Weather

Scattered storms will impact parts of the state through Wednesday. Cooler and partly to mostly cloudy for the northern half of the state on Thanksgiving.

A rise in rain totals is expected for tomorrow for much of the sunshine state.

A Gulf Low and a Caribbean system will simultaneously impact Florida this week. Flooding winds and damaging wind gusts are expected over the Panhandle and South Florida

An upwards expansion of the Lee County Emergency Operations Center is expected to take about 19 months.

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring an area of low pressure in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico. Regardless of development, heavy rain, strong storms, rough surf, and increased winds are expected Wednesday into Thursday.

Two systems are currently of interest in the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean.

The Climate Prediction Center’s updated weather outlook indicates a slightly increased confidence of a strong El Niño event by this winter.

Double rainbows have been spotted at least twice during the last several days in nearly the same spot over the Caloosahatchee River, either ending or starting at the Interstate 75 bridge depending on the point of view

A number of communities and other venues are presenting year-after Hurricane Ian events and specials in the coming week.

Estimated insured losses from Hurricane Idalia have topped $200 million and continue to increase.