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WJXT (channel 4) is an independent television station in Jacksonville, Florida, United States.It is owned by Graham Media Group alongside CW affiliate WCWJ (channel 17). The two stations share studios at 4 Broadcast Place on the south bank of the St. Johns River in Jacksonville; WJXT's transmitter is located on Anders Boulevard in the city's Killarney Shores section.
Grade schools and universities across the east Coast announced closures for October 6–9. [10] A further 1,200 members of the Florida National Guard were deployed on this day, [11] [12] and another 2,000 on October 6. [10] [13] The state government opened 130 shelters while the American Red Cross opened 97 of their own.
The threat of Isaac caused the first day of the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa to be canceled. [ 121 ] [ 122 ] [ 123 ] October 25–27 – Hurricane Sandy produced 20 ft (6.1 m) high waves in Palm Beach County while the storm passed east of the state, causing flooding, beach erosion, and $14 million worth of damage.
A 10 p.m. newscast debuted with WCIX-TV in 1967, but Coral lacked the financial resources to do much in the area of news. [173] However, General Cinema bolstered the operation and relaunched it in 1973 under the name Eyewitness News , with a seven-night-a-week 10 p.m. report. [ 174 ]
[69] [70] A private weather station near Port Charlotte reported a sustained wind of 115 mph (185 km/h), with a wind gust of 132 mph (212 km/h). [ 71 ] The hardest-hit areas were in Lee County, where catastrophic damage occurred as Ian pushed a destructive 10–15 ft (3.0–4.6 m) storm surge into Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel Island, and Bonita ...
Later that day, rapid cyclogenesis led to the formation of a 995 millibar low-pressure area north of the Bahamas and east of Jacksonville, Florida, [9] with cloud cover quickly expanding to the north and east ahead of the storm's center; consequently, the WPC began issuing regular storm summaries at 21:00 UTC (4:00 p.m. EST) on January 3. [10]
West Palm Beach, Naples and Moore Haven set records for their coldest 12-day stretch on record, with Fort Lauderdale and Miami not far behind. The coldest temperatures since 1989 were observed across most areas on January 10, which followed a day of rain with temperatures in the 30s and 40s (as well as a few unconfirmed reports of sleet and snow).
The storm briefly weakened late on August 10; it re-strengthened again the following day to attain a peak intensity of 65 mph (105 km/h). Soon after, strong southwesterly wind shear disrupted the storm, causing Bonnie to weaken again. On August 12, Bonnie made landfall just south of Apalachicola as a 45 mph (72 km/h) tropical storm. It quickly ...