Weather

Summer has gotten hotter nearly everywhere: See where it's worst

May 21, 2025 8:08pm EDT

U.S. summers are heating up fast, and a new study shows nearly every major city is hotter than in 1970, with extreme heat risks on the rise.

Tampa community rallies around family facing several health and hurricane hardships

May 21, 2025 6:44pm EDT

After two hurricanes destroyed most of their home, a Tampa mother's son, who is blind and autistic, is now fighting cancer following his recent diagnosis.

Manatee County allocates additional $7.5 million to drainage, ditch clearing

May 21, 2025 5:16pm EDT

There’s an effort underway in Manatee County to clear 204 miles of stormwater canals and creeks of debris before another hurricane could impact the area. 

City of Tampa scrambles to repair road cave-ins ahead of hurricane season

May 21, 2025 4:43pm EDT

City of Tampa officials announced Wednesday that they’re making great progress in repairing massive holes in streets, known as "cave-ins," ahead of hurricane season.

First tropical wave of 2025 Atlantic hurricane season forms off Africa

May 21, 2025 9:56am EDT

The start of the Atlantic hurricane season is still over a week away. However, forecasters are tracking the season's first tropical wave in the far eastern Atlantic Ocean. 

Manatee County seeks input on newly drafted plan on how to spend $252M in hurricane relief funds

May 21, 2025 9:33am EDT

Much of Tampa Bay is still recovering from last year's hurricanes. This includes Manatee County, which is now deciding how to spend $252 million in federal grant funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). 

'We're in a tornado!': Watch St. Louis construction workers ride out destructive twister in their truck

May 20, 2025 8:41pm EDT

White-knuckle moments were caught on camera as tree limbs came crashing down around workers sheltering in their truck.

Watch: Lightning bolt blasts police cruiser

May 20, 2025 11:16am EDT

A lightning bolt struck a police cruiser in Oklahoma during a severe storm Monday night, a moment captured on surveillance video.

Family owned hotel in Sunset Beach reopens 8 months after Hurricane Helene: 'The place was decimated'

May 19, 2025 6:35pm EDT

Eight months after Hurricane Helene, a family owned hotel in Sunset Beach recently reopened just in time for Memorial Day weekend.

Hurricane Season 2025: Lessons learned in Manatee County after devastating storms last year

May 19, 2025 5:15pm EDT

The 2025 Hurricane Season starts in less than two weeks, and it comes as some in Manatee County continue rebuilding and recuperating after last year's brutal storms.