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King tides are coming, South Florida. They might bring record-breaking street flooding
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
Hurricane center lowers chances for approaching Atlantic system to develop
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
'Window is closing' for potential system to form a storm near the Caribbean this week
MIAMI — Computer models and the National Hurricane Center are backing off the idea that a new storm might form near the Caribbean this week.
The hurricane center lowered the chances for either of the two tropical disturbances on the map to strengthen into a tropical depression anytime soon.
As of Wednesday morning, the potential system in ...Read more
How many people has Tropical Storm Helene killed in North Carolina? How many remain missing?
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
92 people remain missing in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene
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
Hurricane center tracks Atlantic, Caribbean systems that could develop
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
NC Gov. Roy Cooper: Mark Robinson, other candidates are using Helene disinformation to 'sow chaos'
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
Hurricane center tracks Atlantic, Caribbean systems that could develop
ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Tuesday continued to track a system in the Atlantic and one that could form in the Caribbean that have chances to develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.
As of the NHC’s 8 a.m. tropical outlook, one system located in the central tropical Atlantic was a well-defined area...Read more
Hurricane center ups odds for Atlantic system to develop, tracks 2nd in Caribbean
ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center is keeping track of a system in the Atlantic forecast to approach the Caribbean this week, and a second already in the Caribbean that could form into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.
As of the NHC’s 2 p.m. Eastern time tropical outlook, the well-defined area of low pressure was ...Read more
Forecasters are watching a potential new system that could approach the Caribbean
MIAMI — The National Hurricane Center is tracking two disturbances — one with a growing chance of developing and approaching the Caribbean this week and another that could soon form in the Caribbean.
As of Monday afternoon, forecasters have upped the chances of the Atlantic system strengthening into a tropical depression in the next five ...Read more
Hurricane Milton made a mess of Central Florida. When will the debris be picked up?
ORLANDO, Fla. — Mountains of sticks, limbs and bagged debris strewn by blustery Hurricane Milton are piled in front of homes across Central Florida, and officials warn it could be weeks until it’s picked up.
Solid waste crews in Orlando began working as soon as roads were deemed safe and collected more than 120 tons of debris over the ...Read more
Five days after Milton, fewer than 5,000 Central Florida customers still without power
ORLANDO, Fla. — Most Central Floridians who lost power during Hurricane Milton got it back right after the storm or over the weekend, with fewer than 5,000 Central Florida utility customers still in the dark on Monday.
In Orange, Seminole, Osceola and Lake counties, just 4,790 out of the more than 1.3 million customers remain without power, ...Read more
Forecasters are watching a potential new system that could approach the Caribbean
A tropical disturbance in the mid-Atlantic has an increasing chance of developing and approaching the Caribbean this week, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Forecasters have upped its chances over the weekend to a 50% shot at strengthening into a tropical depression in the next five days, with a 10% chance of it happening in the next ...Read more
Hurricane center ups odds for Atlantic system to develop
ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center is keeping track of a system in the Atlantic forecast to approach the Caribbean this week that could form into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.
As of the NHC’s 8 a.m. tropical outlook, the well-defined area of low pressure was located several hundred miles west of the Cape Verde...Read more
Florida therapy dog comes out of retirement to help Hurricane Milton recovery efforts
VERO BEACH, Fla. — The same tornado that devastated the Spanish Lakes neighborhood in For Pierce, killing six people, crossed into Indian River County — ripping up roofs and trees in Vero Beach, according to the National Weather Service.
Although there were no deaths in Vero Beach from Hurricane Milton — which spawned a series of violent ...Read more
DeSantis says state will help with Hurricane Milton debris removal
Gov. Ron DeSantis is again using state forces to help with county and city debris removal after Hurricane Milton came tearing through Florida, he announced Sunday.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved a 100% reimbursement rate for debris collection in Florida’s impacted areas for a 90-day window. Ordinarily, the federal ...Read more
Biden surveys Pinellas storm damage, pledges funds after Milton, Helene
ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. — Standing in front of a storm-battered home outside Sunset Park, President Joe Biden announced $612 million in new investments in projects to support recovery from Hurricanes Milton and Helene.
The funds, dispersed through the U.S. Department of Energy, include $47 million to Florida Power & Light and $47 million to ...Read more
State green-lights free gas for residents after Hurricane Milton -- but lines are long
MIAMI — Gov. Ron DeSantis gave the green light to open a network of free-fuel distribution depots in Southwest Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton — a Category 3 storm that left much of the area without power, including gas stations.
DeSantis made the announcement on Saturday in Bradenton during the opening of a gas distribution ...Read more
Gulf Coast beach towns reel from back-to-back hurricanes but promise a 'comeback'
SIESTA KEY – Scott Giorgi worked outside his waterfront home Friday loading hurricane debris into the bed of his black pickup when a tossed tree branch shattered the truck’s back window. He shrugged it off and kept hauling.
What’s one more window to fix when two hurricanes in two weeks battered your island home, pushing six feet of sea ...Read more
13 days, 2 hurricanes, and incalculable anxiety in Tampa Bay
TAMPA, Fla. — We were still mucking the floors and ripping out drywall when we saw the first forecast.
The National Hurricane Center released the graphic, an ugly white blob over the Gulf of Mexico, at 11 a.m. last Saturday. It reached us via texts from our cousins and alerts from the local news or guys showing us their phone screen in line ...Read more
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