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Florida drought improves dramatically in one week as extreme drought disappears

Irene Sans

Florida is on track to reduce the drought as we finish the rainy season this month.
How Isaias put Michael's building legacy to the test

Leslie Hudson

Hurricane Isaias brought the first hurricane strike to parts of Florida's central and eastern Panhandle since Michael in 2018. Eight years later, changes to North Florida's building standards are part of Michael's lasting legacy.
A cold front brings dry air to Florida to start the week

Irene Sans

A weak cold front will lower rain chances and also bring slightlly lower humidity values for much of Florida for part of this week.
Hurricane Isaias: By the numbers

Andrew Wulfeck

Hurricane Isaias made landfall just outside of Pensacola on Friday. After reaching major hurricane status, the cyclone weakened before landfall.

Before the Storm

Inside the the dome-shaped enclosure is the radar which has an 8-foot dish inside of a 12-foot antenna that allows meteorologists to observe 60 miles in all directions.

Lee County installs new radar to close weather coverage gaps in Southwest Florida

A weather radar is being installed in Fort Myers to address a low-level weather radar coverage gap in Lee and surrounding counties.

Whether a hurricane will be mighty, like this one, or never make it past a tropical storm, is merely one parameter Phil Klotzbach and his team at Colorado State University attempt to predict every year - and their success has them among the top of the forecasting world

Okeechobee residents with special needs asked to pre-register for storm shelter space

Shelter will have back-up electricity and nurse on hand.

To help with hurricane prep, Manatee County offers free sandbags to residents

Operation Sandbag is a free drive-through sandbag distribution event on Friday, June 26 in Manatee County.

Florida Tropical Training Week to offer hurricane information by National Weather Service

National Weather Service meteorologists across the state of Florida are teaming-up before the peak of hurricane season to review recommended tropical readiness, preparedness, response and recovery actions.

Home generators come in a wide variety of sizes, uses, configurations and abilities. Make sure you know your generator before a storm threatens.

Hurricane season expert has warnings, tips for those using portable generator

Portable generator safety experts urge families to make a plan before hurricane outages hit.

Stephen Hatchet and his wife Crystal salvage what they can on Thursday (9/29/22) after Hurricane Ian destroyed their mobile home in Suncoast Estates in North Fort Myers. Hundreds of families in Suncoast have been displaced by the hurricane.

AAA Survey: Nearly one in four Floridians haven't made hurricane prep for 2026

AAA and IBHS Insurance experts offer some guidance to help residents prepare.

Sarasota County to host community event on 2026 hurricane season preparedness

A free Community Conversation on Hurricane Preparedness event is plannedfrom 9a.m.to 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 11 at Riverview High School inSarasota.

How To Predict A Hurricane

The 2026 Atlantic hurricane season begins in June, but forecasting work is already underway.

Matt Devitt at work at WUIB=NK. The long-time local weartherman was let go from the commercial television station this past week.

Popular WINK weatherman Matt Devitt let go; many supporters comment via social media posts

He has been cited as helping save lives during some of the worst weather in Southwest Florida history. One of the area's top weather forecasters, Matt Devitt, has been let go from his position at WINK News.

South Venice community cleanup day slated for Oct. 18

Sarasota County is hosting a community cleanup day for South Venice on October 18 from 8 a.m. to noon. Residents are encouraged to throw out old household items and yard waste. Free dumpsters for residential customers of Sarasota County Neighborhood Services will be stationed at the South County Courthouse.