W ith the peak of hurricane season only days away, Gov. Ron DeSantis defended his administration's lack of a public hurricane evacuation plan for Alligator Alcatraz, the immigrant detention facility in the heart of the Everglades.

Floridians are no strangers to the daily storms that Summer brings, but the excessive heat felt over the last few days have disturbed their regularity, meaning they will strike at odd times in the day

Scattered showers and storms will move across parts of South Florida with the potential for some heavy downpours and localized flooding. The Weather Prediction Center has placed Broward, and most of Miami-Dade, under a marginal (level 1) risk of flash flooding.

A disturbance near Florida could evolve into a tropical depression or Tropical Storm Dexter this week, according to forecasters.

Jacksonville faces a dangerous combination of extreme heat and heavy rain as a heat advisory takes effect and storms are forecast for the area, according to News4JAX's Exact Track 4D Weather Authority.

The current trends support expanding storms and significant rainfall across the region, according to CBS News Miami Chief Meteorologist Ivan Cabrera.

A disorganized low-pressure area that's moving over northern Florida is showing increasing chances of becoming a tropical depression or tropical storm later in the week, the National Hurricane Center said. Even now, it's already having an influence on Florida weather with isolated torrential rain.

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A system that is producing heavy rain and thunderstorms off Florida’s east coast could become a tropical depression later this week, according to the National Hurricane Center.

The next named storm of the season will be Dexter. Is there a tropical storm or hurricane coming toward Florida? Satellite and radar data indicate the shower and thunderstorm activity associated with the system of low pressure located just offshore of the ...