Tropical Depression Two develops in the Gulf

The second Tropical Depression of the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season has developed in the Gulf, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). If, by chance, the storm's peak winds managed to reach 40 mph, it would become Tropical Storm Barry. Tropical Depression Two is currently in the Southern Bay of Campeche riding along the Mexican Coast.

Tropical AM update: June 19, 2025

FOX 35 Storm Team Meteorologist Brooks Garner has the latest conditions in the tropics. The 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season runs June 1 through Nov. 30. Download the FOX Local app for tropical alerts and notifications.

Florida summer heatwave: No heat advisories so far this year. Here's why.

While Florida is no stranger to summer swelter, 2025 has been pretty quiet in one key way: the National Weather Service (NWS) in Melbourne has issued zero heat advisories this year — a dramatic contrast to the previous two summers when they started rolling in as early as May.

Hurricane Erik nears Mexico's southern coast

Hurricane Erick continues to rapidly intensify and reached Category 4 strength as the extremely dangerous storm continues to approach the southern coast of Mexico in an area popular with travelers. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) said that Hurricane Erick is expected to make landfall in the western portions of the Mexican state of Oaxaca or the eastern portion of the Mexican state of Gurrero on Thursday morning, and then continue inland over Mexico during the day.

Protecting homes during summer storms

Every year, nearly 25 million lightning strikes hit the ground in the United States. The Central Florida community has seen several of these strikes in the last few weeks, with two of them hitting and destroying homes. FOX 35's Marley Capper speaks with an expert on lightning protection systems.