The 17-year-old was hospitalized, while the two adult victims refused additional medical treatment.

The depression is likely to become Tropical Storm Chantal on Saturday morning. Tropical watch is in effect for the South Carolina coast. No direct impacts to Florida.

More on-and-off storms mean the holiday will be wet but not a complete washout. Meantime, low pressure over Florida has a high chance of development over the weekend.

Construction on the Safety Harbor Pier was set to begin when Hurricane Helene rolled in a few months after Hurricane Debby, and destroyed it.

Expect thunderstorms with flood risks Friday as forecasters monitor a tropical system. As of Thursday at 2 p.m., there is a 60% chance of organization within seven days and a 30% chance within 48 hours.

Florida approved a permanent tax exemption for hurricane and safety supplies. They include generators, batteries, tarps, fire extinguishers and more.

The app was developed as a collaboration with the Florida Division of Emergency Management, WUFT-FM, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, and Futuri Media.

With an 80% chance of showers and storms forecast for the Tampa Bay region and beyond ahead of this Fourth of July holiday weekend, one meteorologist says “when thunder roars, go indoors.”

There's no reason to panic, but some municipalities are opening sandbag sites just in case there's flooding in low-lying areas. Unused sandbags can be stored for future storms.

The National Hurricane Center says a stalled front has a 40% chance of becoming a tropical or subtropical storm by Tuesday. Even without development, “heavy rainfall is possible" in the Tampa area by the weekend.

The data was initially planned to be cut off on June 30 “to mitigate a significant cybersecurity risk." The agency now says it's postponing that until July 31.

The National Hurricane Center has highlighted the eastern Gulf and the western Atlantic with a 20% chance of development over the next seven days.