Combined FPREN/WGCU dispatches
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The National Weather Service is hoping the test will familiarize students and teachers with safety protocols in the event a tornado is imminent.
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The Florida Division of Emergency Management has been ordered to prepare for a storm that could affect Florida next week and the Lee County Emergency Management and partners are monitoring conditions.
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Two tropical storms — Franklin and Gert — are swimming around the Atlantic Ocean in various stages of intensifying and degrading. One of them, Franklin, has the best chance of intensifying into a hurricane. As of Monday, there is no current threat to Florida. As of the 11 a.m. NHC report, Emily was downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone.
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Two tropical waves in central and eastern Atlantic have become more organized today. The National Hurricane has given these two areas a moderate chance to develop in the next several days.
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From the Panhandle to the Keys, excessive heat warnings and heat advisories blanketed the state.
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From the Panhandle to the Keys, temperature records were either matched or set Tuesday afternoon. More of the same was due Wednesday.
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Heat alerts were in affect across the entire state and a good part of deep south U.S. states from Texas to South Carolina Tuesday with heat index values up to 115 in some areas.