Governor Ron DeSantis extended the state of emergency to 51 counties ahead of Tropical Storm Milton, and it now includes all of Northeast Florida counties.

Governor Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency in 35 counties ahead of Tropical Storm Milton on Saturday.

Rain continues as the Risk of Flooding Increases

Dangerous feels-like temperatures remain until the evening after sunset for all of Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida. Storms with heavy downpours will continue in Putnam, Flagler, and part of St. Johns counties until after sunset.

Incumbent U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz is seeking re-election in District 6, which covers southern St. Johns County, Putnam and Flagler counties and residents of eastern Marion and northern Volusia counties. He faces one Republican primary challenger, John Grow. The winner will face Democrat James David Stockton III in the November general election. A write-in candidate also qualified for the general election.

Strong to isolated severe storms

Today is your one chance to get outdoors without the risk of getting soaked.

It's not a rut, it's a pattern...a hot and humid summertime pattern

Evening storms will linger until midnight with steamy muggy temps in the 80s.

It’s something you will only see happen on Channel 4.

Today is a Weather Authority Alert Day as strong and severe storms are expected to impact parts of Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia.

Severe weather anticipated Tuesday, including the potential for heavy downpours, tornadoes and small hail, led government and other offices around the area to announce closures for the day.

The big weather story is the Gulf low that will track over our area on Saturday. Plan on all-day rain.

A Tornado Watch through 9 a.m. and steady rain all morning have prompted a Weather Alert through noon Thursday.

Temperatures this morning are muggy in the upper 60s to low to mid 70 near the coast. Afternoon highs will reach the low to mid 80s region wide with mostly cloudy then turning partly cloudy by the afternoon. Some early morning showers continue across Flagler and Putnam counties, but conditions will be clearing out throughout the day with isolated storm chances in our southern counties along I-95.Tomorrow early morning showers are possible across Flagler, Putnam and St. John’s County with isolated storm chances throughout the day but another day where most of us will stay dry with more dry air in the region and that also means less cloud coverage for Monday.Gusty NE winds or onshore flow will continue throughout the week with gusts up to 30 mph leading to dangerous conditions along our coastal areas. The coastal flood warning has been extended through Tuesday where high rip currents and dangerous surf continues to be possible.Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:13 PM

We all felt the breeze and saw some clouds, others had a soggy Saturday

Happy plants and slightly cooler temperatures

Sweltering Saturday, Sunday too

Scattered storms continue, Drier and hotter days ahead

Rounds of rain continue tonight, more to come tomorrow

Winding down a wet day, but there is more to come

Locally heavy showers, storms exit the beaches...for now

Scattered showers and storms will develop this afternoon with some isolated strong to severe storms possible.

A warm Wednesday with showers, storms for some...Feeling Lucky?

The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office held a memorial Saturday for one of its retired K9s.

Three municipalities, all of which are in Flagler and Putnam counties, had local elections on Tuesday, March 7.

As a cold front moves over Florida Saturday into Sunday the temperatures will dip.

Tropical Storm Warning, Hurricane Watch, Flood watch, Storm Surge Warning...

Now that the Georgia/Florida game is over, there will be overcast and temperatures into the mid 60s overnight. Storms in Putnam and Flagler counties phase out into the early morning

Early voting in the Nov. 8 general election starts Monday in Jacksonville as well as Alachua, Bradford, Flagler and Putnam counties.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has opened a Disaster Recovery Center in St. Johns County in the wake of Hurricane Ian.

Jacksonville is just on the edge of Ian’s wrath.

Rulings from several East Coast and Central Florida judicial circuits, including the Seventh Circuit (St. Johns, Flagler, Putnam and other counties), are appealed to the Fifth District Court of Appeals.

Today has been a bit hazy with dusty Saharan air and this will suppress some storms. The drier location will be at the beaches and areas over Putnam and southern St. Johns counties. Rain will develop near the Gulf and track northeastward through north Florida this afternoon. Inland locations of Duval, Baker and the Suwannee River Valley should get storms that may last late into the evening, especially over southeast Georgia.

Showers with isolated thunderstorms continue across central St. Johns county.  These will slowly push north as they weaken.  Showers will be possible over Clay, Putnam and southern Duval through around 2 p.m.  Near seasonal afternoon highs with increasing rain and storm coverage this week.

