Hurricane Milton is heading directly for Florida and could bring deadly storm surge. NBC News' Marissa Parra is in Tampa and NBC News' Dana Griffin is in Naples with the latest reporting. Jodie Fiske, Director of Public Safety for Manatee County, Florida
The Newborn Screening Laboratory in Jacksonville will be operational today and tomorrow to offset closures due to Hurricane Ian. Normal operations will resume on Monday, Oct. 3, 2022. DOH in Orange County is facilitating the movement of children with special needs to Nemours Children’s Hospital....
But in the wake of Hurricane Ian, many migrant laborers are leaving Florida almost as soon as they arrive, to the chagrin of retirees who are relying on them for repairs. More from the Tampa Bay Times. Feds push back in Florida drug importation case The Biden administration this week asked...
Washington— President Biden spoke aboutHurricane Miltonahead of its landfall Wednesday night and assured Florida residents and others who have been impacted by the recent storms, "We've got your back." He said his administration would offer support "for as long as it takes to rescue, recover ...
More from the News Service of Floridaand WJXT. Major hurricane landfall likely this year in United States, according to new forecast A prominent hurricane forecaster maintained a pessimistic prediction for this season, calling for eight hurricanes and a 69% chance that a major hurricane will strike...
The surf came up another notch in Florida today, though the long period and east direction limited the number of breaks that could handle the extra juice. The Southeast faired a bit better. Decent sand and light winds have handled this hurricane swell rather well, offering head-high waves and...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told reporters Monday afternoon the hurricane was far stronger than what was predicted two days ago. On Tuesday, the first evacuations were ordered on Florida's east coast in St. John's County, includingSt. Augustine Beach. The county will experience a storm surge ...
Irma's eye should move near or over the west coast of the Florida Peninsula through Monday morning, the center says. Irma should the move inland over northern Florida and southwestern Georgia on Monday afternoon. Irma is expected to remain a hurricane through Monday morning -- and that hurrican...
Projected increase in the frequency of extremely active Atlantic hurricane seasons https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adq7856 Ahead of G20 Summit in Brazil, Guterres urges bloc to take the lead on peace, climate and other challenges https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/11/1157096 To ...
For all of you in Florida and coastal Georgia, please know that you are on my mind. I spoke with Mother and Daddy-O last night and urged them to go ahead and come our way. They just went through this last year with Matthew and the island where they live saw devastating effects; Irma...