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More than a dozen communities across the state have active voluntary home buyout programs designed to reduce damage from flooding and storm surge.

Heavy rain and high tides triggered flooding along Florida’s east coast Friday, with precipitation expected to continue through the first half of the weekend.

Heavy rounds of rain will continue for the East Coast and South Florida as drier and slightly cooler air moves in.

Flash flood risk increases again for parts of the east coast of Florida, but the Panhandle will also experience some rain and a much-welcomed cold front arrives for the weekend.

Jerry is forecast to become the next hurricane of the season; luckily, it will stay over the open Atlantic waters. Why are the storms turning?

The tropics are still kicking. Invest 95 moves over the Central Atlantic and could brush the northeastern Caribbean; meanwhile, another minor disturbance is present in the western Caribbean.

The Florida Department of Transportation reports it has finished constructing two seawalls that will aide in preventing erosion of Florida State Road A1A in parts of Flagler and Volusia counties.

While the Gulf Coast deals with rough, dangerous seas, the Atlantic Coast's King Tides produce coastal flooding that is exacerbated by strong winds.

The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch from Volusia County southward through Indian River County, which will be in effect through at least into Sunday.

The National Hurricane Center has given a disturbed area of weather off Florida’s east coast a 10% chance of development. Even without additional development, heavy rainfall, flooding, rough seas and dangerous rip currents will be likely.