Hurricane Idalia's aftermath: Florida rushes to restore power and clear debris
1 year, 3 months ago

Hurricane Idalia's aftermath: Florida rushes to restore power and clear debris

NPR  

Hurricane Idalia's aftermath: Florida rushes to restore power and clear debris Enlarge this image toggle caption Sean Rayford/Getty Images Sean Rayford/Getty Images Across the Southeast, hundreds of thousands are without power, roads are littered with storm debris and fears over the possibility of severe flooding remain as Idalia, now a tropical storm, heads out to sea again. The storm made landfall on Florida's Gulf Coast as a Category 3 hurricane on Wednesday morning, submerging neighborhoods and leaving a trail of debris as it thrashed its way east across Georgia. Enlarge this image toggle caption Sean Rayford/Getty Images Sean Rayford/Getty Images More than 210,000 homes and businesses were still without power across Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas as of Thursday afternoon, according to the monitoring site PowerOutage.us, and broken traffic signals throughout the region are adding another layer of danger to travel conditions. DeSantis said Florida officials were vetting "one unconfirmed fatality" as a possible storm-related death, but he didn't say whether it was one of the two Florida deaths reported earlier in the day.

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2 people charged with looting as residents worry about burglaries following Hurricane Idalia
1 year, 3 months ago

2 people charged with looting as residents worry about burglaries following Hurricane Idalia

Associated Press  

HORSESHOE BEACH, Fla. — Two people were charged with looting a home damaged by Hurricane Idalia in Florida’s Big Bend region, as residents’ concerns grew that burglars could be tempted to hit other hurricane-ravaged homes since law enforcement is stretched thin in the remote, wooded area along the Gulf Coast. Some residents of Horseshoe Beach, Florida, one of the communities …

No power and nowhere to stay as rural Florida starts recovering from Hurricane Idalia
1 year, 3 months ago

No power and nowhere to stay as rural Florida starts recovering from Hurricane Idalia

Associated Press  

HORSESHOE BEACH, Fla. — The worst of Hurricane Idalia left residents of a region of tight-knit communities trying to find places to live as they rebuild — if they decide it’s even worth it — and waiting potentially weeks for electricity to be restored after winds and water took out entire power grids. While the storm wreaked havoc on a …

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 …

Florida's residents return to find homes gone, towns devastated in path of powerful hurricane Idalia
1 year, 3 months ago

Florida's residents return to find homes gone, towns devastated in path of powerful hurricane Idalia

India TV News  

Hurricanes and tropical storms are nothing new in the South, but the sheer magnitude of damage from Idalia shocked Desmond Roberson as he toured what was left of his Georgia neighbourhood. “I had to turn around three times, just because roads were blocked off.” The storm had 90 mph winds when it made a direct hit on Valdosta on Wednesday, …

Tropical Storm Idalia descends on North Carolina after pounding Florida, Georgia and South Carolina
1 year, 3 months ago

Tropical Storm Idalia descends on North Carolina after pounding Florida, Georgia and South Carolina

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. After traveling across the Gulf of Mexico, Idalia …

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” …

Idalia extends its destruction along the southeastern U.S. coastline
1 year, 3 months ago

Idalia extends its destruction along the southeastern U.S. coastline

NPR  

Idalia extends its destruction along the southeastern U.S. coastline Enlarge this image toggle caption Chris Urso/AP Chris Urso/AP This page is no longer being updated. Tropical storm Idalia battered the southeastern U.S. coastline early Thursday after slamming into Florida on Wednesday as a major hurricane and then rolling through parts of Georgia and South Carolina. Sponsor Message The storm initially …

‘Nothing left’: Idalia leaves trail of devastation across southeast US
1 year, 3 months ago

