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Tropical Storm Fay formed southwest of the Azores in the northeast Atlantic, but there is no direct threat to land.

Lightning deaths have fallen sharply nationwide, but Florida still leads the country over the past decade — and six people have already died in the state this year. From the outdated “lightning crouch” to changes in the familiar 30-30 rule, here are five lightning facts Floridians should know.

T.D. Six could strengthen enough to become the sixth named storm of the hurricane season. Even so, it will remain well removed from any landmass

Upper level low pressure will continue to bring several rounds of heavy rains across the southern half of Florida. Flash flooding is possible throughout the weekend.

An upper-level low that will move across Florida late during the week and over the weekend will help to increase moisture and erosion to east coast beaches.

Some will get a taste of autumn this week. Are you ready?

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a disturbance in the central Atlantic, but the system poses no threat to the U.S. and faces an uphill climb for development.

A stormy but normal weather pattern continues this weekend. Higher-than-normal high tides as the New Moon reigns.

The cloudless blue sky of September 11, 2001, became part of America’s collective memory. Twenty-five years later, we examine how weather influenced the World Trade Center dust plume and recovery — and what scientists learned when U.S. air traffic was grounded.

Atlantic hurricane season has reached its climatological peak without producing a single hurricane. A strengthening El Niño is helping suppress development, but Florida’s complicated history shows why a quiet peak is no guarantee of a quiet finish.