Folks take the threat tomorrow seriously!

Tampa Bay Area: Get ready for weather whiplash, starting with Friday and Saturday. Warm southerly breeze Friday afternoon but 20 degrees colder Saturday afternoon with a breezy north wind. Much colder air arrives the middle of next week!

One of the coldest nights this season!

Berardelli Bonus: Weather Whiplash is increasing especially on the West Coast. That means big water challenges now into the future.

The Tampa Bay Area was one of the few cooler than normal areas this winter.

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The World Meteorological Organization came out with it's huge annual assessment of the state of our climate and to no one's surprise it shows our planet is way off-kilter and warming rapidly. Here's a short summary. If you'd like to read more, go here: library.wmo.int/records/item/6…

Sarasota, significant flooding situation setting up now. Avoided flooded roadways.

Significant flooding as Meso low & stalled localized band, fed from south, sets up shop over Sarasota, Bradenton, Longboat Key. So far up to 9” in Gulf Gate Estates, north of Osprey, South of Sarasota. Barrier Island 5-7” w/ several more inches to come through mid evening WFLA NEWS

Piling up in the Sarasota area. Avoid flooded roads! Flash Flood Warning!

Tropics heating up! We’ll keep you updated on WFLA NEWS

The wave we are tracking in the central tropical Atlantic has a 70% chance of development. Models are robust as we could have our first hurricane in a few days in the eastern Caribbean, but its fate after that is very uncertain, as it may face hostile conditions. Stay tuned!

Heads up Tampa Bay Area especially south of Tampa… Manatee and Sarasota counties. Some flooding is possible the next two days.

Heads up Tampa Bay Area. There may be a tropical system near/ in the Gulf in ~10 days. Stay tuned to WFLA NEWS

WFLA just released a major study on the future of hurricanes. It finds a huge increase in major storms in our future. Read the details below…

Tracking #Francine A serious threat for Louisiana, but no threat to the Tampa Bay Area.

Next week is going to be interesting and perhaps laboring as a long-lived system likely forms in the Gulf. But where does it go? And how does the climate/ steering change a we move into Fall? Here's more: wfla.com/weather/climat… WFLA NEWS

Tampa Bay just suffered through its most oppressive summer on record. Just how steamy was it? Here’s the numbers…

Heads up Tampa Bay