WE’VE GOT YOUR BACK ST. JOHNS COUNTY!

​CBS47 and FOX30 Chief Meteorologist Mike Buresh 
is ready to get you through the 2018 storm season.

​     Mike Buresh and his family live in St. Johns County.  So, when it comes to forecasting severe weather, he has a vested interest in tracking storms that approach the area.
     Mike and the Action News Jax First Alert Weather Team have been rated “The Most Accurate” for the last 12 years by WeatheRate, a national independent weather rating service.
     Combine a team of certified meteorologists along with the areas most sophisticated weather forecasting equipment (like the First Alert StormTracker pictured above) and you can see why more people in St. Johns County put their trust in Mike and Action News Jax.
     “I’ve always had an interest in weather, ever since I was a kid growing up in rural Iowa,” says Mike.  “As early as the second grade, I was drawing weather maps and constantly looking up at the sky.  I’m definitely a weather-holic!”
     St. Johns County was hit hard in 2016 from Hurricane Matthew and then again in 2017 by Irma.  Now is the time to begin preparing for storm season 2018.  That’s why Action News Jax created the 2018 Hurricane Survival Guide, available for download on ActionNewsJax.com
     Inside the guide, you’ll find the latest evacuation zones, preparing your home before, during and after a storm, emergency contact numbers, creating your own hurricane kit and much more.  Download it, and have it ready as a resource as we get deeper into hurricane season this year.
    In the meantime, you can catch Mike’s forecast on CBS47 and FOX30 Action News Jax, NEWS 104.5 WOKV, ActionNewsJax.com and on the First Alert Weather App.  We’re here to help you stay safe St. Johns County.