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2012 Low Number of Tornadoes The start of 2012 could not have been any busier for the numbers of tornadoes that were reported. So why couldn't the rest of the season keep up? Lack of shear and the drought are just 2 of the clues why the 2012 tornado season was so mundane. Tornadoes cannot exist without the clouds and moist more... - 2013/01/02

Storm system on the way for the weekend Yet another storm system is on its way for the eastern third of the country for the last weekend of 2012. This winter storm will likely produce somewhat similar affects to that of the last storm. Synoptic scenario going into weekend. Overall snow accumulations will be less and reports of severe wil more... - 2012/12/27

Hurricane Center Proposes New Hurricane Warning Criteria One day systems, such as Sandy, that make landfall without having a hurricane status may be given hurricane watches and warnings. The new definition of hurricane watch and warning is reported to soon include any storm system that has winds of 74 mph or higher. Before now, only areas affected b more... - 2012/12/06

Minor Changes Coming To Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale (SSHWS) is undergoing a minor modification for 2012 in order to resolve awkwardness associated with conversions among the various units used for wind speed in advisory products. The change broadens the Category 4 wind speed range by one mile per hour (mph) at more... - 2012/03/25

Drought To Continue Officially, this year, less than 2 inches of rainfall has fallen over North Florida. Some locations have seen more than others. Last year, at this time, already some 10 inches of rainfall had occurred. We are certainly running behind last year's numbers. The lack of rainfall has the area in an extre more... - 2012/03/05

Fire Danger Soars High to extreme fire danger, across the entire State. The state of the drought is about to turn ugly across a good portion of the Southeast, including Florida. Since December 1st around 1.5 inches of rain has fallen around the region. And since January 1st, only sprinkles have been recorded in the more... - 2012/01/15