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The new director of the National Hurricane Center is a man with plenty of experience calling big storms. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Mike Brennan will take over immediately.

Florida’s climate hit a new record in 2022. According to NOAA, last year marked the 5th hottest year the state’s recorded history.

Another cold front is expected to arrive to the Sunshine State on Thursday. Strong thunderstorms could cause damage across the Panhandle, then on Friday a cold airmass should engulf most of the state.

The analysis uses data gathered from utility companies around the country and defines a major power outage as one impacting more than 50,000 customers. The criteria for a weather event vary from place to place. Climate Central finds that 58% of weather-related outages were caused by severe weather, such as high winds, rain, and thunderstorms. Another 22% is attributed to winter weather, 15% to hurricanes and tropical storms and a smaller number of outages could be attributed to extreme heat and wildfires.

Two areas of disturbed weather continue to have our attention late this week in the North Atlantic.

High heat combined with high humidity can be a recipe for multiple heat-related health risks. A recent analysis shows that equivalent temperatures, a metric of humid heat, has been increasing since the 1950s, and could contribute to dangerous living conditions now and in the future.

A massive waterspout off the coast of Destin, Fla., Tuesday captured the attention of many. Several conditions are necessary to create one of these tornado-like phenomena.

A recent stretch of warm and muggy weather has brought extreme heat to much of the United States, including here in the Sunshine State.

Meteorologists expect there to be at least 19 named storms during the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane season. This forecast could make it more difficult for flights going through Florida, especially if the planes don't have the proper equipment.

There's no cure for berries infected with leaf spot or fruit rot, but researchers are working on it.

Damaging wind gusts, heavy rain and stray tornadoes are possible from another round of thunderstorms expected to traverse Florida. The threat arises from a developing weather system that will dip into the Gulf Coast early Tuesday.

The National Weather Service teaches hundreds of people every year on how to identify specific weather events through its free storm spotting class.