WFIT-Storm Center
The Florida Storms app from the Florida Public Radio Emergency Network is not just another weather app. It’s everything you need, nothing you don’t. Florida Storms app provides warnings from the National Weather Service and advisories from the National Hurricane Center. You’ll also see evacuation routes, traffic information and locate open shelters in your area.
Florida Storms app is a service from the Florida Public Radio Emergency Network and WFIT 89.5 FM
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Phil Klotzbach, senior research scientist at CSU’s Department of Atmospheric Sciences, said he characterizes this season as “the most abnormal, normal hurricane season on record.” -
The potential for several rounds of strong thunderstorms comes only a few days after the last storm system.
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A storm system impacting the Central Gulf Coast is expected to create unsettled weather in Florida's Panhandle Saturday night and early Sunday. Damaging wind and isolated tornadoes will be possible as a broken line of thunderstorms tracks through the region.
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FEMA announced this week that the agency is extending the deadline for survivors of Hurricane Ian to apply for federal assistance. The new deadline to submit an application is Jan. 12, 2023.
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Travel in the days leading up to Thanksgiving could be slowed due to periods of heavy rain in parts of Florida through Wednesday.
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Florida is looking at a warmer and drier than average winter season according to outlooks from NOAA. This follows a trend of higher-than-average temperatures in the last month and a drought persisting on the Panhandle due to low precipitation rates. Hurricane Nicole helped alleviate dry conditions mostly across Central and North Central Florida.
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In the immediate aftermath of a storm, the race is on to clear roads, collect debris, restore power and deliver food and water. But the window to prevent mold from growing in your home is tight, as short as a day, until the inhabitants in that home are at risk of invasive mold diseases (IMD).
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Several bridges and roads on the Space Coast and First Coast are closed Thursday following flooding and erosion from Tropical Storm Nicole.
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Hurricane Nicole made landfall Thursday at approximately 3 AM near Vero Beach and will continue to bring rain, wind, and an isolated tornado risk to the central and northern half of the state through Thursday. Nicole is forecast to move across the Peninsula in a generally northwest direction.
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Counties in Florida, including Brevard and Indian River, have started calling evacuation orders and opening shelters as Nicole approaches.
