Hurricane Milton moves towards the west coast of Florida
MIAMI — Milton became a hurricane today. It is expected to arrive near Tampa on Wednesday as at least a Category 3, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). As…
Tropical Storm Milton forms in the Gulf of Mexico, expected to make landfall in Florida
MIAMI — Tropical Storm Milton formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday and is forecast to bring “life-threatening impacts” to Florida — a state just ravaged by Hurricane Helene…
Helene makes landfall in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 hurricane
CRAWFORDVILLE, Florida (AP) — Hurricane Helene made landfall Thursday night in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 storm as forecasters warned that the enormous system could create a “nightmare” storm surge and bring dangerous winds and…
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‘Gargantuan’ Hurricane Helene could bring ‘catastrophic and deadly storm surge’ to Florida Gulf Coast
MIAMI — Hurricane Helene is strengthening as it moves across the eastern Gulf of Mexico towards a forecast Thursday evening or early Friday morning landfall over Florida's Big Bend Coast and is…
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Hurricane Helene forms, set to slam Florida with 155 mph gusts, 18-foot storm surge
MIAMI — Hurricane Helene formed this morning with the National Hurricane Center forecasting the storm to rapidly intensify in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and strike Florida…
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Florida’s bracing for a major hurricane. This is why we need NOAA, not Project 2025
As the prospect of a major hurricane menaces much of Florida, a quick reminder: Under Project 2025, that controversial right-wing blueprint for a GOP-led national government, the National Oceanographic and…
Tropical Storm Helene expected to become a major hurricane ahead of Florida landfall
MIAMI — Tropical Storm Helene is intensifying and is forecast to become a large, major hurricane before striking Florida's Gulf Coast on Thursday with life-threatening storm surge, damaging winds and…
Tropical Storm Helene forms in Caribbean Sea
MIAMI — Tropical Storm Helene formed this morning in the northwestern Caribbean Sea and is getting better organized, according to the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center. Watches and warnings…
NHC monitoring Invest 94-L, another disturbance near the United States
MIAMI — The National Hurricane Center is tracking three systems in the Atlantic basin as the remnants of Francine make their way farther north. Elsewhere in the Atlantic basin, forecasters are tracking: Tropical Depression Seven in…
Tropical depression 7 pops up in Atlantic, NHC says it could become a tropical storm
MIAMI — Just one day after the peak of hurricane season, the National Hurricane Center has officially tagged Tropical Depression Seven in the Atlantic Ocean. The system was located about…