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Large hail and damaging winds are the main threats as storms are likely to strike the state.

Strong and severe storms are likely in the Peninsula late this afternoon and evening. The SPC has placed most of the Peninsula from Jacksonville down to Miami in a Slight Risk for severe weather. The greatest storm coverage is expected in the Enhanced Risk area from Ocala through Orlando and into Fort Pierce.

When Hurricane Ian made landfall last September 28, 2022 the WGCU news team was in what we refer to as wall-to-wall coverage. For eleven straight hours we bounced back and forth with the team of meteorologists at the Florida Public Radio Emergency Network — or FPREN. FPREN’s mission is to deliver up to the minute public safety information and emergency messaging to 13 public-radio stations all around the state that reach 99% of Florida’s population.We’re in Gainesville today and tomorrow for the 2023 FPREN Pre-Season Summit so thought we’d take a moment to get to know their team.

Deaths from rip currents often go unreported, but this weather phenomenon is just as deadly as hurricanes, tornadoes, lightning or flooding.

Floridians are no stranger to hurricanes. The annual hurricane season runs from June 1 to Nov. 30 every year.