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 …
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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, …
A Growing Hurricane Idalia Veers West, Now Targeting Tallahassee
August 29, 2023 PM Update – Hurricane Idalia has intensified to a Category 2 storm and shifted westward, with its landfall and impacts now further north, on a course toward Tallahassee and the coastal counties of Jefferson and Wakulla. “This …
Idalia Blooming Into a Hurricane Heading to Florida’s Big Bend
August 28, 2023 PM Update – Tropical Storm Idalia is expected to become a hurricane later tonight as mandatory evacuations are underway along Florida’s Gulf Coast. It is still forecast to come ashore Wednesday morning as a Category 3 hurricane …
Idalia the First Real Threat of the Hurricane Season
August 28, 2023 AM Update – All eyes and ears this morning will be on the National Hurricane Center’s 11am update to find out whether Tropical Storm Idalia has resumed its movement toward Florida and hopefully get a better idea …
Hurricane Nicole Providing a Devastating Lesson in Storm Surge
November 10, PM Update – We’ve seen the wind’s destruction in past Florida hurricanes. Hurricane Nicole today provided a unique opportunity to see similar destruction from direct storm surge and the resulting erosion. This double-whammy is reshaping the Volusia County …
Hurricane Nicole Threatening More Coastal Building Collapse with Dangerous Storm Surge
November 9, PM Update – Hurricane Nicole is already picking up where September’s Hurricane Ian left off in terms of destructive beach erosion and flooding along Florida’s east coast tonight – and landfall isn’t expected until sometime overnight. In Volusia …