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…
Leslie strengthens into a hurricane in the Atlantic but isn’t threatening land
MIAMI — Leslie has strengthened into a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean and isn’t threatening land, forecasters said. The storm was located Saturday about 725 miles (1,170 kilometers) west-southwest of…
National Hurricane Center tracking 3 systems in tropics
MIAMI — The National Hurricane Center is tracking three tropical disturbances, including two that could affect Florida over the weekend or early next week. Hurricane Kirk is a Category 4 hurricane with 140-mph…
Hurricane Kirk forms in Atlantic and could strengthen into major ‘fish storm’
MIAMI — Kirk became a hurricane in the eastern Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday. The storm could strengthen into a major hurricane by tomorrow, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The storm was…
Tropical Storm Kirk nearing hurricane strength, another tropical system may form soon
MIAMI — The Atlantic is brewing with activity, the latest of which is a tropical disturbance with medium chances of forming in the western Caribbean Sea through the next seven days. Meanwhile, Tropical…
Tropical Storm Kirk forms in the Atlantic, expected to become ‘major hurricane’
MIAMI — Days after Florida and the southeastern United States felt the wrath of Hurricane Helene, another tropical storm formed in the Atlantic. Tropical Storm Kirk formed on Monday morning with sustained winds…
More deadly than wind, the storm surge from Hurricane Helene was devastating
TALLAHASSEE (AP) — In 2005, Hurricane Dennis landed near the Alabama-Florida state line as a Category 3 hurricane. Far to the east, Florida’s Big Bend — where Hurricane Helene is…
Hurricane Isaac and Tropical Storm Joyce move through the open Atlantic far from land
MIAMI — Hurricane Isaac was a Category 2 storm far from land in the North Atlantic on Saturday, while Tropical Storm Joyce continued its path over open water well to…
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…