Saharan Dust – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Daineko Natalia This week, Florida is expected to be slammed by a huge dust plume the size of the United States that is traveling across the Atlantic Ocean. Strong winds swept small sand and mineral particles from the surface of the Sahara Desert, creating the dust cloud.
Saharan Dust Sunrise over Atlantic Ocean – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Rolando Otero Massive clouds of dust from Africa’s Sahara Desert are transported westward by wind during the Saharan dust season in the Atlantic, occasionally all the way to the United States. Now, where is the dust? A second swath of lighter dust was
Coldest temperatures of the season coming to Florida – Woman sitting near fireplace with mug in hand – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Alina Rosanova Much of Florida and the southeastern United States will experience some of the coldest temperatures of the season along with rain due to a new winter storm. The storm in
Intense cold front hitting Florida beach — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Mia2you Some storms could strike sections of Florida when a powerful front sweeps through on Monday. This cold front will open the gates for a chilly air mass that might be the coldest in two years for parts of South Florida. The same system that
Seaside Cold Front, FL — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Kristi Blokhin As many Jacksonville locals will confirm, the arrival of the new year usually brings with it colder temperatures. In fact, there has been a lot of discussion on the internet on the prospect of snow in Florida around January 10th due to an arctic blast
Storm on Caribbean (Florida not pictured) – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Drew McArthur Sara is no longer a tropical cyclone, according to the National Hurricane Center, but its aftereffects are expected to bring heavy rainfall to Florida by the middle of the week. Early on Monday, the NHC removed advisories from the system, stating
Tropical Storm Sara (Storm system pictured is not Sara) – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Triff AccuWeather meteorologists predict that a group of showers and thunderstorms over the central Caribbean will develop into a tropical rainstorm and, later this week, a tropical storm as it moves westward. In at least one possibility, a hurricane is
Tropical Storm in Caribbean – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Drew McArthur There is little chance that a tropical depression or storm will develop this weekend and move straight westward onto southeast Georgia or Florida’s east coast by late Wednesday or early Thursday. According to Noah Bergren, a FOX 35 Storm Team meteorologist, such an
Model view from NASA of hurricane in the Caribbean and Atlantic seas – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by lavizzara The National Hurricane Center is assigning a 20 percent chance for a tropical disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico, which is linked to a weather system that drenched much of Florida with heavy rain and thunderstorms
Flood advisory – Flooded street after tornadoes and gusts of wind in Fort Lauderdale – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by FotoKina On Tuesday, a section of Miami-Dade County was placed under a flood advisory. The National Weather Service claimed that rain up to two inches deep had fallen during the day. As a result, the