As CBS12 News prepares to say goodbye to longtime anchor and reporter Liz Quirantes at the end of the month, viewers across South Florida are reflecting on the

Volunteers in Central Florida prepare emergency food supplies for hurricane season, assembling disaster relief packs to sustain families for three days.

We've moved another day closer to the official start of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season. It also happens to be the date NOAA will release its predictions for the upcoming season. Watch for our coverage of the announcement and the impact El Niño will have on the season.

As Florida moves into early May, attention turns back to the Atlantic hurricane season — which is now less than a month out from beginning.

In addition to Idalia’s Florida assault, the major hurricanes during strong El Niño years included 1957’s Hurricane Audrey, which hit the southwestern coast of Louisiana, and 1965’s Hurricane Betsy, which made landfall on Grand Isle, Louisiana south of New Orleans.

El Niño is expected to lower hurricane landfalls this season, but forecasters say the Florida Panhandle remains the state’s top risk area.

After two years of testing, the National Hurricane Center’s cone of uncertainty will have updated graphical elements for the 2026 hurricane season.

Hurricane season is right around the corner and now it the time to start preparing. Thinking about hurricane shutters. From plywood to fabric, there is a large variety out there to choose from. See the costs,