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      • Local News

        Moderate risk for respiratory irritation from red tide bloom in Lee County

        Andrew Shipley
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        Lee County

        Volunteer group forges ahead with Fort Myers Beach cleanup

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        Tropical Weather

        What is a subtropical storm?

        WFTX Weather Team
      • WFTX Weather Stories

        SWFL resident remembers how Hurricane Andrew changed Florida

        Andrew Shipley
        Irma Andrew

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        GALLERY: Hurricane Andrew AP Photos

        Hurricane Andrew

        Covering Florida

        Officials mark 30 years since Hurricane Andrew

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lee County

        NOAA receiving $3.3 billion from the Inflation Reduction Act

        Andrew Shipley

        Local News

        Conservation groups say Florida has fallen short on combating Blue-Green Algae

        Andrew Shipley
        SCCF RECON 2.0

        Local News

        Sanibel Captiva Conservation Foundation's RECON system being upgraded

        Andrew Shipley
      • NASA Lake O July 3 from Landsat 8

        Local News

        NASA releasing new images of blue-green algae covering 45% of Lake Okeechobee

        Andrew Shipley
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        WFTX Weather Stories

        Wednesday was the hottest of the year thus far in Fort Myers

        Andrew Shipley

        Local News

        Students get hands-on at FGCU's Marine Science Camp

      • FL keys

        Local News

        NOAA asking for public input on new Florida Keys restoration blueprint

        Andrew Shipley
        Blue Green Algae Lake O taken 6-15-22

        Local News

        Lake Okeechobee sees 240 square miles of blue-green algae

        Andrew Shipley

        WFTX Weather Stories

        Hot weather tips for a day at the park this summer

        Andrew Shipley
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        Lee County

        Matlacha seeing increasing numbers of fish floating on surface of the water

        Andrew Shipley
        Port Charlotte flooding

        Charlotte County

        Charlotte County: Expect standing water for several days after heavy downpour

        WFTX Weather Stories

        Charlotte County battling Salt Marsh Mosquito outbreak

        Andrew Shipley
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        Local News

        SWFL braces for its first tropical system of 2022

        WFTX Digital Team
        Pet Evacuations

        Lee County

        Preparing for a hurricane when you own a pet

        Century 21 Park

        WFTX Weather Stories

        NOAA asking you to share your tornado experiences

        Andrew Shipley
      • Invest 90L 5-22-22

        WFTX Weather Stories

        NHC tracking first area of potential tropical development for the 2022 season

        Andrew Shipley
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        Lee County

        Cape Coral starts process of removing blue-green algae from Borris Canal

        Andrew Shipley

        Lee County

        Cape council update on blue-green algae bloom

        Andrew Shipley
      • Protecting Paradise

        Seagrass beds struggle to grow along Southwest Florida's coastline

        Matlacha Fishing boats

        Local News

        Commercial fishermen concerned recreational fishing is leading to overfishing

        Andrew Shipley

        Lee County

        NWS confirms an EF0 tornado touched down in south Fort Myers

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Hurricane

        Above normal 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season predicted

        Andrew Shipley
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        WFTX Weather Stories

        Cape Coral preparing to pump from Charlotte County to help replenish water shortage

        Andrew Shipley
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        WFTX Weather Stories

        SWFL seeing driest conditions in state as drought sets in

        Andrew Shipley
      • Lee County

        Snowbirds upset with proposed storm shutter regulations

        Andrew Shipley
        NWS investigating weak tornado at Fort Myers Beach

        Lee County

        National Weather Service investigating weak FMB tornado

        drought

        WFTX Weather Stories

        Drought conditions expanding across SWFL

        Andrew Shipley
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        Collier County

        Collier County burn ban in effect

        WFTX Digital Team

        WFTX Weather Stories

        Firefighters prepare for what could be a busy weekend of brush fires

        Andrew Shipley

        WFTX Weather Stories

        What is super fog?

        Andrew Shipley
      • WFTX Weather Stories

        Certain pollen counts starting to increase

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        WFTX Weather Stories

        NWS Tampa seeks volunteers to expand rain gauge program

        Andrew Shipley

        Local News

        Scientific dive team testing ways to fight red tide

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        WFTX Weather Stories

        Naples Botanical Garden pushes back on Florida cities removing palm trees

        Andrew Shipley
        100 days until Hurricane Season starts

        Weather Blogs

        100 days until Hurricane Season '22 begins

        Fort Myers announcing partnership with Naples Botanical Garden

        WFTX Weather Stories

        Fort Myers partnership with Naples Botanical Garden to promote sustainability

        Andrew Shipley
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