Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to rapidly intensify over the weekend into a Category 4 hurricane, and could get even ...

Millions of residents and visitors across Florida are under advisories this week as rip current risks surge along the state's Gulf and Atlantic coasts, prompting warnings of life-threatening ocean ...

The National Weather Service regularly issues warning about dangerous rip currents along Florida's coastline. Since 1989, an average of 19 people have died every year as a result of rip currents in ...

Tropical Storm Fernand formed over the Atlantic on Saturday, roughly 325 miles southeast of Bermuda, drawing attention from meteorologists even as it remains far from land. The storm, packing maximum ...

Florida saw more than 25,000 lightning strikes in a 24-hour period over the weekend. First Warning Weather Meteorologist Cam Tran said it was a very active night as strong and severe thunderstorms ...

The number of wildfires increased Wednesday, growing to 59 fires burning more than 28,000 acres. A 10-acre brush fire in Collier Collier threatened homes and closed a park. Twelve counties are under ...

Dozens of Florida counties were under winter storm warnings from the National Weather Service (NWS) early on Tuesday, as bitter cold and snow was forecast for parts of the South. Winter storm warnings ...

Tropical storms and hurricanes can bring rip current dangers to the coast when when they're hundreds of miles away. A rip current is a powerful channel of water that moves away from the shoreline.