Florida dodges bullet as storm season nears end

For the second consecutive year, the hurricane season has exhausted a list of names. But with days to go before the Nov. 30 end of the season, Florida has had brushes with only three named systems that were mostly rainmakers.

Today?s tropical weather forecast
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Meteorologist Jim Weber offers the lastest during the final week of hurricane season.

Florida’s hurricane hunter team getting new aircraft

The Florida-based hurricane hunter team is getting a new aircraft to help chase fierce storms. NOAA’s squad will add a Gulfstream 550 to the three other aircraft at its home base at Lakeland Linder International Airport.

Thanksgiving week forecast: Periodic rain, wind expected in parts of US

It’s a mixture of good and not-so-good news as millions of Americans contend with the weather to make it to their final destination for the Thanksgiving holiday.