Hurricane Hunters visit Florida’s west coast

SPOT. POLICE DETERMINED WHAT IT WAS AND PUT IT IN AN EVIDENCE VAULT. WE’RE LESS THAN A MONTH AWAY FROM THE START OF HURRICANE SEASON, AND WPBF 25 NEWS IS GETTING YOU HURRICANE READY. TODAY, HURRICANE HUNTERS FROM NOAA AND THE AIR FORCE MADE A STOP ON FLORIDA’S WEST COAST. FIRST ALERT METEOROLOGIST GLENN GLAZER SPOKE WITH A WEATHER PREDICTION EXPERT ABOUT THE THREAT OF FRESHWATER FLOODING. IT HAS BEEN AN AMAZING DAY HERE AT THE HURRICANE AWARENESS TOUR IN SARASOTA. A SUNNY AND HOT DAY, A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN THE WEATHER THAT WE’RE HAVING BACK HOME IN OUR VIEWING AREA. BUT ONE OF THE GREATEST THINGS ABOUT THESE TOURS IS YOU GET TO MEET EXPERTS FROM ALL THESE DIFFERENT FIELDS OF METEOROLOGY THAT COME TOGETHER AND WORK TOGETHER DURING HURRICANE SEASON. SO WE GOT A CHANCE TO TALK TO THE FOLKS FROM THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER WHO DEAL WITH RAINFALL TOTALS, HOW MUCH RAINFALL IS GOING TO BE IN CERTAIN AREAS FROM A TROPICAL EVENT AND FRESHWATER FLOODING. NOW, THE NUMBER ONE KILLER DURING A TROPICAL EVENT, THE THREAT OF FRESHWATER FLOODING FATALITIES IS INCREASING. AND IT’S ACTUALLY A COMBINATION OF FACTORS INVOLVED WITH THAT STORM SURGE AWARENESS IS ACTUALLY JUST BEEN BETTER. AND SO EVEN THOUGH FOR DECADES, STORM SURGE WAS THE BIGGEST KILLER BECAUSE OF ALL OF THIS WONDERFUL WORK THAT WE’VE BEEN DOING ON THE STORM SURGE FRONT, THOSE NUMBERS HAVE COME DOWN OVER THE YEARS. BUT FRESHWATER FLOODING IS NOW PROPORTIONATELY 54% IN THE LAST DECADE. SO THAT’S GOING TO BE A WRAP FOR THE HURRICANE AWARENESS TOUR FOR US TODAY HERE IN SARASOTA. WE’RE GOING TO HEAD BACK HOME PRETTY SOON. BUT COMING UP NEXT WEEK, THE GOVERNOR’S HURRICANE CONFERENCE IN WEST PALM BEACH, THE CONVENTION CENTER THERE WILL HAVE LIVE SHOTS FROM THERE AND TUNE IN TO WPBF THROUGHOUT THE NEXT FEW MONTHS HERE. FOR ALL THE INFORMATION HURRICANE SEASON. YOU CAN ALSO FIND THIS INFORMATIO

Hurricane hunters from NOAA and the Air Force visited Florida’s west coast on Monday. Be Prepared: WPBF 25 News coverage on hurricanesFirst Warning Meteorologist Glenn Glazer spoke to a weather prediction expert about the threat of freshwater flooding.Get the latest weather updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.

SARASOTA, Fla. —

Hurricane hunters from NOAA and the Air Force visited Florida’s west coast on Monday.

Be Prepared: WPBF 25 News coverage on hurricanes

First Warning Meteorologist Glenn Glazer spoke to a weather prediction expert about the threat of freshwater flooding.

Get the latest weather updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.