Elsa, Downgraded To A Tropical Storm, Lashes Florida's Gulf Coast
3 years, 5 months ago

Elsa, Downgraded To A Tropical Storm, Lashes Florida's Gulf Coast

NPR  

Elsa, Downgraded To A Tropical Storm, Lashes Florida's Gulf Coast Enlarge this image toggle caption Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty Images Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty Images As it moves along Florida's west coast, Elsa has been downgraded to a tropical storm. The National Hurricane Center says that Elsa will likely make landfall along the Florida Gulf Coast by late Wednesday morning. Sponsor Message While there aren't evacuation orders set for Gulf Coast states that are forecasted to be hit by the storm, Florida Gov. Although the National Hurricane Center says Elsa will weaken as it moves inland, the western coast of Florida can expect a storm surge that would lift water levels up to five feet in certain areas, including Tampa.

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Sara still a threat to Florida as hurricane trackers reveal system's latest path
1 month ago

Sara still a threat to Florida as hurricane trackers reveal system's latest path

Daily Mail  

The once-powerful tropical storm Sara may have dissipated in the Gulf of Mexico, but forecasters have warned that its remnants still threaten Florida. Sara was upgraded to a tropical storm last week when it brought life-threatening flooding and mudslides to parts of Honduras which saw up to 40 inches of rain in some areas. Pictured: a satellite image of the …

No Hurricane Will Make Rich People Leave Florida
54 years, 11 months ago

No Hurricane Will Make Rich People Leave Florida

Slate  

It has been two weeks since the Tampa Bay area experienced what the Tampa Bay Times called its “worst hurricane in a century,” when Hurricane Helene made landfall up the Florida coast. The factors pushing landlords toward a richer slice of the market included “high costs, inadequate or difficult access to recovery resources, and strong market incentives to redevelop existing …

Why Tampa Bay is at such high risk for hurricane damage
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Why Tampa Bay is at such high risk for hurricane damage

NPR  

Why Tampa Bay is at such high risk for hurricane damage toggle caption Bryan R. Smith/Getty Images Mandatory evacuations along Florida's west coast are underway as Hurricane Milton churns toward the state and could make landfall as one of the most devastating hurricanes to hit the area in over a century. The Tampa Bay area, which could take a direct …

Hurricane Helene weakens to tropical storm after leaving dozens dead in trail of destruction across four US states
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Hurricane Helene weakens to tropical storm after leaving dozens dead in trail of destruction across four US states

ABC  

Hurricane Helene has roared through Florida and into Georgia as one of the most powerful storms to ever hit the United States, killing at least 33 people, swamping neighbourhoods and leaving more than 4 million homes and businesses without power. Helene made landfall as a category four storm at about 11:10pm on Thursday night, local time, and left a chaotic …

Hurricane Helene strengthens to Category 4 along Florida’s Gulf Coast
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Hurricane Helene strengthens to Category 4 along Florida’s Gulf Coast

LA Times  

The St. Pete Pier is pictured among high winds and waves as Hurricane Helene makes its way toward the Florida panhandle, passing west of Tampa Bay on Thursday. High winds began battering Florida on Thursday as Hurricane Helene, now a Category 4, was poised to make landfall, with forecasters warning that the enormous storm could create a “nightmare” surge along …

Tropical Storm Helene churns a deadly path through Florida, Georgia and into the Carolinas
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Tropical Storm Helene churns a deadly path through Florida, Georgia and into the Carolinas

NPR  

Tropical Storm Helene churns a deadly path through Florida, Georgia and into the Carolinas toggle caption NOAA via AP/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Hurricane Helene plowed ashore in Florida's Big Bend near Perry, Fla., as a monster-sized Category 4 storm late Thursday night. Florida's coast could see a storm surge as high as 20 feet Forecasters warn that a "catastrophic …

A huge Hurricane Helene is expected to hit Florida as a major storm and strike far inland
3 months ago

A huge Hurricane Helene is expected to hit Florida as a major storm and strike far inland

LA Times  

Jerry McCullen, top of left ladder, and Carson Baze, top of right ladder, put plywood over the windows of a house ahead of Hurricane Helene in Alligator Point, Fla., on Wednesday. An enormous Hurricane Helene swamped parts of Mexico on Wednesday as it churned on a path forecasters said would take it to Florida as a major storm with a …

Florida prepares for Hurricane Helene
3 months ago

Florida prepares for Hurricane Helene

NPR  

Florida prepares for Hurricane Helene As Helene moves through the Gulf of Mexico, people in Florida are preparing for the potential of a major hurricane to hit on Thursday. Forecasters say we should expect rapid intensification before landfall in Florida's Big Bend region sometime tomorrow evening. So even far from the eye of the storm, it's going to push this …

