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ORLANDO, Fla, — The surprise hurricane that popped up and lashed Cuba over the weekend lost some steam Monday, and is forecast to turn and head toward the Bahamas and away from Florida by Tuesday, according to the National Hurricane Center.

As of the NHC’s 2 p.m. EDT advisory, the center of what is now Tropical Storm Oscar was located about...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla, — The surprise hurricane that popped up and lashed Cuba over the weekend lost some steam Monday, and is forecast to turn and head toward the Bahamas and away from Florida by Tuesday, according to the National Hurricane Center.

As of the NHC’s 5 a.m. advisory, the center of what is now Tropical Storm Oscar was located about 5 ...Read more

MIAMI — Oscar retained its hurricane status late Saturday afternoon while still remaining small, forecasters said. The storm has 85 mph maximum sustained winds, triggering hurricane warnings and watches for the northeastern Caribbean.

Oscar formed as a tropical storm just east of Turks and Caicos on Saturday morning, the 15th named storm of ...Read more

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — In the pitch black, through roaring wind, twisted metal fell like a guillotine.

It plunged toward the heart of the city — apartments, bars, restaurants, an art gallery, museum and offices. Tens of thousands of pounds of steel slicing through the blinding rain.

Down, down, down.

About 550 feet. Cleared in seconds.

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Tropical Storm Oscar quickly strengthened into a hurricane Saturday afternoon after becoming a tropical storm near the Turks and Caicos earlier that morning.

Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Nadine made landfall near Belize City around noon.

At 5 p.m., Oscar was a small Category 1 hurricane located about 5 miles south of ...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Biltmore Estate is set to reopen after damage from Tropical Storm Helene closed America’s largest home, estate officials said Saturday.

Crews are still clearing debris from woods on the property, and some roads remain under repair, officials said. Trails and the Outdoor Adventure Center are closed until further notice. ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center continued Friday to keep track of two systems with a chance to form into the season’s next tropical depression or storm, with the most likely in the western Caribbean.

As of the NHC’s 2 p.m. Eastern time tropical outlook, that broad area of low pressure with widespread showers and ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center continued Friday to keep track of two systems with a chance to form into the season’s next tropical depression or storm, with the most likely in the western Caribbean.

As of the NHC’s 8 a.m. tropical outlook, that broad area of low pressure has become better defined with widespread showers ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center continued Thursday to track two systems with low chances to develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

As of the NHC’s 8 a.m. tropical outlook, a trough of low pressure a few hundred miles east of the Caribbean’s Leeward Islands remained disorganized.

“Some slow ...Read more

Isaret Jeffers doesn’t have millions of followers. But she has enough to feel like she’s doing something valuable.

Hours before Hurricane Milton hit Florida, Jeffers, a community activist who works with the Hispanic population and farmworkers in Plant City, rushed to post in Spanish on her Facebook account that there was still time to ...Read more

ORLANDO — The National Hurricane Center lowered its outlook Wednesday that an Atlantic system approaching the Caribbean will develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm, while also keeping tabs on a second system already in the Caribbean.

As of the NHC’s 2 p.m. tropical outlook, the broad area of low pressure in the ...Read more

MIAMI — South Florida streets could be underwater this week, without a tropical storm or hurricane in sight.

The next few days mark one of the highest tides of the year, known as a king tide. That tide could be strengthened by offshore winds blowing more water ashore, plus a drizzle of rain on already-soggy ground.

“Tide forecasts show ...Read more

ORLANDO — The National Hurricane Center lowered its outlook Wednesday that an Atlantic system approaching the Caribbean will develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm, while also keeping tabs on a second system already in the Caribbean.

As of the NHC’s 8 a.m. tropical outlook, the broad area of low pressure in the ...Read more

Tropical Storm Helene has caused 95 confirmed deaths in North Carolina, Gov. Roy Cooper said at a Tuesday press conference. And almost as many, 92, remain missing.

Buncombe County has had the most Helene-related deaths, with 42. Yancey County has had 11 confirmed deaths; Henderson County has had seven; and Haywood County has had five, the North...Read more

Almost three weeks after Hurricane Helene made landfall, 92 people are still unaccounted for in North Carolina, officials said Tuesday.

Gov. Roy Cooper said that number was likely to change as emergency responders continued assessing the devastation throughout the state.

The nationwide death toll from Helene is estimated at 243 people, with ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Tuesday continued to track one system in the Atlantic and one in the Caribbean that have chances to develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

As of the NHC’s 2 p.m. Eastern time tropical outlook, one system located in the central tropical Atlantic was a well-defined area ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — Disinformation and misinformation are harming the ability of storm-battered communities in Western North Carolina to receive federal aid at the time they need it most, Gov. Roy Cooper and FEMA Administrator Deanna Criswell said Tuesday.

The remarks come after a man was arrested and charged with going armed to the terror of the...Read more