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.

New video shows tornado in St. Johns County

New video captured by a Florida school district camera shows the moment a confirmed tornado swept through St. Johns County earlier this week. According to officials, no one was injured, but the storm did "severely impact" parts of St. Johns County

Man's Hunter's Creek home hit by severe storms

Over the last few days, severe weather has rocked the Central Florida community, leaving behind damage including toppled trees, flooding and destruction of homes. FOX 35's Matt Trezza heads over to Hunter's Creek in Orange County, where he speaks with a homeowner who had his decades-old home take on severe damage.

Hurricane season begins this weekend

This weekend marks the official start of hurricane season, and officials are urging Florida residents to be ready for what is expected to be an active season. FOX 35's Matt Trezza brings us the latest details on the season discusses the upcoming sales tax holiday that will help locals invest in supplies ahead of the storms.