Storm could become major hurricane before it hits the Gulf Coast this week
3 months ago

Storm could become major hurricane before it hits the Gulf Coast this week

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Tropical Storm Debby strengthens into a Category 1 hurricane as it heads toward Florida
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Tropical Storm Debby strengthens into a Category 1 hurricane as it heads toward Florida

Associated Press  

TAMPA, Fla. — Tropical Storm Debby strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane as it approached Florida on Sunday evening, according to the national weather service. Officials also warned of life-threatening storm surge along Florida’s Gulf Coast, with 6 to 10 feet of inundation expected Monday between the Ochlockonee and Suwannee rivers. Ron DeSantis warned the storm could lead to “really, …

Tropical Storm Debby moves through Gulf toward Florida with hurricane warnings
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Tropical Storm Debby moves through Gulf toward Florida with hurricane warnings

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Tropical Storm Debby strengthened rapidly …

Storm Debby updates: Florida prepares for landfall as tropical storm intensifies
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Storm Debby updates: Florida prepares for landfall as tropical storm intensifies

Hindustan Times  

Tropical Storm Debby was strengthening rapidly Sunday and was predicted to become a hurricane as it moves through the Gulf of Mexico on a collision course with the Florida coast. The storm was strengthening over the southeastern Gulf and expected to be a hurricane before making landfall in the Big Bend region of Florida, the hurricane center said. A hurricane …

Tropical Storm Debby expected to make landfall in Florida as hurricane
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Tropical Storm Debby expected to make landfall in Florida as hurricane

LA Times  

A driver negotiates a flooded street as Tropical Storm Debby passes just to the west of the Tampa Bay, Fla., region on Sunday. Tropical Storm Debby was strengthening rapidly Sunday and expected to become a hurricane as it churned through the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida, bringing with it the threat of devastating floods to the southeast Atlantic Coast later …

Tropical Storm Debby moving through Gulf toward Florida with hurricane warnings
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Tropical Storm Debby moving through Gulf toward Florida with hurricane warnings

NPR  

Tropical Storm Debby moving through Gulf toward Florida with hurricane warnings toggle caption Jefferee Woo/AP/Tampa Bay Times MIAMI — A tropical depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Debby north of Cuba on Saturday and was predicted to become a hurricane as it moves through the Gulf of Mexico on a collision course with the Florida coast. The National Hurricane Center said …

Tropical Storm Debby moving through Gulf toward Florida with hurricane warnings
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Tropical Storm Debby moving through Gulf toward Florida with hurricane warnings

Associated Press  

MIAMI — Tropical Storm Debby was strengthening rapidly Sunday and was predicted to become a hurricane as it moves through the Gulf of Mexico on a collision course with the Florida coast. The storm was strengthening over the southeastern Gulf and expected to be a hurricane before making landfall in the Big Bend region of Florida, the hurricane center said. …

Florida braces for flooding from a possible tropical storm
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Florida braces for flooding from a possible tropical storm

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A storm system brewing over …

It's not a matter of if a hurricane will hit Florida, but when, forecasters say
7 months, 2 weeks ago

It's not a matter of if a hurricane will hit Florida, but when, forecasters say

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Everybody in Florida is at …

How Florida’s capital city was spared more damage from Hurricane Idalia
1 year, 3 months ago

How Florida’s capital city was spared more damage from Hurricane Idalia

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — In the final hours before Hurricane Idalia struck Florida the storm had grown into a Category 4 beast lurking off the state’s west coast, and the forecast called for it to continue intensifying up until landfall. “Eyewall replacement cycles are common in major hurricanes, and so when you see that, it does lead to some temporary weakening,” said …

Hurricane Idalia makes landfall in Florida with ‘catastrophic storm surge’
1 year, 3 months ago

Hurricane Idalia makes landfall in Florida with ‘catastrophic storm surge’

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hurricane Idalia made landfall as a Category 3 on Wednesday morning bringing “catastrophic storm surge” …

Hurricane Idalia strengthens en route to Florida, expected to land as Category 4 storm
1 year, 3 months ago

Hurricane Idalia strengthens en route to Florida, expected to land as Category 4 storm

Firstpost  

The NHC said Idalia’s center would likely hit Florida’s coastline somewhere in the Big Bend region, where the state’s northern panhandle curves into the Gulf side of the Florida Peninsula, roughly bounded by the inland cities of Gainesville and Tallahassee, the state capital Hurricane Idalia gained fury on Tuesday as it crawled toward Florida’s Gulf Coast, forcing mass evacuations in …

