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South Florida Forecast: Sizzling 90-Degree Heat, Daily Afternoon Storms, and Tropics Watch
16+ hour, 41+ min ago (425+ words) Donna Thomas has studied hurricanes for two decades. She holds a PhD in history when her experience with Hurricane Andrew ultimately led her to earn a degree in broadcast meteorology from Mississippi State University. Donna spent 15 years at WFOR-TV (CBS4 in…...
Michigan man, 20, dies in Osceola County lightning strike
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (359+ words) OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. (WKMG) — A Michigan man is dead after he was struck by lightning along a trail in Osceola County, Florida, earlier this week. The 20-year-old had just moved to the area to begin the Disney College Program. Matthew…...
On & off rain continues for South Florida
14+ hour, 56+ min ago (78+ words) WPBF On & off rain continues for South Florida Scattered storms through Sunday evening. Temperatures will fall into the 70s overnight and then hit the 90s with a few showers returning each. Widespread rain returns Thursday. 'Chaos potatoes' born at zoo weigh less…...
Fatal lightning strike offers warning for Apopka residents
19+ hour, 13+ min ago (848+ words) A 20-year-old Michigan man was killed by lightning approximately 530 feet from a Celebration hotel. AccuWeather detected only one lightning event within 15 miles of the property before the fatal strike, but activity intensified rapidly afterward. The incident reminds Apopka residents that…...
Florida couple injured after being struck by lightning while out on a walk
20+ hour, 42+ min ago (456+ words) A couple was struck by lightning on Sept. 2, in Winter Garden, Florida, while taking a walk under an umbrella. Video shows police arriving on scene to tend to the couple after the lightning strike. WINTER GARDEN, Fla.– A man and…...
Weather Week in Advance: Severe weather, Heat and Tropical activity to impact parts of U.S.
20+ hour, 16+ min ago (634+ words) The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has issued a slight risk for severe weather Monday across parts of eastern Nebraska into western Iowa. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms could develop by late afternoon, bringing the potential for damaging winds, large hail…...
Disney College Program intern who died from lightning strike identified
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (52+ words) KWCH Disney College Program intern who died from lightning strike identified Omaha archdiocese to honor Father Flanagan’s path to sainthood with Mass of Thanksgiving 29th and Grove groundwater remediation open house in Wichita Police: Hayden Panettiere’s boyfriend detained following assault inside…...
"She Was Blue!": Body Cam Video Captures Harrowing Rescue After Florida Couple Struck by Lightning
23+ hour, 23+ min ago (553+ words) While walking on the West Orange Trail in Winter Garden, Florida, Clare Walenga and Aaron Walenga were suddenly struck by lightning. In body cam footage released by the Winter Garden Police Department, officers are seen assisting the Floridians knocked down…...
Scattered storms and high heat forecast for South Florida Sunday
22+ hour, 23+ min ago (93+ words) South Florida is expected to see hot and humid conditions Sunday, with a 40% chance of scattered rain and storms in the late afternoon. WPBF 25 Meteorologists are monitoring the chance of inclement weather on Sunday afternoon. WPBF 25 First Morning Meteorologist Nikki…...
20-year-old Disney College Program participant killed by lightning in central Florida
23+ hour, 48+ min ago (338+ words) CELEBRATION, Fla. (CBS12) — A 20-year-old Michigan man who had just moved to Florida to begin his Disney College Program was killed by a lightning strike Tuesday while running in Celebration. Matthew Jenkins of Shelby Township, Michigan, had been in Florida for…...