Advances in predicting a hurricane's path will give residents more warning of an approaching storm. ...more

January 5, 2010

It wasn't enough to end the drought, but the region received more rainfall in 2009 than it had during the three previous years. ...more

December 25, 2009

Forecast shows a possible wet Christmas. ...more

December 24, 2009

Hurricane season ended only 11 days ago, but the team of scientists at Colorado State University is already predicting that the lull of this year won't be repeated in 2010. ...more

December 11, 2009

With nine named storms, the 2009 season that ends today was the calmest in a dozen years. You have to go back to 1997, which had seven named storms, to find a year with fewer. ...more

November 30, 2009

Warm water spreading across the tropical Pacific Ocean has provided a major benefit for Florida by blunting the hurricane season. ...more

November 7, 2009

Ida has been downgraded to a tropical storm, weakening as it dumps heavy rains over Nicaragua. ...more

November 5, 2009

Nationwide Insurance Co. said Wednesday that it plans to drop the homeowners insurance policies of about 60,000 Florida customers. ...more

October 8, 2009

Five years ago today, Hurricane Charley veered from its long-forecast target of the Tampa area and rammed into Charlotte County as a Category 4 storm. ...more

August 13, 2009

Construction on Hernando County's first pet-friendly hurricane shelter is set to begin. ...more

August 6, 2009