Florida braces to face powerful 155 kmph Hurricane Idalia, NASA releases horrific view from space
1 year, 3 months ago

Florida braces to face powerful 155 kmph Hurricane Idalia, NASA releases horrific view from space

India TV News  

As Hurricane Idalia gained steam in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and threatened to unleash life-threatening storm surges and rainfall, Florida residents living in vulnerable coastal areas were ordered to pack up and leave by Tuesday. According to the weather report, Hurricane Idalia strengthened to a Category 2 storm with 155 kph winds as it barrelled toward …

Photos: Hurricane Idalia unleashes fury on Florida, southeast US
1 year, 3 months ago

Photos: Hurricane Idalia unleashes fury on Florida, southeast US

Al Jazeera  

Hurricane Idalia has made landfall in Florida as a Category 3 storm, unleashing devastation along a wide stretch of the Gulf Coast. As the eye of the hurricane moved inland, high winds snapped trees and shredded signs, sending sheet metal flying. No major hurricanes on record have ever passed through the bay abutting Florida’s Big Bend region, a curved area …

Hurricane Idalia strengthens en route to Florida, threatening dangerous storm surge
1 year, 3 months ago

Hurricane Idalia strengthens en route to Florida, threatening dangerous storm surge

India Today  

Hurricane Idalia gained fury over the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday as it crawled toward Florida's Gulf Coast, forcing evacuations in low-lying coastal areas expected to be swamped when the powerful storm hits on Wednesday morning. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who is seeking the Republican presidential nomination next year, urged residents in vulnerable communities to heed orders to move to …

Hurricane Idalia causes a wave of flight cancellations in West Florida, Tampa Airport hit hard
1 year, 3 months ago

Hurricane Idalia causes a wave of flight cancellations in West Florida, Tampa Airport hit hard

Hindustan Times  

As Hurricane Idalia takes aim at Florida's western coast, airports in the region are facing a wave of flight cancellations, aiming to ensure passenger safety during the storm. Tropical Storm Idalia strengthened as it neared Cuba and the abnormally hot waters of the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, with forecasters predicting it could become a major hurricane before roaring ashore …

Florida declares state of emergency over storm Idalia's predicted landfall
1 year, 3 months ago

Florida declares state of emergency over storm Idalia's predicted landfall

India Today  

Florida residents loaded up on sandbags and evacuated from homes in low-lying areas along the Gulf Coast as Tropical Storm Idalia intensified Monday and forecasters predicted it would hit in days as a major hurricane with potentially life-threatening storm surges. It is the first storm to hit Florida this hurricane season and a potentially big blow to the state, which …

State of emergency declared as Florida braces for Storm Idalia
1 year, 3 months ago

State of emergency declared as Florida braces for Storm Idalia

Al Jazeera  

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis declares widespread state of emergency as storm likely to make landfall on Wednesday. Tropical Storm Idalia has strengthened as it passed by the western tip of Cuba, taking aim at the Gulf coast of Florida as forecasters predicted it could become a hurricane “at any time”. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Monday warned that the storm …

Florida braces for storm surge as Hurricane Idalia approaches
1 year, 3 months ago

Florida braces for storm surge as Hurricane Idalia approaches

Al Jazeera  

Tropical Storm Idalia has become a hurricane, threatening to bring a deadly storm surge and dangerous winds to the Gulf Coast of Florida after lashing Cuba with heavy rain. Florida residents have been loading up on sandbags and evacuated from homes in low-lying areas along the Gulf Coast to prepare for a storm that the National Hurricane Center projected could …

Florida governor declares widespread state of emergency ahead of Idalia’s expected landfall
1 year, 3 months ago

Florida governor declares widespread state of emergency ahead of Idalia’s expected landfall

Associated Press  

TAMPA, Fla. — Florida residents loaded up on sandbags and evacuated from homes in low-lying areas along the Gulf Coast as Tropical Storm Idalia intensified Monday and forecasters predicted it would hit in days as a major hurricane with potentially life-threatening storm surges. It is the first storm to hit Florida this hurricane season and a potentially big blow to …

DeSantis urges Florida residents to prepare for incoming storm Idalia
1 year, 3 months ago

DeSantis urges Florida residents to prepare for incoming storm Idalia

Al Jazeera  

Strengthening in Caribbean, storm is expected to hit US state’s Gulf of Mexico coast this week as ‘major hurricane’. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has urged residents of the southeastern US state to prepare for an incoming storm as Idalia strengthens in the Caribbean and is set to become a “major hurricane” before reaching Florida’s Gulf of Mexico coast this week. …

