000, as well as Valdosta, home to 55,000 along Interstate 75. Helene approached barely a year after Valdosta and surrounding Lowndes County took a beating from Hurricane Idalia, which damaged more than 1,000 homes and inflicted more than $6 million in damage....
The storm is hitting sparsely populated area and that will keep damages down, but what is in its path—including people—will be in danger. Featured image: TARPON SPRINGS, FLORIDA – AUGUST 30: Reporters wade through flood waters as it inundates the downtown area after Hurricane Idalia passed...
A rare blue supermoon could be playing a role in worsening the impact of Hurricane Idalia as the storm lashes Florida's west coast.
Hurricane Idalia, now a Category 1 storm, is expected to make landfall along Florida's Gulf Coast onWednesday. The hurricane's likely transformation between now and then will be due in part to theunusually warm waters on its path.As of 11 a.m. Eastern on Tuesday, Idalia had winds of ...
Some models had predicted it could circle southward toward land again after that, but the National Hurricane Centre predicted it would move deeper into the Atlantic this weekend. Hurricane Idalia weakens to a tropical storm Idalia has weakened to a tropical storm as it...
During the design and construction of MRGO, the Corps also implemented the Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity Hurricane Protection Plan (“LPV”). Pursuant to that plan, the Corps constructed,inter alia, the New Orleans East Unit, levees protecting New Orleans East; the Chalmette Area Unit, levees...
Hurricane Idalia (2023) – a hurricane that had a similar trajectory Hurricane Helene (2024) – another hurricane that had a similar path and intensity Hurricane Milton (2024) – another October Gulf of Mexico Category 5 hurricane that also struck Florida Notes ^ The position of Michael's Cate...
The only hurricane to make serious landfall in the U.S. last year was Hurricane Idalia, which made landfall in late August 2023. "We anticipate that the 2024 Atlantic basin hurricane season will be extremely active," CSU wrote in its 2024 forecast. "Current El Niño conditions are likely...
Also in Perry, the hurricane peeled off the new roof of a church that was replaced after Hurricane Idalia last year. When the water hit knee-level in Kera O’Neil’s home in Hudson, Florida, she knew it was time to escape. “There’s a moment where you are thinking, ‘If thi...
The hurricane came ashore near the mouth of the Aucilla River, about 20 miles (30 kilometers) northwest of where Idalia hit last year at nearly the same ferocity. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the damage from Helene appears to be greater than the combined effects of Idalia and Hurricane...