WEATHER ALERT
Coastal communities keep an eye on the storm as they prepare for its effects
Read full article: Coastal communities keep an eye on the storm as they prepare for its effectsFlorida’s director of the Division of Emergency Management is urging residents to keep an eye on the storm, especially those in coastal communities such as Vilano Beach.
St. Johns County considers buying out homeowners in Summer Haven after nor’easter damage
Read full article: St. Johns County considers buying out homeowners in Summer Haven after nor’easter damageSt. Johns County leaders are trying to figure out how to fix a beach that was devastated during the recent Nor’easter just a few weeks ago.
Commissioners issue coastal storm event proclamation in Summer Haven following nor’easter
Read full article: Commissioners issue coastal storm event proclamation in Summer Haven following nor’easterDuring its Tuesday afternoon meeting, St. Johns County commissioners spoke about a significant breach of the ocean during a nor’easter that worsened erosion in the Summer Haven area.
Weather delay: Jacksonville Beach night surfing competition pushed to Sunday morning
Read full article: Weather delay: Jacksonville Beach night surfing competition pushed to Sunday morningConditions that build high waves are usually a surfer’s delight, but nor’easter conditions Friday got a bit too rough to safely run the Red Bull Night Riders surfing competition in Jacksonville Beach.
Nor’easter continues to slowly unwind, flood waters the last to fade away
Read full article: Nor’easter continues to slowly unwind, flood waters the last to fade awayJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Coastal and tidal waterways really have seen the worst of it with the intracoastal as flooded as we have seen without a hurricane. High tide flooding will fade but only slowly with some areas likely to still flood for the next week. Biggest tides were on Sunday with Saturday, Monday and Tuesday a very close second, third and fourth. Highest winds were on Monday, with many locations seeing wind gusts to 40 mph. The highest gust was on Saturday with a peak gust of 49 mph at Marineland.
Record breaking tropics and nothing heading to Jacksonville but a strong nor’easter this weekend
Read full article: Record breaking tropics and nothing heading to Jacksonville but a strong nor’easter this weekendJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Massive autumn high pressure to dominate the eastern United States this weekend, sounds great, except if you live along the coastline of Georgia into Central Florida. With a super-sized high pressure to our north and general lower than normal air pressure all around Jacksonville. So, that’s high pressure north and low pressure to the south, the greater the difference, the greater the coastal winds. There will be also be a possibility of another coastal tropical low pressure that could form within the battle field of high and low pressure. Wilfred will likely develop from TD #21 in the far, far, far eastern Atlantic Ocean.
Damp Friday evening; Nor'easter sets in Saturday
Read full article: Damp Friday evening; Nor'easter sets in SaturdayJACKSONVILLE, Fla - Showers and a wave of more widespread rain are spreading across our area from the southwest towards the northeast. Expect damp conditions on Friday evening. The most widespread rain will be from Gainesville to Palatka and Orange Park. Monday the Nor'easter starts to lessen it's grip on our area, but will still see partly sunny skies, northeasterly winds around 10 mph, and decent chances for showers. The chances for rain look more widespread on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday as we hit the low 90s for afternoon highs.