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Melissa will crawl over the Caribbean. Heavy rains and dangerous flooding are expected in Jamaica, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic.

Mosquito inactivity begins when temperatures reach around 50 degrees, with mortality setting in as temperatures approach the freezing mark.

Humidity levels will continue to fluctuate as several fronts make their way fhrough Florida. Another push of dry air comes midweek.

Hurricane Kate, which struck the Florida Panhandle on November 21, 1985, remains the latest hurricane on record to make landfall in the continental United States.

There is a high chance of a tropical wave developing over the next 7 days as it moves through the Caribbean. It does not currently pose a threat to Florida.

Forecasters are monitoring two areas of disturbed weather in the Atlantic. The tropical wave that is in the central Atlantic has the best chance of developing once it enters the Caribbean Sea.

Is this for Florida's rainy season? There are still areas dealing with a worsening drought, which could mean bad news for the comign dry months and wildfires.

The recently declared La Niña is expected to persist through into the winter. The pattern often fuels increased tornadoes and severe weather across parts of the county, except in Florida.

Tropical Storm Lorenzo will stay as a fish storm without impacting land.

More than a dozen communities across the state have active voluntary home buyout programs designed to reduce damage from flooding and storm surge.