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.

Federal cuts to the National Weather Service and The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration could tamper with hurricane forecast accuracy.

Coastal living in Florida has long offered sun, pristine beaches, and laid-back lifestyles. However, without proactive planning, it will also raise the chances of crisis. State and local leaders must look beyond the next storm and plan with the generations of Floridians to come in mind.

NOAA research ecologist Ian Enochs inspects bleached coral at Cheeca Rocks in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary on July 31.

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring Invest 93L, an area of low pressure off the east coast of Florida. See spaghetti models. More than a week after deadly floods struck Central Texas, search and rescue teams are continuing to probe debris for those still missing.

Recently, the Trump administration arbitrarily fired at least 800 public servants — including many in Florida — from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). These cuts don ...