Tropical Storm Idalia is expected to become a hurricane and move toward Florida, forecasters say
1 year, 3 months ago

Tropical Storm Idalia is expected to become a hurricane and move toward Florida, forecasters say

Associated Press  

MIAMI — Tropical Storm Idalia was near the coast of Cuba Monday on a potential track to come ashore as a hurricane in the southern U.S., the National Hurricane Center said. “So if you’re anywhere along the Florida Peninsula, western Florida Peninsula, so let’s say from about Fort Myers northward to the Panhandle, you’ve really got to be paying attention.” …

Much of Florida under state of emergency as possible tropical storm forms in Gulf of Mexico
1 year, 3 months ago

Much of Florida under state of emergency as possible tropical storm forms in Gulf of Mexico

Associated Press  

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Forecasters are warning of possible flash flooding and landslides across the eastern Yucatan peninsula and western Cuba, and Florida braced for a possible hurricane by midweek, as a weather system off the coast of Mexico was expected to become a tropical storm by Sunday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The National Hurricane Center warned Saturday …

Tropical Storm Nicole churns toward Bahamas, Florida
2 years, 1 month ago

Tropical Storm Nicole churns toward Bahamas, Florida

Associated Press  

MIAMI — Tropical Storm Nicole churned toward the northwestern Bahamas and Florida’s Atlantic coastline on Tuesday, gradually gaining strength as it neared hurricane strength, forecasters said. The hurricane center said the storm’s track shifted slightly north overnight, but the exact path remains uncertain as it approaches Florida, where it is expected to make landfall as a Category 1 hurricane late …

Nicole strengthens into tropical storm en route to Bahamas
2 years, 1 month ago

Nicole strengthens into tropical storm en route to Bahamas

Al Jazeera  

Nicole is churning towards northwest Bahamas and Florida’s Atlantic coast, where millions of people are under warnings. Nicole strengthened into a tropical storm as it churned towards the northwestern Bahamas and Florida’s Atlantic coastline, forecasters have said. Storm Nicole, packing maximum sustained winds of 80km per hour, was located about 615km northwest of the Bahamas as it moved west towards …

Hurricane watch: Subtropical storm eyes Florida, Bahamas
2 years, 1 month ago

Hurricane watch: Subtropical storm eyes Florida, Bahamas

The Independent  

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Waning Hurricane Ian creeps across Florida after battering Gulf Coast
2 years, 2 months ago

Waning Hurricane Ian creeps across Florida after battering Gulf Coast

India Today  

A weakened but still formidable Hurricane Ian chugged across Florida toward the Atlantic seaboard on Thursday after thrashing the state's Gulf Coast with fierce winds, torrential downpours and raging surf that flooded oceanside communities. Ian blasted ashore with catastrophic force on Wednesday afternoon as a Category 4 hurricane, packing maximum sustained winds of 150 miles per hour, and quickly plunged …

Here’s why meteorologists say Ian’s exact path is still uncertain
2 years, 2 months ago

Here’s why meteorologists say Ian’s exact path is still uncertain

CNN  

Editor’s Note: A version of this article originally appeared in the weekly weather newsletter, the CNN Weather Brief, which is released every Monday. “Regardless of lan’s exact track and intensity, there is a risk of a life-threatening storm surge, hurricane-force winds, and heavy rainfall along the west coast of Florida and the Florida Panhandle by the middle of this week,” …

Tropical storm warning for parts of Florida, Cuba, Bahamas
2 years, 6 months ago

Tropical storm warning for parts of Florida, Cuba, Bahamas

Associated Press  

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Tropical storm warnings were issued Friday for much of the Florida peninsula, Cuba and the Bahamas as a system that battered Mexico moves through the Gulf of Mexico, killing at least two in Cuba and bringing threats of heavy rain and wind for the weekend. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said the storm once known …

US forecasters alert about potential storm aimed at Florida
2 years, 6 months ago

US forecasters alert about potential storm aimed at Florida

Associated Press  

MEXCO CITY — The U.S. National Hurricane Center issued a bulletin Thursday on an area of low pressure on Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula that could become a depression or tropical storm and head toward Florida’s Gulf coast. The center called it Potential Tropical Cyclone One, in what could become the first storm of the Atlantic hurricane season. A tropical storm watch …

Officials: Storm lashing Florida strengthens into hurricane
3 years, 5 months ago

