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Tropical Storm Bret is expected to continue intensifying the next few days and likely hit hurricane status late Wednesday or early Thursday.

The analysis uses data gathered from utility companies around the country and defines a major power outage as one impacting more than 50,000 customers. The criteria for a weather event vary from place to place. Climate Central finds that 58% of weather-related outages were caused by severe weather, such as high winds, rain, and thunderstorms. Another 22% is attributed to winter weather, 15% to hurricanes and tropical storms and a smaller number of outages could be attributed to extreme heat and wildfires.

Record rainfall led to a soggy week for much of Southwest Florida. Portions of Collier, Hendry, and Lee Counties went from drought to deluge in just…

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Hurricane Center issues its 2017 Hurricane season outlook Thursday. NOAA meteorologist…

Following the 10 year anniversary of Hurricane Wilma, Florida Power and Light unveiled new ways to respond to storms this month to better assess damages…

Unsettled weather ahead of a cold front has entered the State of Florida. Meanwhile in the tropics, category 2, Hurricane Gonzalo strikes the Virgin…

Tropical Storm Gonzalo formed east of the Leeward Islands Sunday and could become the season's next hurricane by Tuesday.Hurricane Hunters found a closed…