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 Debby has been upgraded to a Category 1 hurricane by the National Hurricane Center, and it continues on a collision course with the Florida coastline. The agency issued a storm advisory at 11pm warning that hurricane winds of 75 miles per hour present a 'major flood threat' to the southeastern US this week. 'Debby is then expected to …
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Hurricane Idalia was a close call for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and his family, who had a huge oak tree fall near their Tallahassee home during the storm. “100-year-old oak tree falls on the Governor’s Mansion in Tallahassee — Mason, Madison, Mamie and I were home at the time, but thankfully no one was injured,” she wrote. “I guess it’s …
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, …