Officials: Storm lashing Florida strengthens into hurricane

Associated Press  

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A storm that has lashed the Caribbean and the Florida Keys with pounding rain and gusty winds and complicated the search for survivors in a deadly condominium collapse has strengthened into a hurricane. The Category 1 storm is expected to make landfall between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. Wednesday, somewhere between the Tampa Bay area and …

Elsa strengthens to hurricane, heads to Florida’s Gulf Coast
3 years, 5 months ago

Elsa strengthens to hurricane, heads to Florida’s Gulf Coast

Al Jazeera  

Tropical Storm Elsa strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane on Tuesday, hours before an expected landfall on Florida’s northern Gulf Coast, according to the National Hurricane Center in the United States. The centre of Elsa was about 100 miles south-southwest of Tampa, Florida, and was moving north at approximately nine miles per hour, with maximum sustained winds of 75mph, the …

Tropical Storm Elsa becomes hurricane, expected to make landfall on Florida Gulf Coast
3 years, 5 months ago

Tropical Storm Elsa becomes hurricane, expected to make landfall on Florida Gulf Coast

India Today  

Tropical Storm Elsa strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane on Tuesday, hours before an expected landfall on Florida's northern Gulf Coast, the US National Hurricane Center said. The center of Elsa was about 100 miles south-southwest of Tampa, Florida, and was moving north at around 9 miles per hour, with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph, the NHC said in …

Tropical storm Elsa crosses Cuba: Here's how it looks from space
3 years, 5 months ago

Tropical storm Elsa crosses Cuba: Here's how it looks from space

India Today  

Tropical storm Elsa, which is hurtling towards Florida, exited Cuba on Tuesday, triggering heavy rains over the Caribbean's largest island in its wake. As a precaution, Cuban officials had evacuated 1,80,000 people against the possibility of heavy flooding from the storm that already battered several Caribbean islands, killing at least three people. A tropical storm watch and storm surge watch …

Tropical Storm Elsa brushing along Cuba’s southern coast
3 years, 5 months ago

Tropical Storm Elsa brushing along Cuba’s southern coast

Associated Press  

HAVANA — Cuba evacuated 180,000 people amid fears Sunday that Tropical Storm Elsa could cause heavy flooding after battering several Caribbean islands, killing at least three people. The Cuban government opened shelters and moved to protect sugarcane and cocoa crops ahead of the storm, which was offshore moving along Cuba’s southern coast late Sunday and expected to make landfall farther …

Florida's Governor Issues State Of Emergency As Tropical Storm Elsa Closes In
3 years, 5 months ago

Florida's Governor Issues State Of Emergency As Tropical Storm Elsa Closes In

NPR  

Florida's Governor Issues State Of Emergency As Tropical Storm Elsa Closes In Enlarge this image toggle caption Orvil Samuel/AP Orvil Samuel/AP Tropical Storm Elsa is expected to drench Cuba and Jamaica on Sunday before tracking towards Florida on Monday. Sponsor Message The White House announced on Sunday that President Biden had declared that an emergency exists in Florida, and ordered …

With Storm Looming, Demolition Planned For Surfside Condo Building
3 years, 5 months ago

With Storm Looming, Demolition Planned For Surfside Condo Building

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING SURFSIDE, Fla. — Demolition workers will bring down the remainder of a partially collapsed condo building in South Florida ahead of an approaching storm that has heightened concerns that the structure could crumble dangerously on its own, officials said Saturday. “If the building is taken down, this will protect our search and rescue teams, because we don’t …

Tropical Storm Elsa Nears Florida As Crews Prepare To Demolish Remains Of Condo
3 years, 5 months ago

Tropical Storm Elsa Nears Florida As Crews Prepare To Demolish Remains Of Condo

NPR  

Tropical Storm Elsa Nears Florida As Crews Prepare To Demolish Remains Of Condo Enlarge this image toggle caption Michael Reaves/Getty Images Michael Reaves/Getty Images Officials paused search and rescue operations at the site of the partially collapsed condo building in Surfside, Fla., on Saturday, as crews prepare to demolish the portion that still stands. Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava …

The Latest: Sally speeding up, still dumping heavy rain
4 years, 3 months ago

The Latest: Sally speeding up, still dumping heavy rain

Associated Press  

Here are the latest developments on tropical weather: MIAMI — Sally is moving a lot faster but it’s still dumping heavy rains in southeastern Virginia and eastern North Carolina, where forecasters also said there was a chance of tornadoes. Hurricane Sally rolled through the area Wednesday with 105 mph winds, a surge of seawater and 1 to 2 1/2 feet …

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