Angler Trey Linder caught a 1,000-pound shark, which was tagged and released as part of NOAA's research efforts, on July 9, 2025 at Pensacola Beach.

Hurricane forecasts may be less accurate this year.That’s the warning Democratic Congressional leaders and former NOAA officials raised during a virtual press conference Wednesday. They argued it’s due to staffing and budget cuts at NOAA.

A weather system moving across Florida wasn’t even a tropical something but it has the potential to develop into a tropical depression as it moves across the Gulf later in the week

An 1,000 pound tiger shark was reeled in by angler Trey Linder on Pensacola Beach. See video of the shark, which was tagged and released for research.

WDAM Digital Desk will be breaking down the National Weather Service’s daily updates on the tropical disturbance currently being tracked.

Unlike Monday, which was a deluge for South Florida, today’s tropical-system-related rain is expected to be more concentrated in the center of the state. The Miami office of the National Weather Service predicts South Florida could see around 1 inch of rain on Tuesday and Wednesday, not enough for any severe flooding.

NWS in Ruskin, the office that covers the Fort Myers-Cape Coral area, is forecasting an 80% to 90% chance rain through Thursday.

Sean Farrell’s family found no damage after Hurricanes Helene and Milton. He doesn’t know if he could say the same about this year because funding cuts on weather prediction programs can chip away at families’ preparation.

South Florida lawmakers and top hurricane scientists are sounding the alarm over proposed federal budget cuts that would shut down key weather research facilities.