Florida Public Radio Emergency Network

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Although the forecast decreased, it was only very slightly. There are still higher-than-average odds for this season to be active. Check your plans.

Plumes of dust often travel thousands of miles from Africa to the Americas. The peak activity happens between June and mid-August.

The summer of 2024 was extremely hot and drought-free! The summer of 2025 has been hot, and a severe drought has affected over 6 million people in southeastern Florida. What changed this year?

According to National Weather Service figures, heat killed 199 Americans last year. That is more than double the second leading cause of weather-related deaths in the United States, flooding, which killed 89 Americans in 2024. The danger posed by weather events like tornadoes, hurricanes and lightning is straightforward, but many people do not accurately perceive the level of risk posed by heat. A day with dangerous heat will look like an average sunny day, and sometimes the symptoms of heat illness are initially ignored.

Tampa broke the all-time record high temperature on Sunday. There are at least 10 stations in Florida that could either break or tie the high records on Monday. How much longer?

Heat indices are at least 103°F across much of Florida, with lower-than-average storm chances.

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Flash flood risk for Florida as Invest 93L crosses the state. Some isolated areas could experience over 5 inches of rain on Tuesday.

This semipermanent system guides hurricanes, making the difference between a hurricane making landfall or staying as a fish storm.