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Four Corners, Florida saw more lightning in 2022 than any other community in the United States. According to environmental technology company Vaisala, Four Corners ranked first in lightning density this year with 474 lightning events per square kilometer, or 1,229 lightning events per square mile.

Florida’s climate hit a new record in 2022. According to NOAA, last year marked the 5th hottest year the state’s recorded history. An unusually warm January followed in the new year, with most weather stations in Florida trending three or four degrees above normal in the past month.

A frontal boundary over the central Peninsula on Saturday morning will slowly shift north during the day and cause widespread rain across parts of central and northern Florida in the afternoon. A cold front will then track across the Panhandle and north-central Florida on Sunday causing more rounds of rain and possibly some isolated severe storms.

A powerful low pressure system is forecast to bring all threats of severe weather to the Sunshine State Wednesday into Thursday.

While neither Hurricane Ian nor Hurricane Nicole made landfall on the inland communities of Central Florida, the impacts were devastating. Many neighborhoods experienced severe flooding that destroyed homes and displaced families.

An approaching cold front will help provide the atmosphere with extra lift and could lead to strong storms through Wednesday in North Florida and the Panhandle.

The National Hurricane Center said in an update of its products that two-day outlooks will still be available in addition to the new seven-day outlook.

After Hurricane Ian made landfall just over 6 months ago, the National Hurricane Center announced today the storm briefly reached Category 5 status before slamming into southwest Florida.

Above average temperatures and below average rainfall have resulted in expanding drought conditions in the Sunshine State.

As of 7 am this morning, Tropical Storm Nicole is located east of the Bahamas moving westward at 13 mph. Tropical Storm force winds are expected to increase along the Florida Atlantic coast this morning and will continue spread across the Peninsula this afternoon and evening. Nicole is forecast to make landfall late this evening in SE Florida as a hurricane with winds up to 75 mph.