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Watch News Channel 8's Hurricane Special.
3:42
If you consider your furry friends to be part of your family, then include them in your storm plans.
2:35
If rising waters threaten to send the Hillsborough River over its banks during a storm, the Tampa Bypass Canal will go into action.
2:30
It's not the first thing you think of, but if a storm destroys your possessions, photographs are among the things you'll miss the most. Meteorologist Megan Hatton shows how you can keepsake your memor
2:52
The deadliest part of a hurricane isn't the wind or the rain. It's the storm surge, the water that the storm pushes onland, and with all the water in the Bay area, it's a special concern.
1:47
Meteorologist Megan Hatton shows you how to set up a weather radio and how it can be one of the most important tools to have during a storm.
2:54
When hurricanes strike, the Coast Guard goes into action to help rescue victims. Meet some real life savers.
3:21
Step on board NOAA's hurricane plane which flies into storms to gather data to find out where they're going and how big they're going to be.
1:51
The best advice if you have a boat and a storm is coming? Get it out of the water.
3:51
The Republican National Convention will be in Tampa during the height of hurricane season, and officials are making plans in case a storm tries to crash the GOP's party.
2:58
A British rock manager has had many memorable moments, but one of the scariest in his life had nothing to do with music.
3:23
In the midst of a great disaster, miracles can happen. Just ask Stan Goldberg, whose baby was born in the middle of Hurricane Andrew.
0:45
It used to be the first thing homeowners did to prepare for a storm, but now experts say taping your windows is the last thing you should do. In fact, you shouldn't even bother.
2:47
Meteorologist Steve Jerve remembers covering the 1992 disaster and, like others, he says the experience left him changed.
1:30
Meteorologist Leigh Spann explores whether this year's mild winter and spring means a rough summer is ahead.
2:18
Meteorologist Brooks Garner explains how water temperature in the Atlantic may mean Florida could be a storm target this season.
A cluster of thunderstorms that stalled off the southeastern U.S. coast on Saturday is expected to make for a sloppy, rainy Memorial Day on beaches and in tourist towns from Florida to South Carolina.
Forecasters say the system that was once powerful Hurricane Bud has tamed to a tropical storm as it headed toward a string of laid-back beach resorts and small mountain villages on Mexico's Pacific coast.
Scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Thursday predicted a slightly calmer season than normal but acknowledged much of the outlook depends on El Niño nuances they do not yet completely understand.
3:09
The Coast Guard is in the business of saving lives in any kind of weather and Jeff Patterson went along on a training mission to see first hand how they get their job done.
2:07
Since the lack of hurricanes in the past few years, officials with TECO fear people may not have used their generators so they held a demonstration to show the dangers of generators
The Republican National Convention scheduled in Tampa for late August would be among the casualties if the area is threatened then by a hurricane, Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll said Wednesday.
Shelter maps, evacuation zones, and other important information:
Tropical Depression Alberto is expected to stay well offshore as it moves up the Atlantic.
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