A derecho is a fast-moving, intense storm system often referred to as a “land hurricane” due to its destructive winds and widespread damage. Unlike tornadoes, derechos stretch for miles, bringing ...

Severe weather awareness is not all about lightning, floods, tornadoes and hurricanes. The number one weather killer in ...

Leaders in states that have been hit by disasters say they need more than the promise of an eventual federal check to manage catastrophic events.

The first full week of February is Florida’s Severe Weather Awareness Week. Every day this week the CBS 12 StormTrac Team ...

No other state in the country has more hurricane landfalls per year on average than Florida does. Nearly 40% of all ...

Every day it seems there is another climate-related catastrophe — wildfire, floods, tornadoes, high winds, hurricanes, wildfires. As the Los Angeles fires so clearly demonstrate, climate change ...

Day 3 of Severe Weather Awareness Week focuses on tornado and thunderstorm safety. According to the National Weather Service, an average of 800 tornadoes are ...

On Tuesday evening, the Okeechobee Sheriff's Office held its annual award ceremony highlighting deputies who went above and beyond in the line of duty during those storms on October 9th.

Despite it being a relatively clear day, tornado sirens will go off in Georgia Wednesday morning. It's part of an effort to have Georgians prepare for severe weather ...

Florida weather is unpredictable and encompasses more than just hurricanes. Severe Weather Awareness Week informs residents ...

Accustomed to forecasting hurricanes and other natural disasters, Louisiana's historic snowstorm of 2025 will go down as one ...

Many people believe hurricanes or tornadoes rank as Florida's most dangerous weather phenomena. But the real threat is often ...