Welcome to hurricane season.
If you’re new to the area you may have recently encountered your first flooded roadways, rising groundwater and canceled windstorm insurance.
Add to that mix La Niña holding in the Pacific, a slowed Gulf Stream, a warmer
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As we head into the 2015 hurricane season, it’s not too early to make preparations … just in case. Southeast Florida has not experienced the effects of a serious tropical weather system in 10 years, and some reminders may be in order.
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A sample storm surge prediction map uses Fort Myers as an example.
Provided by NOAA
By Cheryl Blackerby
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, coastal residents learned the hard way about the dangers of storm surge.
Sandy didn’t do its damage with h
By Cheryl Blackerby
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration set a target of 2015 to start giving storm surge watches and warnings along with hurricane tracks.
Forecasts by the National Weather Service
