and Louisiana the next day. (Graphic/NHC)

Short-lived Tropical Storm Arthur formed east of Texas on June 17 and brought rain to Texas and Louisiana the next day. (Graphic/NHC)

Don’t sleep on quiet start to 2026 Atlantic storm season

Ken Jackson
Thursday, July 9, 2026
The 2026 Atlantic hurricane season has been as advertised—so far.Tropical weather experts predicted that a strong El Nino weather pattern in the Pacific would tamp down storm formation in the Atlantic. The month of June saw just one named storm.
Sunshine State 811

Sunshine State 811

Sunshine 811 urges safe clean-up to prevent storm hazards

Staff Report
Thursday, July 9, 2026
As Florida residents brace for potential storms, experts remind them that some of the greatest dangers emerge after the skies clear, hidden below the surface.“What you do after a storm is just as important as preparing for it,” said Wendy Schaefer, education and awareness manager for Sunshine 811.
The National Hurricane Center has debuted a mobile-friendly front page to its website, hurricanes.gov/mobile, in 2026. (Photo/NHC)

The National Hurricane Center has debuted a mobile-friendly front page to its website, hurricanes.gov/mobile, in 2026. (Photo/NHC)

NHC updates forecast products, website for 2026 hurrincane season

Ken Jackson
Thursday, July 9, 2026
The National Hurricane Center has changed or updated some of its forecasting tools, products, and presentations for 2026.One of them has already been used, adding a color to its “crayon palette” of marking potential areas of development with a yellow, orange or red ‘X’ and hatched areas depending...
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