October 10, 2024 PM Update (This is our 5th and final Hurricane Update on Milton) – The death toll is up to five people tonight in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, following its landfall last night in Sarasota County’s …
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Milton Brings Damaging Tornados, Flash Flooding, and Death Even Before Tonight’s Landfall
October 9, 2024 PM Update – As Milton is about to make landfall, it’s already creating havoc tonight across a large swath of Florida. Its outer heavy rain bands arrived this morning, along with tornados in the Fort Myers …
‘Very Dire’ Milton to Pack Tornados, Cat 4+ Winds, Life-Threatening Surge, and Days of Flash Flooding for Florida
October 8, 2024 PM Update – Hurricane Milton is back to being a Category 5 hurricane tonight, with maximum sustained winds of 165 mph, still heading toward the West-Central Florida coast. Today was the last day to make preparations …
Hurricane Milton a Dangerous Category 5 Hurricane Aiming for the Heart of Florida
October 7, 2024 PM Update – In a matter of four hours this morning, Hurricane Milton grew from a Category 1 to a Category 4 storm and by 1pm, it was a Category 5 – the strongest – capable of …
Hurricane Milton Sparking ‘Largest Evacuation Plan in Years’
October 6, 2024 PM Update – On the heels of Hurricane Helene, Hurricane Milton tonight is expected to grow into a major hurricane taking aim at the west-central Gulf Coast of Florida, an area hit hard by Helene storm …
Death Count from Hurricane Helene Storm Surge a Tough Lesson on Evacuations
September 27, 2024 PM Update – Rescue and recovery efforts continue tonight throughout Florida’s Gulf Coast counties, following Hurricane Helene’s landfall last night (Thursday) as a major Category 4 hurricane. At least seven Floridians were killed in the storm, among …
Slow Evacuations, High Storm Surge, as Category 4 Helene to Strike Tonight
September 26, 2024 PM Update – Helene became a major Category 4 hurricane earlier this evening and tonight, as it readies for landfall between 8pm and midnight on the coast south of Tallahassee in Florida’s Big Bend, it is still …
Even More Rain & Storm Surge Forecast for Potential Cat 4 Hurricane Helene
September 25, 2024 PM Update – Hurricane Helene is strengthening this evening, with a new forecast that calls for even more rain and higher storm surge than originally anticipated, described as “catastrophic” and “not survivable.” Entire counties are under mandatory …
Helene Expected to be a Cat 3-4 Hurricane Heading for Florida’s Big Bend
September 24, 2024 PM Update – Helene graduated to a Tropical Storm at the 5pm update today from the National Hurricane Center. With it, most of the hurricane watches along Florida’s west coast and the Big Bend turned into hurricane …
No one missing, no one dead in Hurricane Idalia’s aftermath
August 30, 2023 PM Update – Hurricane Idalia grew into a Category 4 storm early Wednesday morning but thankfully veered to the northeast as previously forecast and spared the greater Tallahassee and nearby coastal areas, making landfall on Keaton Beach, …