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Tropical Storm Fay formed southwest of the Azores in the northeast Atlantic, but there is no direct threat to land.

Lightning deaths have fallen sharply nationwide, but Florida still leads the country over the past decade — and six people have already died in the state this year. From the outdated “lightning crouch” to changes in the familiar 30-30 rule, here are five lightning facts Floridians should know.

An upper-level low that will move across Florida late during the week and over the weekend will help to increase moisture and erosion to east coast beaches.

Some will get a taste of autumn this week. Are you ready?

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a disturbance in the central Atlantic, but the system poses no threat to the U.S. and faces an uphill climb for development.

A stormy but normal weather pattern continues this weekend. Higher-than-normal high tides as the New Moon reigns.

Lightning can strike victims indoors and outdoors in multiple different ways. Direct strikes are the deadliest, but ground currents affect the most victims overall. These strikes can result in injury and/or death.

The cloudless blue sky of September 11, 2001, became part of America’s collective memory. Twenty-five years later, we examine how weather influenced the World Trade Center dust plume and recovery — and what scientists learned when U.S. air traffic was grounded.

Atlantic hurricane season has reached its climatological peak without producing a single hurricane. A strengthening El Niño is helping suppress development, but Florida’s complicated history shows why a quiet peak is no guarantee of a quiet finish.

Beyond Sept. 10, six named storms form during an average season, with four becoming hurricanes.