A squall line of severe storms blasted through the Bay Area late this afternoon — triggering a tornado warning, with confirmed damage in eastern Hernando County, and a rare flash flood warning in P…
Since the 1800s, the Earth has warmed around 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees F). The strong scientific consensus says this warming is driven by the greenhouse effect from carbon pollution like car…
On Wednesday, Tampa International Airport reached an astonishing 94 degrees. While that may not sound like much for Florida, it has never been done in Tampa this early in the season.
Parts of the Gulf Coast measured a foot of snow on Tuesday. For many cities the totals obliterate long-standing snowfall records. Milton, Florida recorded 9 inches of snow which more than doubles t…
As the Biden Administration exits and the Trump Administration enters, one of the many issues which will likely experience vast political change is climate change.
It’d been a toasty 2024 here in the Tampa Bay Area and all around the globe. In fact, 2024 is virtually certain to be the hottest year on record for Earth, according to ECMWF Copernicus Clima…
The Gulf of Mexico is loading up with tropical moisture for what looks to be another potential tropical threat — perhaps a named system — for Florida by midweek.
When a hurricane makes landfall, we expect the typical impacts: damaging storm surge, destructive winds, and flooding rains. But Helene was different. It shocked and surprised people — from t…
By most measures, the summer of 2024 has been a lackluster hurricane season especially when you compare it to what was expected— a hyperactive season. But there are signs that things are about to p…
It has been the wettest on record in places like Tampa and Sarasota-Bradenton, as evidenced by all the flash flooding, and rainy season is not over. It typically continues through early October.
Han pasado más de 100 años desde que el área de la Bahía de Tampa sufrió el impacto directo de un huracán importante, de categoría 3 o superior. Pero si los modelos están en lo cierto, nuestra zona…
It has been over 100 years since the Tampa Bay Area has seen a direct hit from a major hurricane – Category 3 or higher. But if the models are right, our area may see an astonishing increase …
As Tropical Storm Debby, which strengthened into a hurricane, churned up the coast just west of Tampa Bay, the area was consistently on the wet side of the storm, with bands riding across the same …
Tampa’s heat index soared to 118 degrees Fahrenheit Wednesday afternoon for about 10 to 15 minutes at Tampa International Airport. That ties for the third highest since 1940.