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2 weeks ago | 
firstcoastnews.com | Ross Mummah |Lee Southwick
First Coast News@FirstCoastNews•422K subscribers•66K videosThe official YouTube channel of First Coast News, NBC 12/ABC 25 in Jacksonville, Florida. ...more...morefirstcoastnews.comand 3 more links
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2 weeks ago | 
firstcoastnews.com | Lee Southwick
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Sadly, over 1,000 children have died due to heat stroke in hot cars over the past 25 years. In fact, 39 children died in 2024 alone - that was up 35% from 2023. A child's body temperature rises three to five times faster than an adult's. Heat stroke begins when the core body temperature is around 104 degrees and death occurs when the core body temperature is at or above 107 degrees.
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2 weeks ago | 
firstcoastnews.com | Ross Mummah |Lee Southwick
First Coast News@FirstCoastNews•422K subscribers•66K videosThe official YouTube channel of First Coast News, NBC 12/ABC 25 in Jacksonville, Florida. ...more...morefirstcoastnews.comand 3 more links
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1 month ago | 
wtsp.com | Lee Southwick
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is updating its criteria for issuing potential tropical cyclones, which will help provide advanced notice of strengthening tropical systems. A potential tropical cyclone (PTC) is a system that is not yet a tropical storm or hurricane but could become one and bring impacts to land. Introduced in 2017, PTCs were originally issued 48 hours before potential landfall or land impacts.
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1 month ago | 
firstcoastnews.com | Lee Southwick
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1 month ago | 
abc10.com | Lee Southwick
Weather
More advanced alerts of strengthening tropical systems to arrive in the 2025 hurricane season
The National Hurricane Center will be able to issue potential tropical cyclones earlier this upcoming hurricane season.
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1 month ago | 
firstcoastnews.com | Lee Southwick
‘Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information’ NoticeLike many content publishers, we provide online advertising services that use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your device and online activity on our sites, apps and other online services. These services use this information to try to tailor the ads you see online to your interests. These are called interest-based ads.
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1 month ago | 
firstcoastnews.com | Lee Southwick
‘Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information’ NoticeLike many content publishers, we provide online advertising services that use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your device and online activity on our sites, apps and other online services. These services use this information to try to tailor the ads you see online to your interests. These are called interest-based ads.
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2 months ago | 
wtsp.com | Lee Southwick
CEDAR KEY, Fla. — The paddle boarders who went missing Monday were originally supposed to paddle from Atsena Otie Key to Cedar Key, which is about a 1 mile trip north. Instead, they ended up around 15 miles to the southeast. The 16 year old girls were last seen around 4 p.m. before their rescue Tuesday morning. Looking at conditions around 4 p.m. Monday, waters were rough. There was a small craft advisory in place and seas were 2-to-3 feet in height.
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Feb 5, 2025 | 
wtsp.com | Lee Southwick
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — According to the Florida Division of Emergency Management, Florida ranks fifth in the nation for the yearly average number of tornadoes. With an average 4 tornado deaths a year, Florida also ties for sixth in tornado fatalities. For Georgia, however, tornadoes rank number one in weather-related deaths.
In Florida and Georgia, tornados are just as likely to form in the middle of the night as they are during the afternoon.
