Author: Cheryl McCloud, Treasure Coast Newspapers

Dangerous rip currents are forecast for the July 4th holiday along the Panhandle and central Atlantic coasts.

Wind shear across the Atlantic is likely to prevent the formation of any new named storms this week.

Dangerous rip currents, extremely rough water and high surf have made conditions deadly along the Panhandle coast.

Three winning Fantasy 5 tickets were sold, along with a ticket sold in Miami for the Jackpot Triple Play.

A Fantasy 5 ticket sold in Palm Coast and another sold in Miami Gardens were the winners in Monday night’s drawing.

There was one winner in the midday Fantasy 5 drawing and three winners in the evening drawing.

Two winning Fantasy 5 tickets were sold in Tallahassee and Dundee in the June 21 drawing.

Invest 93L is expected to become a tropical depression as it follows Tropical Storm Bret across Atlantic.

There is a “significant spread in the three to five day track” for Tropical Storm Bret, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Sparklers burn at temperatures of about 2,000 degrees, which is hot enough to melt some metals, so care and safety measures should be taken on July 4th.
      

While there were no winners in Cash4Life, seven winners from all over the state picked all five numbers in the evening drawing for Fantasy 5.

While much of the state could see heavy rain, on Florida’s West Coast, the heat index could hit 101.

The first named storm of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season will be Arlene.

Earthshine is the shadowy view of the full moon between the “horns” of a crescent moon. Leonardo Da Vinci figured out what causes it, mostly.

The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season doesn’t officially begin until June 1. The NHC began issuing daily tropical weather outlooks May 15.

Some have voiced concerns about issues such as student transportation and how working parents would be affected by later school start times.

In 2000, Florida became one of the first states to allow babies to be anonymously surrendered for adoption at hospitals and fire stations.

Decoration Day gradually became known as Memorial Day and now honors all U.S. service members who have died during a military conflict.

On May 6, a gunman fired into a crowd at an outlet mall, killing at least eight people and injuring seven others.

There are things every Floridian can and should do to help keep their homes safe from hurricanes.