One of the mightiest hurricanes ever to slam storm-prone Florida, Irma is threatening dangerous storm surges of up to 15 feet (4.5 meters), enough to cover a house, as it collides with the state after sowing devastation through the Caribbean. In Miami, the storm brought crashing down at l...
One of the mightiest hurricanes ever to slam storm-prone Florida, Irma is threatening dangerous storm surges of up to 15 feet (4.5 meters), enough to cover a house, as it collides with the state after sowing devastation through the Caribbean. In Miami, the storm brought crashing down at l...
Earlier in the day, the National Weather Service in Miami observed at least four twisters, including a "multi-vortex tornado," as meteorologists reported storm surge starting to arrive along the southwestern Florida coast. Tornado warnings were issued for multiple cities, adding to hurricane and sto...
Tampa Bay, where nearly everybody on the west coast of Florida lives, has avoided a direct hit but a storm surge is expected to crash into the densely populated cities of Tampa and St Petersburg in the area. A storm surge is also expected to hit the coastal c...
Camila Thorndike has sought to draw a contrast between Harris’ long support for climate action with the stance of Donald Trump. Josh Siegel 10/16/2024, 1:47pm ET The destruction that two powerful hurricanes wreaked across the Southeast has driven a “real uptick...
Hurricane Milton slammed into Florida Wednesday evening as a major Category 3 hurricane with peak winds of 120 mph. Milton has since weakened and exited off the east coast of Florida, but heavy rain and strong winds are continuing to lash eastern portions of the state. Cities such as ...
Many describe life in the Panhandle as completely different from South Florida – the same with inland versus coastal cities. With its location in the Panhandle, Pensacola is more connected to nearby Southern states than spots on the Florida Peninsula. “In Pensacola you can go to Biloxi (Missis...
“The leading cause of death from hurricanes is water, not wind,” said Craig Fugate, the former director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. And in the case of Hurricane Helene, predicted storm surge as high as 20 feet could be devastating in the coastal areas of the state’s Big...
Pinellas County is located across the bay from Tampa, along the coast, and includes cities like Clearwater and St. Petersburg. It was hit hard by Milton, with the sheriff's office reporting widespread electrical outages and sharingphotosof roads blocked by downed trees and power lines as well...
The other possible scenario has the storm moving more due north and bringing a possible landfall along the Florida peninsula, impacting cities like Panama City and Tallahassee with more direct effects. The storm will begin to impact the Florida keys and the southern portions of the state by ...