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The storm is expected to strengthen into a hurricane. It's headed for parts of the Bahamas and Florida that are still feeling the effects of previous hurricanes.

The Atlantic Basin has been void of tropical activity this week and that trend could continue through the next five days.

“Not anywhere in the past have we had six consecutive seasons above normal,” Rosencrans said.

A record setting heat wave is developing over the Southeast, including over the state of Florida.

Tropical storm warnings were issued early Friday for much of the Florida peninsula, Cuba and the Bahamas as a system that battered Mexico moves through the Gulf of Mexico, bringing threats of heavy rain and wind for the weekend.

Dangerous surf and gusty winds are forecasted to continue along the Atlantic Coast this week, and unsettled conditions could migrate inland by week's end.

The storm reportedly leaves about 13,000 homes and businesses without power in the three parishes around New Orleans.

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

Hurricane Michael destroyed Teresa Counts' home in Bay County. Now, she's concerned she'll lose her new home to a wildfire that's feeding on timber debris from the same storm.

The National Weather Service predicts areas on the East Coast could reach 100 degrees Thursday, with triple-digit temperatures in the Pacific Northwest, too. Relief isn't expected until the weekend.

Cellphone users from the U.S. border with Canada south to the border with Mexico should receive a mobile alert from the early warning system when an earthquake is detected.

South Florida saw storms over the weekend that resulted in winds strong enough to uproot trees and send beach tents flying.