‘Nothing left’: Idalia leaves trail of devastation across southeast US

Al Jazeera  

Residents and authorities assess damage after tropical storm brings flooding but is less disastrous than feared. Idalia crashed ashore on Wednesday morning as a powerful Category 3 hurricane at Keaton Beach in Florida’s northern Big Bend region, lashing the coast with sustained winds of up to 201 kilometres per hour and torrential rains. “The cleanup in Florida … is only …

Hurricane Idalia, downgraded to tropical storm, kills three in southeast US
1 year, 3 months ago

Hurricane Idalia, downgraded to tropical storm, kills three in southeast US

Al Jazeera  

Two of the deaths involved motorists caught in Idalia’s heavy rainfall, while a Georgia resident was struck by a tree. Rhome described a “heavy shield” of rain and heavy wind as Idalia pushed towards South Carolina on Wednesday evening and North Carolina by the early hours of Thursday, prompting tornado warnings along its path. “These flooding rains are often one …

Residents pick through rubble, navigate clogged roads and live without power after Hurricane Idalia
1 year, 3 months ago

Residents pick through rubble, navigate clogged roads and live without power after Hurricane Idalia

LA Times  

Jewell Baggett stands amid the debris of her mother’s home in Horseshoe Beach, Fla., after Hurricane Idalia walloped the area. Florida and Georgia residents living along Hurricane Idalia‘s path of destruction Thursday picked through piles of rubble where homes once stood, threw tarps over ripped-apart roofs and gingerly navigated through a maze of streets left underwater or clogged with fallen …

Hurricane Idalia: Florida residents share heartbreaking photos of storm damage
1 year, 3 months ago

Hurricane Idalia: Florida residents share heartbreaking photos of storm damage

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 Florida residents shared heartbreaking photos of the destruction caused by Hurricane Idalia after the powerful …

Hurricane Idalia makes landfall on Florida's west coast as a dangerous Category 3 storm
1 year, 3 months ago

Hurricane Idalia makes landfall on Florida's west coast as a dangerous Category 3 storm

Firstpost  

Most of Florida’s 21 million residents, and many in the adjacent states of Georgia and South Carolina, were under hurricane warnings and other storm-related advisories. Hurricane Idalia made landfall on Florida’s west coast as a dangerous Category 3 storm on Wednesday and was unleashing life-threatening storm surges and rainfall in an area not accustomed to such pummeling. Hurricane Idalia made …

Hurricane Idalia makes landfall in Florida as category 3 storm
1 year, 3 months ago

Hurricane Idalia makes landfall in Florida as category 3 storm

Hindustan Times  

Hurricane Idalia has made landfall in Florida, hitting land near Keaton Beach in Florida's Big Bend region as a Category 3 storm. This image obtained from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shows Hurricane Idalia making landfall in Florida on August 30, 2023, at 12h01UTC. Idalia barreled into the northwest Florida coast as a powerful Category 3 hurricane on Wednesday …

Hurricane Idalia hits Florida with 125 mph winds, flooding streets, snapping trees and cutting power
1 year, 3 months ago

Hurricane Idalia hits Florida with 125 mph winds, flooding streets, snapping trees and cutting power

Associated Press  

PERRY, Fla. — Hurricane Idalia tore into Florida at the speed of a fast-moving train Wednesday, splitting trees in half, ripping roofs off hotels and turning small cars into boats before sweeping into Georgia and South Carolina as a still-powerful storm that flooded roadways and sent residents running for higher ground. “Things were just going so fast.. Everything was spinning.” …

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 …

What we know about the damage in Florida from Hurricane Idalia
1 year, 3 months ago

What we know about the damage in Florida from Hurricane Idalia

NPR  

What we know about the damage in Florida from Hurricane Idalia Now tropical storm Idalia came ashore in the Big Ben region of Florida. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: To Florida now, where officials are starting to assess the damage from Hurricane Idalia. NPR's Bobby Allyn has been following Idalia from Lake City, Fla. Hey there, Bobby. BOBBY HOOPER: It's going …

