Tampa General Hospital adding AquaFence again this year to prevent storm surge

Tampa General Hospital leaders laid out their plan to protect the hospital during the 2025 hurricane season, during a news conference and tour on Wednesday.

Tampa Weather | Wednesday evening forecast
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FOX 13 Chief Meteorologist Paul Dellegatto says thunderstorms will end Wednesday evening and temperatures will be in the upper 70s.

Tampa Weather | Hot & Humid
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FOX 13 meteorologist Nash Rhodes has the hot and humid forecast.

Tampa weather | Storms for Wednesday
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg says conditions will be hot and humid on Wednesday before storms fire up during the late afternoon and evening hours.

Warning, Watch, Advisory: What's the difference?

Throughout the 2025 hurricane season, you will hear meteorologists use terms like warning, watch and advisory, but what do they mean?

Tampa weather | Tuesday forecast
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg says conditions will be hot and humid with some scattered storms moving inland on Tuesday. There will be more evening rain pushing toward the coast on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

Hillsborough County seeks feedback to decide how to spend $700 million in hurricane recovery funds

Hillsborough County residents filled the meeting room at The Platt Regional Library in Tampa Monday night to learn more about how the county plans to get back to normal after a devastating hurricane season.

Tampa weather | Monday evening forecast
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FOX 13 Chief Meteorologist Paul Dellegatto says Monday evening will be muggy and warm with temperatures around 80 degrees.

Resident frustration grows as Sarasota County explores new stormwater department

Residents off of Bell Avenue in Sarasota County said ditches were covered with overgrown with weeds, trees and debris before last year's hurricane season, and it's only gotten worse. They nearly flooded last year, and they’re not alone. 

Hurricane Barbara forms in Eastern Pacific becoming first of 2025 season

Hurricane Barbara formed southwest of Mexico in the Eastern Pacific Ocean on Monday morning, making it the first hurricane of the 2025 season.

Tampa weather | Sunny and cloudy mix on Monday
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Valerie Mills shares the forecast for Monday as higher chances for storms are more likely later in the week.

Hurricane Barbara forms in Pacific
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Valerie Mills is watching Hurricane Barbara in the Pacific. It has maximum sustained winds of 75 miles per hour and is expected to go out to sea. Tropical Storm Cosme has formed in the Pacific on the heels of Barbara. Mills expects Cosme to weaken and stay over open water. Mills added that she does not expect anything to form in the Gulf, Atlantic or Caribbean over the next seven days.