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Shelter will have back-up electricity and nurse on hand.

Operation Sandbag is a free drive-through sandbag distribution event on Friday, June 26 in Manatee County.

Forecasters warn that Hurricane Beryl could be a sign of a very hyperactive hurricane season that is already one for the history books.

Multiple rounds of dangerous thunderstorms are expected as another strong winter storm barrels across the country. Damaging winds and a few tornadoes (potentially strong) are possible, especially over the Panhandle and North Florida.

The month of August begins a rapid climb to the climatological peak of hurricane season on September 10th. Historically, 90% of all hurricanes and 95% of all major hurricanes happen after August 1st.

Colorado State University hurricane researchers continue to call for an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season, despite the development of a robust El Niño and predicted 18 named storms in 2023, including five named storms that already formed.

Tropical Storm Bret is expected to continue intensifying the next few days and likely hit hurricane status late Wednesday or early Thursday.

Environmental conditions allowed for additional development of a tropical wave that pushed off African last week and Tropical Depression Three formed Monday and then grew into Tropical Storm Bret by Monday afternoon.

A tropical wave that has moved off the coast of Africa since last week has strengthened into Tropical Depression Three. A second wave is now also moving into the Atlantic.