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Florida officials warn residents as peak hurricane season begins

Florida officials warn residents as peak hurricane season begins Staff Reports August 18, 2025 10:43 am Uncategorized In Brief: 🌪️ Peak Season Alert: 93% of hurricanes make landfall between Aug. 15 and Oct. 15. 📦 Prep Now: Officials urged Floridians to build supply kits, plan evacuations, and protect insurance claims. 🐕 Don’t Forget Pets: New […]

Red Cross Northwest Florida Urges Residents to Prepare For Hurricane Season

Yellow hurricane warning sign with storm clouds in the background and headline text urging Northwest Florida residents to prepare for hurricane season.

With the 2025 hurricane season beginning June 1, the American Red Cross Northwest Florida Chapter is stepping up its readiness efforts and calling on residents to do the same during Hurricane Preparedness Week. Executive Director Terri Jenkins said the chapter has been working behind the scenes for months to prepare shelters, stock supplies, and train […]

Record Breaking Hurricane Beryl Advances Toward Mexico

The first hurricane of the 2024 season, Hurricane Beryl, has hinted at the possibility of several powerful storms forming over the next few months. In May, the NOAA predicted above-normal hurricane activity in the Atlantic this year, mainly due to near-record high water temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean, the development of La Nina conditions in the Pacific, and reduced Atlantic trade winds and wind shear. Beryl, which strengthened to a Category 5 storm just 33 days after the start of the hurricane season, became the earliest Category 5 storm in any Atlantic hurricane season. According to the National Hurricane Center’s most recent advisory, Hurricane Beryl is progressing steadily across the Northwestern Caribbean Sea after weakening to a Category 2 hurricane following its official landfall in Jamaica yesterday. Beryl is currently 135 miles west of Grand Cayman and 275 miles east of Tulum, Mexico, moving northwest at 18 miles per hour. The National Hurricane Center warns of strong winds, dangerous storm surge, and damaging waves as the storm is expected to make landfall on the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico by early Friday.

Florida’s Experts Make Their Hurricane Predictions For 2024

Florida State University experts have warned of an exceptionally active hurricane season in 2024, predicting 50% more named storms and multiple major hurricanes. This forecast, supported by Colorado State University’s models and NOAA’s predictions, reflects a significant increase from historical averages. Factors such as the La Niña phase and record-high sea surface temperatures in the North Atlantic are driving this anticipated surge in hurricane activity.

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