with the peak months of hurricanes being in August, September and October. Hurricane history over the years, reveals that the greatest hurricane activity and threatening tropical storms occur between August 15th and October 1st.
Twenty years ago, toward the end of the quiet Atlantic hurricane period that lasted from the 1970s to the early 1990s, hurricanes achieved something of a mythic status among new Florida residents. Amid the population boom of northerners who settled inthe state during that time (of which I was...
de Luna y Arellano attempted to set up a Spanish colony at Pensacola Bay nearly 20 years later. Unfortunately for the Spanish, this settlement was destroyed in 1561 by a hurricane. The first successful colony came in the form of St. Augustine by Pedro Menéndez de Avilés in 1565. To this...
13. It was the first hurricane to hit Florida that year as well. Ian and Charley both crisscrossed Florida as they traveled northeastward from the state's west coast to its east coast before moving into the Atlantic Ocean. But believe it or not, this pair of major hurricanes couldn't ...
As Florida faces the fury of hurricane season, familiar tensions are beginning to resurface for golf legends Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods. The duo, who are behind the ambitious TGL
MIAMI (AP) — Forecasters say Hurricane Ian has become an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm as it approaches Florida's west coast.
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Saturday, 10 am -5 pm; Sunday, 10 am-5 pm. Admission free. Sponsored by the Cedar Key Lions Club. Hurricane Helene update: The Cedar Key Seafood Festival has been cancelled.Read more:Cedar Key Seafood Festival from Florida Rambler.
Just to be clear: Hurricane Ian was not a “natural” disaster. Yes, hurricanes have been hitting the Gulf Coast for tens of thousands of years. But what made Ian so the devastating was two factors, both of which are entirely human-made. First, we have supercharged hurricanes by burning...
A building is affected by severe flooding due to Hurricane Helene in Charlotte County, Florida on September 26, 2024. Charlotte County Emergency Management As it made its historic landfall Thursday night, Helene was the strongest hurricane on record to slam into Florida’s Big Bend. The ...