Update: Strong storms continue to move inland across Putnam, Southern St Johns and Flagler County this afternoon. Storms are producing heavy rainfall, gusty winds, frequent lightning and pea size hail.

Update 10:27 p.m.

Showers with areas of light rain continue across Putnam, Inland St. Johns and Flagler counties.  Cloudy skies with late day scattered showers, storms will develop near and along Highway 301 and then push east this evening.  Showers possible early Friday morning and the unsettled pattern continues this weekend.

We will be updating this as the weather system moves across the area. Check back for later updates.

A powerful cold front will blow through mid-morning Saturday and with it comes the potential for brief and intense downpours. The threat is less on the rain amounts and more on the intensity or severity of the storms.

Maybe the best part of Friday will be the Gaughan Gauge, it will be a “9”, nice!

Ida really unloaded on the Northeast United States Wednesday night, some of the heaviest rainfall totals throughout Ida’s entire inland track took place between Philadelphia and Boston. Dozens died in flash flooding. A few locations saw as much as 10″ of rain, in a matter of hours. This illustrates the amazing deep layer of tropical moisture that surrounded Ida and allowed for the 3rd fastest rapid intensification over the past 50 years.

Happy Thursday! We’re waking up to some mild temperatures in the mid to upper 70s and areas of patchy fog.

Isolated radar reports of possible severe storms earlier in Clay and Alachua counties, these have faded with the next area to watch will be along the Clay/Putnam county line, this threat will be there until 4:30 p.m.

This article will be updated with severe weather alerts from The Weather Authority.

Happy Sunday! We’re off to another wet start with light to moderate rainfall building along the Gulf Coast and tracking east.

Sunrise temperatures will be in the upper 50s inland, around 60° downtown and the Southside with area beaches starting off in the low 60s. Sunrise is at 7:24 a.m. and due to some high clouds, it could be fairly spectacular. During the typical heat of the day, mid-afternoon, say around 3 p.m. our temperatures will peak in the upper 80s along and west of I-95, to the mid-70s at area beaches. the cool sea breeze at area beaches will start to push onshore (westward) causing temperatures to cool back into the 60s. AdTomorrow evening will be beautiful, really pleasant as evening temperatures cool back into the 70s.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The winds FINALLY start to calm down this evening, expect overnight breezes out of the northeast around 10 mph. Under mostly cloudy skies temperatures will sink down into the cool upper 50s. Mostly cloudy skies stick around with a cool northeasterly breeze between 7-12 mph. The rest of the week into the weekend looks quiet, cloudy and warm. Expect morning temperatures in the mid 60s and afternoon highs in the mid 80s.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Florida’s Department of Health confirmed 5,922 new COVID-19 cases on Friday and reported an additional 144 deaths attributed to the virus. The state has now verified 1,898,223 cases since the outbreak began and 31,162 deaths, according to health department data. For the first time in weeks, there were no deaths in Duval County in Friday’s report. FDOH did list three additional deaths in Nassau and Putnam counties and two more in St. Johns County. As of Friday afternoon, there were 3,864 people hospitalized in Flordia with a primary diagnosis of COVID-19.

It’s a warm start to the weekend...South-southwest flow as a weak front lifts northward leading to increased cloud cover and warm temperatures going into the weekend. Potential for late evening and early morning patchy fog developments over areas west of the I-75 corridor. Wind S 5-10 mph. Mostly clear with patchy fog overnight. Wind S 5-10 mph.

The cold front behind the messy weather moves through overnight, clearing our skies out and chilling us down into the upper 30s. Saturday starts out cold and will be sunny and chilly all day, temperatures will climb up to around 60°. Saturday night turns cold again as temperatures dive down into the upper 30s and low 40s. Sunday starts of cold , but makes it into the cool low 60s for the afternoon hours under partly cloudy skies. Monday there will be an isolated shower or two, but otherwise partly sunny skies and mild temperatures, making it up to around 70° during the afternoon.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Florida continues to see rates of new coronavirus infections below the peak seen early in the new year, but the number of deaths added to the Department of Health’s count on Tuesday continues to be among the state’s largest daily increases. Of 225 additional deaths reported by the state Tuesday, three were in Duval County, two were in Alachua County and there was one death each in Nassau and Putnam counties. There have now been 29,659 deaths of residents or visitors to Florida attributed to COVID-19 since last March. The 6,297 new cases of COVID-19 reported by the case on Tuesday bring the state’s total to 1,837,285. Of the new cases, 279 were in Duval County.

