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Temperatures may have dropped this week, plunging into the 40s and 50s, but they didn’t dip as low as on January 19, 1977, when parts of the Bay Area were blanketed in snow.

Thirty years ago this morning, at 8 a.m. Monday, August 24, 1992, the center of Hurricane Andrew was just moving into the Gulf of Mexico. Winds at the Miami airport were still gusting to about 80 mph, but the worst was over. The incredible, unimaginable hurricane was finally letting up on Dade County.

Thirty years ago this morning, at 8 a.m. Monday, August 24, 1992, the center of Hurricane Andrew was just moving into the Gulf of Mexico. Winds at the Miami airport were still gusting to about 80 mph, but the worst was over. The incredible, unimaginable hurricane was finally letting up on Dade County.

Thirty years ago, on August 23, 1992, South Florida was getting ready for Hurricane Andrew. It was coming that night. This was the only day to prepare. The day was mostly sunny, and there was a nice breeze in the afternoon. There was no sign that a monumental, life-changing hurricane was just over the horizon.

For me, Southside School is more than just a pretty Mediterranean Revival building designed by one of the region’s most versatile early architects.

Since our start in a converted Greek restaurant in 1955, WTVT has been a pioneer in broadcast television.

WFLA Chief Meteorologist Steve Jerve announces retirement The 60-year-old said in a Monday night broadcast that his last appearance on air will be Friday, Aug. 6.   TV screens in Tampa Bay will soon be without one of its most beloved meteorologists. Steve Jerve, the chief meteorologist for WFLA-TV, Ch. 8, announced during a broadcast Monday night that he is retiring. His final day on air is scheduled for Aug. 6. The 60-year-old newscaster made the announcement after delivering the day’s...

Tampa Bay meteorologist Roy Leep has died at the age of 88, Fox 13 News confirmed on June 1st. Roy became a weatherman in 1957 and his career

Updated: 4:43 PM EDT June 1, 2021 TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay broadcasting legend Roy Leep died Tuesday morning at 88, his former colleagues at WTVT confirmed. The Air Force veteran helped install the first TV station radar in Florida at Fox 13, where he worked for decades. He was hired there in 1957 when the station had only been around for two years. When he retired in 1997, the stations weather center was named in his honor. As WTVT recalled in an online tribute to Leep, his ca...

Leep pioneered using radar in TV weather forecasts