El Niño continues to strengthen toward record territory two months into the Atlantic hurricane season

Multiple tropical waves are currently moving off the African coast into the Main Development Region of the Atlantic, but hostile winds, Saharan dust and ocean temperatures will determine whether any development actually happens.

High winds and severe storms hit as Florida man vanishes on Georgia lake

First responders are searching two square miles of Carters Lake in Murray and Gilmer counties by air and water for missing 37-year-old Sean Cunningham.

Ocala horse owners take extra precautions during extreme heat

As dangerous heat bears down on Central Florida, horse owners are taking extra precautions to protect animals from heat-related illness, particularly those with medical conditions that make them more vulnerable.

Tornado in Wisconsin: Storms cause "extensive and severe damage"

A tornado touched down in Wisconsin early Monday afternoon as severe storms destroyed homes, downed trees, and knocked out power to thousands of customers.

There are now more ‘mosquito disease days’ in 95% of major US cities: See the map

Climate change is lengthening mosquito season across much of the U.S., giving disease-carrying mosquitoes more time to spread illnesses. A new analysis reveals which cities are seeing the biggest increases.

Tropical Storm Bertha: Live updates, tracker, watches & warnings
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Tropical Storm Bertha is expected to strengthen as it tracks across the Gulf, bringing heavy rain and gusty winds to parts of the northern Gulf Coast this week. The system has no direct impact on Central Florida.

Tropical Storm Bertha expected to bring widespread rainfall

Tropical Storm Bertha continued moving slowly over the Gulf on Monday evening as forecasters issued coastal watches from Louisiana to Florida, warning of gusty winds, heavy rain and the potential for coastal flooding over the next several days.

Florida family narrowly escapes lightning strike: 'I just started running'

A Kissimmee woman said she and her children narrowly escaped injury after a lightning strike hit a neighbor's yard while she was unloading her vehicle during a storm.

Live Updates: Tropical Storm Bertha forms off of Florida's Gulf Coast, NHC reports
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The National Hurricane Center is tracking Tropical Storm Bertha off of Florida's Gulf Coast. Bertha is expected to bring widespread rainfall of 2 to 4 inches through Friday from western Florida to the middle Texas coast, with isolated areas receiving up to 8 inches.

Florida's Panhandle counties prepare flood-prone areas as Tropical Storm Bertha threat grows

Tropical Depression Two is expected to strengthen into Tropical Storm Bertha as it tracks northwestward along the northern Gulf Coast towards Louisiana. Here's how Florida's Panhandle counties are preparing.

Florida's Panhandle counties affected by heavy rain, winds from Tropical Depression #2
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FOX 35's Noah Bergren breaks down a day-by-day timeline of Tropical Depression Two on Florida's gulf coast. The depression is expected to become Tropical Storm Bertha by the afternoon or evening of July 20, as the storm moves from the gulf coast westward toward Louisiana. 

Tropical Depression 2 expected to become Tropical Storm Bertha, NHC says

Tropical Depression 2 is churning in the Gulf and is expected to organize further in the hours ahead to become Tropical Storm Bertha on Monday.

Massive waterspout caught on camera off Sebastian coast as lightning storms trigger fires inland

A restless storm system rolling out of the Gulf hammered Central Florida on Friday, triggering a day of wild weather contrasts that left coastal communities staring at a massive waterspout while emergency crews inland rushed to contain dangerous lightning hazards.