What you need to know as Hurricane Idalia nears Florida
1 year, 3 months ago

What you need to know as Hurricane Idalia nears Florida

Al Jazeera  

Florida and adjacent states of Georgia and South Carolina have been placed under hurricane warnings and other storm-related advisories. Florida’s Gulf Coast is bracing for fierce winds, torrential rain and surging seawater from Idalia, which became “an extremely dangerous” Category 4 hurricane on Wednesday as it swirled towards a direct hit on the state’s Big Bend region. It attained “an …

Florida braces for Hurricane Idalia as storm builds over warm Gulf waters
1 year, 3 months ago

Florida braces for Hurricane Idalia as storm builds over warm Gulf waters

Al Jazeera  

Idalia is expected to pummel the state as a Category 3 storm, crossing from the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean. But the small island of Cedar Key, Florida, is among the coastal communities expected to face the brunt of Hurricane Idalia, which strengthened into a Category 2 storm on Tuesday afternoon. “That is a storm surge that — …

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 hits Florida with 125-mph winds, flooding streets, snapping trees, cutting power
1 year, 3 months ago

Hurricane Idalia hits Florida with 125-mph winds, flooding streets, snapping trees, cutting power

LA Times  

Hurricane Idalia tore into Florida with winds howling at the speed of a fast-moving train Wednesday, splitting trees in half, ripping roofs off hotels and turning small cars into boats before sweeping into Georgia as a still-powerful storm that flooded roadways and sent residents running for higher ground. “Things were just going so fast.. Everything was spinning.” After coming ashore, …

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 is already causing flooding along Florida's Gulf Coast
1 year, 3 months ago

Hurricane Idalia is already causing flooding along Florida's Gulf Coast

NPR  

Hurricane Idalia is already causing flooding along Florida's Gulf Coast The National Hurricane Center says the eye of Hurricane Idalia came ashore near Keaton Beach, Fla. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Florida's Gulf Coast is reeling from a major hurricane. It came ashore as a Category 3 storm with 125-mile-per-hour winds and what's being described as a catastrophic storm surge. ALLEN: Well, …

Hurricane Idalia prompts evacuations from Florida's Gulf Coast amid storm surge warning
1 year, 3 months ago

Hurricane Idalia prompts evacuations from Florida's Gulf Coast amid storm surge warning

Hindustan Times  

Idalia strengthened into a hurricane Tuesday and barreled toward Florida's Gulf Coast as authorities warned residents of vulnerable areas to pack up and leave to escape the twin threats of high winds and devastating flooding. The National Weather Service in Tallahassee called Idalia “an unprecedented event” since no major hurricanes on record have ever passed through the bay abutting the …

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 …

Idalia strengthens over Gulf of Mexico and is now predicted to hit Florida as Category 4 hurricane
1 year, 3 months ago

Idalia strengthens over Gulf of Mexico and is now predicted to hit Florida as Category 4 hurricane

Associated Press  

CEDAR KEY, Fla. — Florida residents living in vulnerable coastal areas were ordered to pack up and leave Tuesday as Hurricane Idalia gained steam in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and threatened to unleash life-threatening storm surges and rainfall. “There will be trees on people’s house, trees across power lines.” At 11 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Idalia was …

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. …

Idalia likely to intensify into hurricane, Florida braces for heavy rain, storm
1 year, 3 months ago

Idalia likely to intensify into hurricane, Florida braces for heavy rain, storm

India Today  

Tropical Storm Idalia has formed in the Caribbean and could strengthen into a hurricane, bringing high winds and storm surges to Cuba and Florida later this week. Idalia could cause life-threatening storm surge and flooding from heavy rains along parts of Florida's west coast and the Panhandle as early as Tuesday, the Miami-based weather forecaster said. "If you are in …

Tropical storm Idalia forms in Gulf of Mexico on a ‘possible track’ towards US
1 year, 3 months ago

