Court and Weather Alerts
Important Court Announcements
- Due to severe weather, the Taylor County courthouse will be closed until 1:00 PM on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. All morning cases will be rescheduled.
- ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. AOSC24-8 IN RE: EMERGENCY REQUEST TO EXTEND TIME PERIODS UNDER ALL FLORIDA RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR DIXIE, MADISON, AND TAYLOR COUNTIES IN THE THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.
- THE COURT IS USING MICROSOFT TEAMS VIDEOCONFERENCING PLATFORM. PLEASE CLICK TO ACCESS MS TEAMS VIDEO CONFERENCING TUTORIAL.
- ZOOM IS ALSO BEING UTILIZED BY THE COURTS. PLEASE CLICK TO LEARN ABOUT ZOOM VIDEO CONFERENCING PLATFORM.
- ALL SELF-REPRESENTED LITIGANTS ARE URGED TO REGISTER WITH THE FLORIDA COURTS E-FILING PORTAL. PLEASE CLICK FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Weather Links
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NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
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EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
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What is a hurricane?
A hurricane is defined as a tropical cyclone with winds of 74 miles (119 kilometers) per hour or greater that is usually accompanied by rain, thunder, and lightning, and that sometimes moves into temperate latitudes. A tropical storm is defined as a tropical cyclone with strong winds of over 39 miles (63 kilometers) per hour but less than hurricane intensity. Hurricanes originate in the Atlantic basin, which includes the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of Mexico, the eastern North Pacific Ocean, and, less frequently, the central North Pacific Ocean. A six-year rotating list of names, updated and maintained by the World Meteorological Organization, is used to identify these storms.
When is hurricane season? “Hurricane Season” begins on June 1 and ends on November 30, although hurricanes can, and have, occurred outside of this time frame. NOAA’s National Hurricane Center predicts and tracks these massive storm systems, which occur, on average, 12 times a year in the Atlantic basin.
