Tornado Updates

Top weather news for Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. Hurricane season is not over yet. There are two tropical threats set up in the Atlantic right now. Both have a low chance of development, but the odds are slowly increasing for one spinning in the western Caribbean Sea.

Coast Guard Sector Honolulu said it received a report on Wednesday evening of a missing 17-year-old kayaker off Waikiki. Rescuers said the teenager became separated from his high school paddling team and was not wearing a life jacket.

In Treasure Island, a pile of soaked debris now sits on what was an empty lot next to the town’s police station.

Data from the Florida Department of Health shows reports of flesh-eating bacteria have increased following impacts from Hurricanes Helene and Milton. According to health officials, Vibrio vulnificus normally lives in warm seawater but can pose increased risks when pushed inland by tropical cyclones. Despite the increases Vibrio vulnificus infections are still considered to be rare. People can also be infected with Vibrio vulnificus when they eat raw shellfish.

Before Hurricane Milton levels of Karenia brevis, the organism responsible for red tide was on the increase across parts of Southwest Florida and around the Tampa metro. Following the storms, researchers are concerned about a dramatic increase in the weeks and months ahead.

Police bodycam footage shows Florida officers taking a creative approach to save a bulldog from Milton flooding last week.

Winter will be here before we know it, and the emergence of a La Niña weather pattern could have an impact on the types of winter weather conditions we see in the U.S.

The compact tropical disturbance we've been following across the Atlantic will move near or just north of the northeastern Caribbean islands tomorrow.

A Supermoon is gracing our skies on Thursday night, and it's going to be a showstopper.