Katie Walls
Weekday Evening Meteorologist at WFTX-TV (Cape Coral, FL)
2X Emmy and 2X Murrow winner | AMS Certified Meteorologist | Meteorology Degrees from FSU & Penn State | Mom & Wife | 0 Tolerance for Trolling/Insults/Cursing
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3 weeks ago |
fox4now.com | Katie Walls
Since 1965, there has been one lone NOAA sensor in downtown Fort Myers used to measure flooding for ALL of Lee County. Now, there are more than a dozen! New tidal sensors are READY in Lee County “After Hurricane Ian we were looking for data and realized very quickly the data doesn’t exist. You can wait for federal resources to come on line and if they do that takes years,” explained Lee County’s Director of public safety, Ben Abes.
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3 weeks ago |
fox4now.com | Katie Walls
Six Major Hurricanes have rocked Florida’s Gulf Coast in the past 8 years, including Ian, Helene and Milton. “From 2017 to 2024 we have seen as many Category 4 and 5 landfalls [along the U.S. coast] as we had in the period from 1960 to 2016,” explains Jennifer Hubbard, Warning Coordination Meteorologist for the Tampa National Weather Service.
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1 month ago |
fox4now.com | Katie Walls
Here is the forecast for Tuesday, May 15th, 2025. After a healthy soaking rain early in the week, drought conditions have improved, according to this morning's USGS Drought Monitor. Thursday, May 15 Drought Update The bad news is that the improved drought conditions aren't expected to last. The only chance for rain we have in the 7-day forecast is an isolated rain chance arriving next Thursday into Friday.
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1 month ago |
fox4now.com | Katie Walls
Florida-based Royal Caribbean has made waves when it comes to being environmentally savvy, leading the charge in eco-friendly cruising. Meteorologist Katie Walls met Captain Sindre on Utopia of the Seas’ bridge as he prepared to set sail for the Caribbean Sea. In his 25 years with Royal Caribbean, he has seen a lot of changes and effort to protect the environment. “There’s been a lot of changes throughout the years to make the ships more environmentally friendly.
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Mar 10, 2025 |
fox4now.com | Katie Walls
The National Weather Service in Melbourne, Florida confirmed an EF-2 tornado with winds up to 120 mph damaged homes and businesses, including a local TV station, in Seminole County on Monday morning. The circulation touched down at approximately 9:35 AM near the southeastern edge of Wekiwa Springs State Park where it produced mainly vegetative damage in the form of downed Oak and Pine trees, with peak winds of 80 to 90 mph.
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RT @NHC_Atlantic: June 14: The Atlantic basin remains quiet, with tropical cyclone development not expected over the next week. The lack o…
SWFL WEEKEND BOATING FORECAST: Out on the water, expect a few showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms each afternoon. Winds from the southeast will prevail. https://t.co/7xhVOXSJf4
Here were some of the totals of beneficial rainfall earlier today. As is the nature of storms this time of year, totals varied dramatically across SWFL. Here at the Fox 4 studios (literally four blocks south of that 1.71"), we had all of 0.09"! #flwx https://t.co/HFKeAmdORF