Jeff Berardelli

Tampa

Chief Meteorologist and Climate Specialist at WFLA-TV (Tampa, FL)

WFLA-TV (Tampa Bay) Chief Meteorologist and Climate Specialist. BS Atmospheric Sciences Cornell U. MA Climate Columbia U. Past CBS News NY and Miami, Tampa, WPB

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¡Invasión de polvo africano! ¿Sabías que son vitales para los arrecifes de coral de Florida?

3 weeks ago | wfla.com | Jeff Berardelli

Jeff Berardelli es el meteorólogo jefe y especialista en clima de WFLA. TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA-TAMPAHOY)— En este momento, Florida se encuentra bajo una densa masa de polvo sahariano, lo que produce cielos brumosos y picazón en la garganta. Este polvo, y el aire seco asociado en la capa de nubes, prácticamente anuló nuestro patrón lluvioso y secó las cosas hoy. El polvo nos acompañará durante el fin de semana, pero disminuirá para el domingo.
Africa dust invasion! Did you know they are vital for Florida’s coral reefs?

3 weeks ago | wfla.com | Jeff Berardelli

Jeff Berardelli is WFLA’s Chief Meteorologist and Climate SpecialistTAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Right now, Florida is under a dense blob of Saharan dust, making for hazy skies and itchy throats. This dust – and the associated dry air in the cloud layer – pretty much shut down our rainy pattern and dried things out today. The dust will be with us through the weekend, but will thin out by Sunday. As a result, rain coverage will remain below normal through the weekend.
Africa dust invasion! Did you know they are vital for Florida’s coral reefs?

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Jeff Berardelli

Jeff Berardelli is WFLA’s Chief Meteorologist and Climate SpecialistTAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Right now, Florida is under a dense blob of Saharan dust, making for hazy skies and itchy throats. This dust – and the associated dry air in the cloud layer – pretty much shut down our rainy pattern and dried things out today. The dust will be with us through the weekend, but will thin out by Sunday. As a result, rain coverage will remain below normal through the weekend.
May sets astonishing heat record in Tampa

3 weeks ago | wfla.com | Jeff Berardelli

Jeff Berardelli is WFLA’s Chief Meteorologist and Climate SpecialistTAMPA, Fla. (WFLA)—It was the second warmest May on record in Tampa. Impressive, but not astonishing. What is astonishing is that Tampa broke its record for the all-time warmest May morning – not just once, but four times! Technically, it is known as the “record warm minimum”. Records have been kept in Tampa since 1890, and the warmest morning low in those 130+ years has been 79 degrees.
May sets astonishing heat record in Tampa

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Jeff Berardelli

Jeff Berardelli is WFLA’s Chief Meteorologist and Climate SpecialistTAMPA, Fla. (WFLA)—It was the second warmest May on record in Tampa. Impressive, but not astonishing. What is astonishing is that Tampa broke its record for the all-time warmest May morning – not just once, but four times! Technically, it is known as the “record warm minimum”. Records have been kept in Tampa since 1890, and the warmest morning low in those 130+ years has been 79 degrees.
Warming Stripes Spark Climate Conversations: From the Ocean to the Stratosphere

1 month ago | journals.ametsoc.org | Ed Hawkins |Richard Williams |Paul Young |Jeff Berardelli

Keywords: Atmosphere; Ocean; Climate change; Communications/decision making; Education1. IntroductionEarth’s climate is warming: 2024 was the warmest year on record and the first to be more than 1.5°C above preindustrial levels (WMO 2025). It is likely that we are now living through the warmest period in the whole of human civilization, and climate-related risks increase with every bit of further warming (IPCC 2021).
Surviving the storm: A look back at 2024’s wild hurricane season

1 month ago | wfla.com | Jeff Berardelli

Jeff Berardelli is WFLA’s Chief Meteorologist and Climate SpecialistTAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Most years we say it could happen here. In 2024, it did. The worst storms were Helene and Milton. Two storms just 13 days apart. They were very different hurricanes, devastating different parts of Tampa Bay. Helene organized into a tropical storm on Sept. 25 and set a course that skirted Florida’s west coast. By the next day, it was a category 4 hurricane just 100 miles off Pinellas County.
Surviving the storm: A look back at 2024’s wild hurricane season

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Jeff Berardelli

Jeff Berardelli is WFLA’s Chief Meteorologist and Climate SpecialistTAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Most years we say it could happen here. In 2024, it did. The worst storms were Helene and Milton. Two storms just 13 days apart. They were very different hurricanes, devastating different parts of Tampa Bay. Helene organized into a tropical storm on Sept. 25 and set a course that skirted Florida’s west coast. By the next day, it was a category 4 hurricane just 100 miles off Pinellas County.
First-of-its-kind drone video taken inside a tornado

1 month ago | wfla.com | Jeff Berardelli

Jeff Berardelli is WFLA’s Chief Meteorologist and Climate SpecialistTAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — In today’s Berardelli Bonus, we take you on a tour inside the funnel of a tornado with dramatic, first-of-its-kind video. With winds over 100 mph, it may seem impossible to fly a drone into the buzz saw of a tornado. But it’s now been done three times by Nelson Tucker, Louis Tucker and Tanner Beard. They founded a non-profit called the Otus project — observations of tornadoes by UAV systems.
First-of-its-kind drone video taken inside a tornado

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Jeff Berardelli

Jeff Berardelli is WFLA’s Chief Meteorologist and Climate SpecialistTAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — In today’s Berardelli Bonus, we take you on a tour inside the funnel of a tornado with dramatic, first-of-its-kind video. With winds over 100 mph, it may seem impossible to fly a drone into the buzz saw of a tornado. But it’s now been done three times by Nelson Tucker, Louis Tucker and Tanner Beard. They founded a non-profit called the Otus project — observations of tornadoes by UAV systems.