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In the preseason outlook issued Thursday, forecasters say warm ocean temperatures are the main reason the season is again expected to busier than normal. ”Everything's in place for an above-average season,” said National Weather Service Director Ken Graham, ”No matter the forecast, what do we always say? It only takes one. So we gotta be prepared.”
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Hurricane Coverage
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Melissa to crawl over the Caribbean. Heavy rains and dangerous flooding in Jamaica, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic. -
Hurricane Kate, which struck the Florida Panhandle on November 21, 1985, remains the latest hurricane on record to make landfall in the continental United States. -
Tropical Storm Lorenzo will stay as a fish storm without impacting land. -
Jerry is forecast to become the next hurricane of the season; luckily, it will stay over the open Atlantic waters. Why are the storms turning? -
Choppy seas, 12-foot waves, and a high rip current risk for the East Coast of Florida, with incoming rounds of rain for the immediate coast. -
Megan Borowski, senior meteorologist with the Florida Public Radio Emergency Network, and WUSF News Director Mary Shedden share lessons learned from last year's devastating hurricanes. -
While Gabrielle is not expected to impact Florida, two other disturbances in the Atlantic bear watching over the next week. -
A University of South Florida researcher and a team from the Netherlands are proposing a new way to measure hurricane severity. Jennifer Collins hopes her scale will save lives by encouraging people to evacuate ahead of dangerous storms. -
Florida is nearing completion on more $180 million Emergency Operations Center in Tallahassee, designed to withstand powerful hurricanes. The state-of-the-art facility will replace the current overcrowded center by the start of the 2026 hurricane season. -
After a hurricane passes, scientists routinely analyze the assorted computer models used to predict its path and power and crown a victor. This year, a surprising new contender has emerged — a forecast model generated by artificial intelligence.
