Weather Radar Gets Major Improvements
Updated: 8:39 AM The nearest National Weather radar in Eglin, FL will be offline for the next week while the site undergoes upgrades.
Updated: 8:39 AM The nearest National Weather radar in Eglin, FL will be offline for the next week while the site undergoes upgrades.
Posted: 10:01 AM State officials are warning residents and visitors to beware rough surf and windy conditions stirred up by Hurricane Sandy in the Caribbean.
Updated: 10:47 PM Forecasters have issued tropical storm warnings and watches for parts of the southeastern coast of Florida and Keys ahead of Hurricane Sandy that is pounding Jamaica.
Posted: 10:31 AM A remnant of Hurricane Isaac, drawn back to the Gulf of Mexico after an odyssey through the Midwest, hovered Wednesday off the Gulf Coast.
Updated: 8:22 PM Tropical Storm Isaac is now in the Gulf of Mexico and continues to churn toward the northern Gulf Coast.
Updated: 7:24 AM As Isaac continues to track farther to the west, Walton County's status has been dropped from a hurricane watch to a tropical storm warning. The Walton County Sheriff's Emergency Operations Center is currently operating at a level one.
Posted: 7:09 AM Tropical Storm Isaac is expected to become a hurricane on Sunday and approach the northern Gulf Coast on Tuesday.
Updated: 9:07 PM Because of Tropical Storm Isaac Hurlburt Field ecacuated a majority of its planes out of the area and send thgem to Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark
Posted: 10:41 AM The official National Hurricane Center forecast track has shifted westward in the last 18 hours, with a focus more on the Western Florida Panhandle, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana coasts.
Posted: 7:23 AM As you wake up this Sunday morning there are some major changes in the track of Isaac.
Updated: 7:34 PM Local Weather Statement on Tropical Storm Isaac about what and when we can expect various aspects of the storm.
Updated: 1:18 PM Florida Gov. Rick Scott has declared a state of emergency as Tropical Storm Isaac approaches the state.
Updated: 8:55 AM We will not know for a while how Tropical Storm Isaac will affect our area, if at all. But, it is time to start preparing right now for the worst, just in case.
Posted: 4:43 PM Governor Rick Scott has cancelled travel plans for Friday so he can stay in the Capital and monitor changes in Tropical Storm Isaac’s development. Scott says the state and planners at the Republican National Convention are prepared for any contingency, but both are hoping for the best.
Posted: 3:44 PM Tropical Storm Isaac is expected to become a hurricane and could make landfall near Tampa during next week’s Republican National Convention. As Whitney Ray tells us, it’s a scenario emergency workers in Tallahassee have been preparing for more than a year.
Updated: 7:23 PM Today is the start of hurricane season and we have some links that may be helpful to you and your family.
Updated: 7:30 AM Beryl is the second named storm of the 2012 Hurricane Season -- both of which formed before the start of the actual season
Updated: 10:50 AM Experts say you need to be prepared to spend 72 hours after a hurricane before 1st responders get to you. Now is the time to get your hurricane preparedness kit together to keep you and your family safe.
Updated: 1:30 PM Click here to participate in WJHG's Hurricane Preparedness Webinar where Chief Meteorologist Chris Smith will tell you about the upcoming season and answer your questions. The webinar is scheduled to begin at 6:45pm on Tuesday, May 22.
Updated: 8:21 AM This will be primarily a "wind" event for our stretch of the Florida panhandle. Most of the heavy rain and eventful weather stays along the west and southern coast of the state
Posted: 10:42 AM Forecasters say Hurricane Ophelia is rapidly gaining strength and is expected to pass east of Bermuda.
Updated: 9:31 PM Tropical Storm Nate has formed in the Gulf of Mexico, and authorities have issued a tropical storm warning for parts of Mexico's coast.
Posted: 10:51 AM Tropical Storm Maria has formed in the western Atlantic as the 13th named storm of this year's season.
Posted: 3:24 PM Hurricane Katia is getting stronger as it moves across the Atlantic Ocean.
Posted: 8:21 AM Lee continues to send bands of rain and storms over the Florida panhandle this morning. The most wicked weather will be right along the immediate coast.