Some Gulf Coast residents hunkered down at home and in shelters Monday while others ventured outside to watch the approach of a rare late-season tropical storm that brought the potential for high winds, flooding and up to 8 inches of rain in some places. ...more

November 10, 2009

The first hurricane or tropical storm in 14 years to reach the Gulf during November should bring some rain, increased wind and a chance of tornadoes to the Tampa Bay area as it crosses Florida. ...more

November 9, 2009

Forecasters from Colorado State University have reduced their prediction of hurricane activity to an average number of storms. ...more

April 8, 2009

Commercial lobster fishermen in the Florida Keys say a "disastrous" spiny lobster harvesting season has come to an end. ...more

March 31, 2009

According to some old timers around here, this winter has been colder than usual. The hard freeze we experienced a few weeks ago, coupled with this weekend's cool overnight lows, have some people looking forward to summer. While it has been chilly, and even cold a couple of early mornings, we must snap ourselves into reality: This isn't that bad. ...more

February 1, 2009

The 2008 hurricane season ends Sunday and will pass with barely a notice in Florida. Residents of Texas and islands in the Caribbean Sea, however, would have a different view of this year's season. For the third year in a row, Florida escaped a hurricane. Only Tropical Storm Fay hit – again and again – though West Central Florida saw little of the torrential rain Fay hosed on the rest of the state. ...more

November 28, 2008

The 2008 Atlantic hurricane season, which ends Sunday, appears to have attained Olympian heights, setting at least five weather records in the United States and Cuba. ...more

November 26, 2008

Tropical Storm Paloma, the season's 15th named storm, is forecast to be a Category 2 hurricane by the time it nears Cuba this weekend. Paloma formed early this morning in the western Caribbean Sea from an area of low pressure that stalled off the coast of Central America. ...more

November 6, 2008

Dan Alatorre arrived at Blue Heron Vineyards at the crack of dawn, ripe with anticipation. ...more

October 1, 2008

Dan Alatorre arrived at Blue Heron Vineyards at the crack of dawn, ripe with anticipation. ...more

September 24, 2008