Hurricane 101

National Weather Service’s local forecasting offices are constantly evolving their hurricane communication products. In recent years, in conjunction with the National Hurricane Center, they developed a new set of products. These products are useful for assessing hurricane-related threats. The local National Weather Service offices release the suite of hurricane threats and impacts graphics when tropical […]

One of the most exciting plots to see when a tropical system develops is the spaghetti plots. This is the graphic where all of the tracks of the various computer models are taking the system. In addition to a consensus of where the storm is most likely to track in the immediate future, the spaghetti […]

The Cone of Uncertainty, officially named the Tropical Cyclone Track Forecast Cone, is a graphic issued by the National Hurricane Center once a region of interest becomes a tropical storm. The area within the cone of uncertainty encapsulates the forecasted track of the center of tropical system. Additionally, the cone of uncertainty includes the likely […]

Hurricane season is here, and the time to prepare is now. Rebuilding Together will be assisting Arcadia residents for potential storms.

Hurricane Ian’s lessons on the power of water

How to nurture yourself when a natural disaster is near.

The time to get ready for hurricane season is now. When a storm is nearing Southwest Florida, it’s far too late to prepare.

On Sept. 14, 2022, the WINK Weather Team started to track a tropical wave leaving Africa with signs of development ahead as it took a long trek across the Atlantic. Nine days later, on Friday, Sept. 23, that system developed into a Tropical Depression, accompanied by the first issuance of a forecast cone.

The worst is over, you think, as you wave goodbye to the hero-without-a-cape contractor who arrived at your door like magic offering to repair your disheveled home post-hurricane.

Abundant beaches, inland waterways and the blue waters of the Gulf of Mexico are what make Southwest Florida a boater’s paradise. However, those features also mean boats are especially vulnerable to damage during tropical storms and hurricanes.