TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Wind shear is a term that comes up often when tracking tropical storms and hurricanes but it’s not a readily-understood term. Wind shear refers to varying wind directions with ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season is winding down, with just days to go until its official end. On this edition of Tracking the Tropics, our team looks back on the season, which ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The tropics are quiet as the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season enters its home stretch. No tropical cyclone activity is expected in the next seven days, according to the National ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Eta, now a tropical depression with 35 mph winds, is forecast to strengthen as it moves northeastward over the Caribbean and toward Cuba and Florida this weekend. Eta, once a ...

Tropical lows are weaker than tropical cyclones, but a meteorologist explains they can still cause significant damage.