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The governor says forecasters are calling for a major hurricane. But he says just how strong the storm gets could be determined by the path it takes.

The region has already been saturated over the past several weeks and the storm is expected to bring up to a foot of rain as it impacts the Big Bend. That’s raising concerns about flooding—and has state and local agencies warning residents not to try to drive through flooded roads.

Experts are anticipating a very active hurricane season. That’s good news for the world’s deadliest animal.

Jeff Berardelli in Tampa and John Morales in Miami say viewer response has been mostly positive. Berardelli says, "We're being irresponsible if we're not providing context."

The May 10th tornados in Tallahassee damaged and destroyed hundreds of homes and knocked out power. But the extended outages have resulted in a massive amount of food spoilage in a food-insecure area of the state. Now, local residents are restocking their fridges and freezers with help from Second Harvest of the Big Bend.

The district suffered devastating damage caused by tornados that touched down in the area earlier this month.

Thunderstorms and at least 3 confirmed tornados barreled through Tallahassee early Friday morning, resulting in at least one local death and leaving more than 80-thousand people without power. The county’s emergency management director is viewing this as a test-run for the upcoming hurricane season.

Over half of Florida's capitol city is without power as of Friday afternoon.

About 100 families were temporarily stranded Thursday when flooding caused by a deluge of nearly 10 inches of rain during an overnight storm blocked their ability to leave their property. Many of those families live on Sir Richard Road.

Strong storms in the forecast have caused some local schools, colleges and universities to close or delay start times Thursday morning.