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Workers put tarps on the roof of a damaged home on South Fern Creek Avenue in Orlando on Sunday, June 7, 2020. A severe storm hit the area late Saturday. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)

Central Florida weekend tornado tally: 3 for sure, 2 more possible

June 9, 2020 at 1:32 p.m.

Three tornadoes touched down over the weekend in Central Florida, the National Weather Service of Melbourne confirmed, and a weather team is investigating whether there were two more in Lake...

This satellite image obtained from NOAA/RAMMB, shows Tropical Storm Dorian as it sits over th Bahamas at 11:30UTC on September 3, 2019. - Dorian hovered over the Bahamas as surging seawaters and ferocious winds sowed chaos in low-lying island communities, killing at least five people and spurring mass evacuations on the US east coast. It weakened to a still-dangerous Category 3 storm on Tuesday, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). (Photo by HO / NOAA/RAMMB / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / NOAA/RAMMB/HANDOUT" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTSHO/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

Hurricane hunters’ trips through eye of the storm start from Central Florida airport

June 4, 2020 at 4:57 p.m.

As Floridians prep to hunker down for the start of hurricane season, a dedicated crew gear up for the impending airborne hunt. About an hour south of Orlando is the...

Tropical Storm Bertha now a depression after landfall in South Carolina, 2nd named storm before hurricane season

May 27, 2020 at 8:26 p.m.

The second named tropical system of the year, Tropical Storm Bertha, quickly formed and made landfall Wednesday morning four days before the 2020 hurricane season. Bertha had maximum sustained winds...

As seen on April 1, cars wait in line during testing for Covid-19 at the Regional Temporary Drive-Through Testing Site at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. Government and health-care leaders have discussed the possibility of using the Orange County Convention Center as a makeshift hospital if the coronavirus response overwhelms Central Florida hospital networks. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

Coronavirus testing centers have battle plan for storms, even an early hurricane

April 13, 2020 at 6:52 p.m.

Thunderstorms are expected to pass through Orlando on Monday which could hinder COVID-19 outdoor testing operations. The forecast will be a dress rehearsal for how operators at testing sites will...

Learning the lessons of Hurricane Dorian should better prepare South Florida for storms yet to come. Challenges remain with nursing homes, shelters and hurricane forecast models. Still, in weathering this hurricane drill, the region got a lot of things right.

Busy hurricane season projected, but early months could be light as coronavirus concerns continue

April 2, 2020 at 4:47 p.m.

With just two months before the start of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season meteorologists are expecting some overlap with the coronavirus pandemic. However, meteorologists at AccuWeather predict low activity in...

More hurricanes possible this season with a weaker El Niño, experts say

March 23, 2020 at 2:26 p.m.

While still more than 10 weeks away, hurricane season 2020 is already showing signs of being a year flooded by storms. El Niño, the large series of climate changes seen...

Coronavirus has been found in several people in Florida.

Will coronavirus disappear when temperatures heat up?

March 12, 2020 at 2:22 p.m.

Temperatures have fluctuated between hot and cold recently in Florida, just about as frequently as the idea that warmth might bring an end to the coronavirus disease, COVID-19. This week...

Hector Morales sits on a debris pile near his home which was destroyed by hurricane Michael in Mexico Beach, Fla., Friday, Oct. 12, 2018. "I have nothing else to do. I'm just waiting," said Morales as he wonders what he will do next. "I lost everything." (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Study: Forecasters could have seen threat of hurricanes like Michael, Sandy if they switched focus

February 3, 2020 at 7:24 p.m.

The answer to a hurricane's power isn't in the wind. It lies in the water. A new study indicates that meteorologists should shift their attention from a hurricane's maximum sustained...

Orlando housing: As Baby Boomers die, area may have too many excess homes

November 27, 2019 at 5:14 p.m.

A "silver tsunami" is coming to Florida's housing market as more Boomers pass away in the coming years with Orlando being one of the top areas impacted, according to a...

Subtropical Storm Melissa forms off the northeast coast of United States

October 14, 2019 at 3:17 p.m.

A nor'easter off the New England coast became Subtropical Storm Melissa and caused coastal flooding along portions of the mid-Atlantic Coast and southeaster New England, according to the National Hurricane...

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