Tropical storm Idalia forms in Gulf of Mexico on a ‘possible track’ towards US

Hindustan Times  

Tropical Storm Idalia formed Sunday in the Gulf of Mexico on a potential track to come ashore as a hurricane in the southern U.S., the National Hurricane Center said. Hurricane Hilary headed for Mexico's Baja California on Saturday as the U.S. National Hurricane Center predicted “catastrophic and life-threatening flooding” for the peninsula and for the southwestern United States, where it …

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.” …

Floridians endure slow wait for power knocked out by Ian
2 years, 2 months ago

Floridians endure slow wait for power knocked out by Ian

Associated Press  

BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. — Hurricane Ian may be long gone from Florida, but workers on the ground were pushing ahead Tuesday to restore power and search for anyone still trapped inside flooded or damaged homes. At least 75 people were killed in Florida, five in North Carolina, three in Cuba and one in Virginia since Ian made landfall on the …

These Are Emergency Supplies You Should Have For Hurricane Season
2 years, 4 months ago

These Are Emergency Supplies You Should Have For Hurricane Season

Huff Post  

If you live anywhere along the United States’ eastern seaboard or Gulf shores, then you’re familiar with the cyclonic winds and tropical storms that make up hurricane season, which typically runs from June through November. We are currently anticipating this exact type of destruction as Hurricane Idalia is expected to approach a large stretch of Florida’s Western coast. NOAA’s Climate.gov, …

Two Weeks After Hurricane Ida, Tens Of Thousands in Louisiana Are Still Without Power
3 years, 3 months ago

Two Weeks After Hurricane Ida, Tens Of Thousands in Louisiana Are Still Without Power

NPR  

Two Weeks After Hurricane Ida, Tens Of Thousands in Louisiana Are Still Without Power Enlarge this image toggle caption Frank Morris/NPR Frank Morris/NPR GALLIANO, La. The neighbor couple and their young daughter have moved into the kid's room "Grandma sleeps in the couch and her son sleep in the recliner," says Lopez of her neighbor's mother and grandson. Enlarge this …

Hurricane Ida power outages, misery persist 9 days later
3 years, 3 months ago

Hurricane Ida power outages, misery persist 9 days later

Associated Press  

— Hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in Louisiana, most of them outside New Orleans, still didn’t have power Tuesday and more than half the gas stations in two major cities were without fuel nine days after Hurricane Ida slammed into the state, splintering homes and toppling electric lines. John Bel Edwards said while there had been much progress …

AP PHOTOS: Rescues, power outages in aftermath of Ida
3 years, 3 months ago

AP PHOTOS: Rescues, power outages in aftermath of Ida

Associated Press  

Louisiana communities battered by Hurricane Ida are facing a new danger: the possibility of weeks without power in the stifling, late-summer heat. Ida ravaged the region’s power grid, leaving the entire city of New Orleans and hundreds of thousands of other Louisiana residents in the dark with no clear timeline on when power would return. Cyclists pedal through knee-deep water …

Ida Updates: Neighboring states send assistance to Louisiana
3 years, 3 months ago

Ida Updates: Neighboring states send assistance to Louisiana

Associated Press  

The Latest on Hurricane Ida: JACKSON, Miss. John Bel Edwards said the state’s focus after Hurricane Ida continues to be centered on search and rescue, to make sure all the hardest-hit areas are checked multiple times. Elsewhere, AT&T said its wireless network in Louisiana is operating at 60% of normal after Ida, describing “significant outages” in New Orleans and Baton …

As Ida Weakens, More Than 1 Million Gulf Coast Homes And Businesses Are Without Power
3 years, 3 months ago

As Ida Weakens, More Than 1 Million Gulf Coast Homes And Businesses Are Without Power

NPR  

As Ida Weakens, More Than 1 Million Gulf Coast Homes And Businesses Are Without Power Enlarge this image toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images Scott Olson/Getty Images A massive relief effort is underway across the Gulf Coast following the worst of Ida's tear through the region, as the storm has knocked out power to more than 1 million homes and businesses …

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