“In the last two weeks, a pair of catastrophic storms have made landfall in the southeastern United States. Helene and Milton, Category 4 and 5 hurricanes respectively, have caused immense amounts of damage across Florida, Georgia, Virginia, Tennessee, and the Carolinas; both from their direct...
Hurricane Ianbriefly reached maximum Category 5status before weakening to a Category 4 storm as it blasted ashore in September 2022 insouthwest Florida. The storm caused more than $112 billion in damage in the U.S. and more than 150 deaths directly or ...
Hurricane Michael hit the American state of Florida five years ago. The major storm came with wind speed of 250 kilometers per hour. It damaged many homes, boats, cars and trucks. But Bonny Paulson's home in the coastal community of Mexico Beach only suffered minor damage to its roof. Th...
The storm was the strongest hurricane on record to hit the Florida Panhandle. I was praying for everyone in the panhandle to make sure they came out of that monster storm alive. To make my friends not cry anymore about their loved ones in the panhandle, I started making dark humor jokes ...
In an update Friday,data from the Florida Department of Healthshowed several counties are experiencing a spike in cases. The department said on its website that Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Lee, Pasco, Pinellas and Sarasota Counties have experienced an "unusual increase due to the impacts of ...
Helene made landfall as a category 4 storm in Florida's Big Bend region last month, and Milton made landfall earlier this month as a category 3 hurricane on a barrier island in Sarasota County. The state tourism promotion agency says it plans to spend $5.7 million to ...
Some of the worst hurricanes in recent memory occurred during the month of October. Parts of Florida are still dealing with the devastation wrought byHurricane Michaelwhen it swirled ashore in the middle of October 2018. The storm reached Category 5 intensity before hitting...
RALEIGH, NC – Goals were on sale this Black Friday. Lighting the lamp three times during a thrilling third period, the Florida Panthers clawed their way to a 6-3 win over the Metropolitan Division-leading Carolina Hurricanes at Lenovo Center on Friday.
There were well over 100 recruits at this past weekend's 36-14win over rival Florida State, and they all got to see the big names from the past. Time will tell if it left an impact on their upcoming decisions. But for the current players, having the alumni back is a big deal as ...
In addition to the arrival of hurricane Ivan on the Gulf Coast, two other hurricanes, Charley and Frances, struck Florida within the past month. A fourth storm, Jeanne, could threaten Florida next week.One major benefit of better hurricane forecasts is a greatly improved ability to evacuate ...