Cheryl McCloud
Tallahassee Democrat
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Florida's gas holiday holiday ends today. Consumers saved 25 cents per gallon in October
While the gas tax holiday ends today, there are three other programs still in effect to help consumers save money. → Read More
Florida abortions: What you need to know about bill making its way through Legislature
There are some exceptions to the abortion ban, including saving the pregnant woman's life. → Read More
Tropics watch: National Hurricane Center keeping an eye on 2 tropical waves
Gradual development is possible starting Wednesday as one of the waves nears the southeastern Bahamas. → Read More
Tropics watch: Tropical Depression 18 expected to become season's next major hurricane
Is the development of Hurricane Sam on the horizon? The Hurricane Center thinks so. → Read More
Tropics watch: Forecasters tracking 2 tropical storms and what could be next depression
A tropical depression could form later this week as a tropical wave moves west across the Atlantic. → Read More
Tropics watch: 2 new tropical depressions forecast to develop soon as NHC tracks 4 systems
The season's next tropical systems are forecast to develop by late this weekend or early next week. → Read More
Tropical Storm Mindy brings rains to Florida. What we know.
Tropical Storm Mindy was expected to produce heavy rainfall across the already-saturated Florida Panhandle though Thursday morning. → Read More
Tropics watch: Mindy weakens quickly after Florida landfall; NHC tracking 3 others systems
As Mindy moves toward the Atlantic, a tornado or two is possible over portions of North Florida and southern Georgia this morning. → Read More
Tropics watch: Florida could get wind, rain from tropical disturbance approaching Gulf Coast
A tropical disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico currently has a low chance for development, but bears watching as it approaches the Gulf Coast. → Read More
Tropical Storm Fred expected to bring heavy rain, dangerous storm surge to Florida Panhandle
On the forecast track, the center of Fred is expected to make landfall in the western Florida Panhandle this afternoon or early evening. → Read More
Tropics watch: Atlantic basin remains quiet, with no activity forecast over next 5 days
There have been five named storms so far this season in the Atlantic basin, which is well above the average pace for late July. → Read More
Florida tax free weekend 2021: What back to school supplies are covered and NOT covered
People can avoid paying sales tax on clothes costing $60 or less, school supplies $15 or less, and the first $1,000 of the price of personal computer → Read More
Tropics watch: System of low pressure continues to bring thunderstorms as it moves north
The system is expected to meander along the coastline of Georgia and South Carolina over the next day or so. → Read More
Need to prepare for a hurricane? Here's what you should have in a disaster supply kit.
Assemble a kit early and maintain it during the entire hurricane season to avoid shortages when a storm is imminent. → Read More
Tropics watch: As former Tropical Storm Danny weakens, eyes turn toward tropical wave
"It is possible that this can gain enough organization to become a tropical depression," said AccuWeather meteorologist Adam Douty. → Read More
National Hurricane Center monitoring 2 systems in Atlantic; 1 could become tropical depression
A strong tropical wave moving off Africa could become a tropical depression early next week as it moves across the Atlantic. → Read More
Tropics watch: Tropical wave moving toward Caribbean showing decreasing chance for development
Development of this system is unlikely as it moves west-northwest at 5 to 10 mph. → Read More
Tropical wave approaching Caribbean as remnants of Tropical Storm Claudette race out to sea
A tropical wave approaching the Caribbean currently has a 30 percent chance for development. → Read More
Tropical depression forecast to develop in Gulf of Mexico. What's expected impact on Gulf Coast?
Landfall for the system in the Gulf of Mexico could be anywhere from the Texas-Louisiana border to the western part of the Florida Panhandle. → Read More
Chances for tropical development of system in Caribbean drop overnight
AccuWeather forecasters say the potential exists for development of a tropical depression or storm and the chances will grow in mid- to late June. → Read More