which uses similar criteria to describe the expected destruction caused by Category 4 and Category 5 hurricanes. Hurricane Ian, which struck Florida last year, was a Category 5 storm.
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Hurricane Idaliais barreling toward Florida's Gulf Coast and is expected to intensify as it does. It is forecast to make landfall on Wednesday as an extremely dangerous hurricane, prompting evacuations in nearly two dozen counties as residents rush to make final preparations. As those preparations...
Fletcher took an unofficial visit to Miami, and then Florida, in November just before decommitting from Ohio State. The Gators hosted him for an official visit this weekend in a recruitment long expected to be the latest to come down to the in-state recruiting rivals. "Miami, you ...
Between April 1, 2020, and July 1, 2022, more than 700,000 people moved to the Sunshine State; 6 million more are expected to arrive by 2030. Contrary to what Jerry Seinfeld may have had you believing in the ’90s, Florida is no longer the place where Del Boca Vista types “go to...
Idalia rapidly intensified before hitting Florida, what other hurricanes did as well? Idalia went from Tropical storm to a Category 4 hurricane in just 24-hours. FOX Weather looks into other storms that rapidly intensified. Hurricane Idalia made the record books in so many categories, such as...
In the preflight briefing, “we talk every leg of the plan out,” Lundry said. That includes where the storm is, how to get there and back, what might be expected once the plane is in the storm, what precautions are necessary, whether the storm is expected to rapidly intensify, whether...
In Florida's panhandle alone, Parkinson's study found that nourishment costs rose from about $5 million annually in the 1990s to more than $10 million in the 2000s. Depending on sea level rise, the cost to nourish beaches for the next 84 years just in the panhandle could one day exceed...
The organization said earlier said it expected to run out of funding by the end of the month. Congress can approve more funds, but doesn't reconvene until Nov. 12. The SBA said in a news release that "until Congress appropriates additional funds, the SBA is pausing new loan...
In 2023, Farmers Insurance exited its own-branded coverage in the state. A Farmers spokesperson said it continues to serve customers through its Bristol West and Foremost brands. Travelers has avoided underwriting in Florida due to the weather-related risk there, Travelers president of personal insur...