Tonight temperatures turn chilly with overnight lows in the mid to upper 30s over inland Southeastern Georgia, low 40s for inland Northeastern Florida and upper 40s and low 50s for the beaches. Wednesday expect building clouds and afternoon to evening chances for showers- especially in our southern, coastal counties. Temperatures will top out in the mid 60s with northeasterly winds around 10 mph. Friday morning may start off with a few showers, but the we will see clearing skies and chilly temperatures only climbing into the mid 60s. Sunday we wake up around 40° and warm up into the cool low 60s under sunny skies.

The tornado watch remains in effect for the following counties through 10 p.m.:Northeast Florida:Baker, Clay, Duval, Flagler, Nassau, Putnam, St. Johns. The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for Columbia County through 4:45 p.m. The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for Columbia, Gilchrist, Suwannee counties through 4:15 p.m.🌪 Tornado warning issued for supercell moving into Suwannee county. UPDATE 2:37 p.m.: The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for Putnam County through 3:15 p.m. Here's a closer look at the area affect by the Tornado Warning just issued for Putnam county.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A round of showers and storms that moved across our area prompted a Weather Authority Alert Day on Sunday. People in that area saw hours of rain, with amounts up to an inch. Clay, Putnam and St. Johns counties were under a tornado warning for parts of Sunday afternoon as showers and stormes pushed through. There were some reports of downed trees near State Road 13A and some flooding on County Road 65. AdThe Weather Authority Alert Day ended shortly before 6 p.m., and showers will fade Sunday night.

After a damp and foggy start we are starting to see some sunshine peek through the clouds. Afternoon highs will climb into the mid 60s across SE GA and mid to upper 60s even low 70s across portions of NE FL. If you’re planning on firing up the grill for Super Bowl Sunday you can expect some sunshine with seasonal comfortable conditions. Overnight lows will drop into the seasonal upper 40s with clear skies. The next round of potentially disruptive weather starts next Friday and spills over into the weekend.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – As the Weather Authority Alert continues Saturday, the National Weather continues to watch to severe storms track east northeast across Northeast Florida. A Tornado Watch is in effect for Union, Putnam, St. Johns and Flagler counties until midnight. For the differences between a Tornado Watch and a Tornado Warning, see the graphic below. Difference between a Tornado Watch and Tornado WarningThe Weather Authority Alert, which runs from 4-9 p.m., was triggered by heavy, disruptive rain and the potential for isolated severe thunderstorms. Those south of the I-10 corridor have an increased chance to see a strong to severe thunderstorm.

There will still be freezing temperatures in the normally cold locations just west of Jacksonville to inland Southeastern Georgia. Thursday starts off chilly with inland frost, but warms up into the upper 60s, hitting 70° for an afternoon high. Expect increasing clouds in the afternoon skies and light winds. Saturday we may wake up damp, but the cold front behind the showers pushes through, clearing our skies and cooling us down. We will hit the mid 60s under partly sunny skies.

Thursday starts off chilly with inland frost, but warms up into the upper 60s, hitting 70° for an afternoon high. Expect mostly sunny skies and light winds. We will hit the upper 60s under mostly sunny skies. Sunday is a tad cooler, waking up in the mid 40s and warming up into the low 60s under mostly cloudy skies. Monday and Tuesday look sunny and cool, only topping out in the low 60s.

Cloudier skies we are seeing today will be part of the daily forecast into the weekend. All thos clouds rolling off the Atlantic are carrying several pockets of light showers. Spots of rain last overnight but most won’t carry past the western sections of Putnam, Clay and Duval counties. Coastal showers stick around Friday and into the weekend with the 10-15 mph easterly breeze through Saturday. Highs in the lower 70s Friday climb into the mid to upper 70s this weekend.

CLAY COUNTY, Fla. – Wind gusts overnight prompted a few hundred power outages across Northeast Florida as Tropical Storm Eta swept over the state, but there were minimal reports of damage impacting residents here. As of 10 a.m. Thursday, a few outages in Jacksonville left a couple dozen customers without power, according to JEA. Clay Electric reported there were three dozen customers in the dark in Clay County, along with over 170 in Putnam County and more than 300 in Alachua County. TRACKING THE TROPICS: Interactive map | Choose your view of radar/camerasTropical Storm #Eta Advisory 48A: Center of Eta Moving Across North Florida. Eta briefly gained hurricane strength Wednesday morning in the Gulf of Mexico, but weakened significantly before reaching the coast.

