September 26, 2022, PM Update – Hurricane Ian was born early this morning south of Cuba where it remains this evening as a Category 2 storm – and strengthening. The entire state of Florida into Georgia is expected to be …
Hurricane Updates
Crucial updates and insight on current storm events for insurance, 
disaster management, and other catastrophe professionals.
“Thank you so much for keeping us up to date with the advances of the storm, not just for me but for our industry!” Gillian Justice, Marketing Representative, Rytech
Eta Exits Florida
November 12, 2020, 4PM Update – Tropical Storm Eta exited Florida earlier this afternoon with lingering showers and windy conditions expected to end by this evening. It made landfall around 4am at Cedar Key in the upper Gulf of …
Eta Regains Strength to Minimal Hurricane
November 11, 2020, 1PM Update – Tropical Storm Eta is now Hurricane Eta and heading toward the Tampa Bay area and north with an expected landfall tomorrow morning perhaps as a tropical storm. From there, it will weaken to a …
Hurricane Sally’s Pensacola Damage Could Have Been Worse
September 21, 2020 – I spent this past weekend crisscrossing the Pensacola area helping homeowners and other insurance consumers in recovery efforts from Hurricane Sally. (I’ll be here through tomorrow night and am happy to help any of my industry …
Exclusive Drone Video and Images from Hurricane Sally
September 18, 2020 – As the cleanup continues here in Pensacola from the aftermath of Hurricane Sally’s Wednesday landfall, we want to share the most complete footage we’ve seen to date of the storm’s impact. Sally made landfall just 30 …
Temporary Downgrade for Isaias, But “Don’t Be Fooled” Warns Governor
August 1, 2020, PM Update – Hurricane Isaias was downgraded to a tropical storm earlier this evening but has shifted slightly west and will impact Florida’s East Coast, with hurricane conditions expected Sunday. Forecasters expect Isaias to intensify overnight back …
Dorian, We Hardly Knew Ye – Thankfully!
September 4, 2019, AM Update – Dorian is still a Category 2 Hurricane with 105 mph winds, located late this morning 90 miles due east of St. Augustine, moving north/northwestward at a faster speed now of 9 mph. It is …
More Likely Hurricane Gusts, Rather than Sustained Winds for Florida from Dorian
September 3, 2019, PM Update – While Hurricane Dorian remains a powerful hurricane, the Florida forecast for sustained hurricane force winds has diminished and instead, forecasters expect hurricane force gusts tonight and tomorrow, especially from Brevard through Volusia Counties. …
Latest Dorian Forecast a Reason Du Jour for Hope
September 3, 2019, AM Update – Hurricane Dorian started taking its northwestward turn away from Florida at the earliest part of the forecast window (this morning instead of later today), so its expected impacts on Florida will be slightly less …
Deadly Dorian Moving Dangerously Close Tonight to Florida’s East Coast
September 2, 2019, PM Update – Dorian continues to be essentially stationary, just northeast of Grand Bahama Island. It has already claimed five lives in the Bahamas. Maximum sustained winds are 145 mph – a strong Category 4 hurricane. It …
