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Florida Weather

Do you know what a dry heat is and how it might affect your health? Here's exactly what dry heat is and how to protect yourself.

Wind damage can be caused by many weather storms, including hurricanes & tornadoes. Here are the 3 scales that are used to measure wind strength & damage.

Have you heard a major storm being called a Category 6 hurricane? It's NOT true! There are only 5 hurricane categories. The truth about hurricane categories

The Ultimate Evacuation Pack List - See what the experts say you should pack for evacuation + What I packed when I was forced to evacuate recently. #weather

A tropical depression is an area of tropical weather that's stormy, centralized, can pack winds up to 38 miles per hour, and can often become a stronger system like a tropical storm, hurricane, or typhoon.

I live in a hurricane evacuation zone, so I went to a hurricane shelter. Here's what I've learned firsthand about staying at an emergency shelter.

Everything you need to plan a Northern Lights trip - where to see Aurora Borealis in the US, best time of year & time of day to see the Northern Lights, and best apps & sites to stay up-to-date with the Aurora Borealis lights near you.

Why is Florida SO hot? Is it getting even hotter? Here's WHY Florida is hot ... from a meteorologist's viewpoint, based on the weather and climate.

A derecho storm is similar to a tornado -- just as damaging, powerful, and deadly. Now see what makes a derecho wind storm different from a tornado!

Have you noticed how different the 4 weather seasons are across the US? See when spring starts, when summer starts, when fall starts, when winter starts this year.

We've all heard lightning myths that just aren't true. I'm going to debunk 7 of them right now.... Here are 7 lightning FACTS you need to know to stay safe!

One of my friends describes her scary experience of being struck by lightning during pregnancy. And I have some lightning safety tips if you're caught outside

See how to interpret dew point & relative humidity numbers that you see on weather reports. Here's how they relate to the heat index (the "feels like" temp)

El Nino

Find out how and why El Nino forms, what it means for our climate, the type of weather it brings, and how it affects us in ways you might not even realize. 

The most dangerous weather events are lightning, tornadoes, winter storms, extreme heat & floods. These 31 deadly weather facts prove it! Protect yourself.

Where is Tornado Alley? What about Dixie Alley, Hoosier Alley and Carolina Alley? Here's an updated Tornado Alley map plus Tornado Alley facts & safety tips

What color are tornadoes? What makes the tornado noise that sounds like a freight train? Does it really rain frogs during tornadoes? Tornado facts to answer all your tornado questions.

Lake Effect Snow

Wondering how and why lake effect snow forms? Here are the answers you've been looking for, plus some fun lake effect snow trivia.