Tropical Storm Eta will move northeast across northeast Florida this morning and early afternoon. Eta is forecast to move off the northeast Florida coast this afternoon with improving conditions expected by sunset. Highs in the upper 70s to low 80s across southeast Georgia and northeast Florida. Friday: Clearing and cooler with wake up temperatures in the 60s to low 70s across southeast Georgia and northeast Florida. Afternoon temperatures in the upper 70s to low 80s across southeast Georgia, northeast Florida.

Look for fewer showers with a 40% chance through the day primarily near coastal areas and especially around St. Johns, Flagler and Putnam counties. Sunday brings the highest winds gusts before letting up just a touch to around 20-25 mph. Minor river and beach flooding is possible with late morning high tide at the beach around noon on the river. Those northeast winds stay strong with gusts to 40 mph and waves crashing near 10 at the beach. Over 3 inches of rain fell in St. Johns county with nearly 5 inches in St. Augustine near Treaty Park.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The feels-like temperature could reach 112° in Jacksonville on Friday afternoon, which is dangerous for those susceptible to heat. This advisory is issued when the maximum heat index temperature is expected to be 100° or higher for at least two days and night time air temperatures will not drop below 75°. Sunday kicks off a cloudier, wetter and not-as-hot weather pattern. we expect a few rounds of showers and thunderstorms, keeping up in the upper 80s for daytime highs. The wetter and not-as-hot weather pattern sticks around through Labor Day, with 70% chances for showers and thunderstorms with daytime highs around 88°.

Heat Advisory for Putnam, inland St. Johns and Flagler counties noon through 6pm. Afternoon highs in the low to mid 90s inland with 90s along our beaches. Isolated showers with storms for northeast Florida, from Gainesville to St. Johns county, 20-30 percent. Saturday: The heat continues with mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies with a slight chance of showers, storms, 20-30 percent for northeast Florida as Georgia stays hot and dry. Highs in the mid to upper 90s inland, low 90s along our beaches.

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Cloudy skies with light mist and drizzle could spread across parts of southeast Georgia through mid morning as a weak front pushes east. Partly cloudy skies this afternoon and evening with slightly less than seasonal temperatures. Mainly dry with sunny skies and OPEN WINDOW friendly afternoon highs as an offshore wind pattern develops this week. Today: Becoming partly cloudy and cool. Wind WNW 5-10 mph.

A weak frontal boundary will persist off the east coast which will bring showers with a few thunderstorms possible. Afternoon highs in the upper 70s to 80s. Cloudy skies with showers possible overnight. Saturday: A warm front will lift through the area as a possible tropical or sub-tropical low develops along the central Gulf Coast. Showers possible through the day with wake up temperatures in the upper 60s to 70s.

North Florida Land Trust photoTALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet agreed Tuesday to spend $7.6 million to conserve more than 8,100 acres in Putnam and Walton counties. The acquisitions include a parcel in Putnam County that is part the Etoniah/Cross Florida Greenway Florida Forever project and two deals in Walton County that are part of a broader conservation effort known as the Seven Runs Creek Final Phase Florida Forever project. The conservation easement allows the Williams to continue to own the land while ensuring it will be preserved for future generations. PREVIOUS STORY: Cabinet could OK conserving more than 3,500 acres in Putnam CountyEach deal involves purchasing a conservation easement on the properties.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Today will be breezy, dry and sunny. The northeasterly winds will drive a higher volume of water against our coastline, making for minor coastal and river flooding during times of high tide. Expect breezy northeasterly winds between 10-15 mph. Minor river flooding will be an increasing concern during high tide with the consistent northeasterly winds. Expect afternoon highs in the upper 80s.

CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE (Of nine judges on the circuit bench in St. Johns, Putnam, Flagler and Volusia counties, only one race is contested and will appear on the primary ballot.) My legal experience includes the following practice areas:District Court of Appeal- criminal, civil, and family. Circuit Court- criminal felony, juvenile, dependency, civil, probate, and family. Administrative Court- civil. In electing a Circuit Judge, the people are selecting a traveling trial judge.