Hurricane Season

Hurricane Kate in 1985 was the latest hurricane to make landfall in the continental U.S. and in Florida. Landfall occurred on Nov. 21 along the Florida Panhandle.

As Josephine moves away, South Florida will see a surge of tropical moisture from the south, increasing the chance of heavy rain that could cause flash floods. The rain could worsen coastal flooding due to King Tides.

A weak cold front will lower rain chances and also bring slightlly lower humidity values for much of Florida for part of this week.

Damaging winds, tornadoes, and flash flood risk will continue throughout the weekend across the Southeast into the Mid-Atlantic.

Landfalling tropical systems have a history of producing tornadoes, but the atmospheric ingredients around Isaias appear conducive for tornadic supercells

Isaias strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane on Friday and is expected to make landfall near Pensacola by Saturday morning.

Tropical Storm Isaias is expected strengthen into a Category 2 hurricane on Friday. The cyclone is headed towards the northern Gulf but moisture will impact much of Florida.

Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for 25 counties, including Leon and Bay. Tropical Storm Isaias could hit the western panhandle by the weekend.

Even with the latest activity in the Gulf with Tropical Storm Isaias, it's been a quiet Atlantic hurricane season so far, which is typical for the El Niño climate pattern we're in right now.

Florida faces continued heavy rain and flooding concerns as the strengthening tropical system moves toward the northern Gulf Coast.