Tropical Storm Helene brought many things up through the Appalachian Mountains and Eastern Tennessee in late September of 2024: historic rainfall, terrible floods, significantly damaged infrastructure and a wake-up call for many counties completely ill-equipped to handle flooding at this …
The impacts of severe hurricanes are often wide-reaching and multifaceted, and Helene and Milton’s paths of devastation in Florida will be no exception. With so many residents suffering flood damage and without flood insurance to help repair their homes, what …
Recovery from Florida’s other big hurricane this season – Helene – has had to take a backseat to Milton. Arriving just 13 days before Milton, the Category 4 hurricane is now …
Florida’s Big Bend region can’t catch a break when it comes to major hurricanes lately. At 11:10 pm Thursday night, Hurricane Helene made landfall at Dekle Beach right outside Perry as …
The state of Florida is making more funding available to help individuals, families, and businesses impacted by 2022’s Hurricane Ian, the costliest storm in Florida history. The state Department of Commerce announced last week that …
The Florida Legislature is also continuing its work on disaster recovery efforts from last year’s Hurricanes Ian and Nicole and now the recent Hurricane Idalia from August 30. The House Select Committee on Hurricane Resiliency …
A year after hurricane Ian’s historic damage across Florida, the nonprofit Rebuilding Together Tampa Bay has unveiled a state-of-the-art hurricane response distribution center, fulfilling its promise to the people of the greater Tampa area. The 5,000-square-foot facility offers many necessities …
The first of a series of proposals has been released by the Florida Legislature to help the state recover from the 2022 hurricanes and better prepare for and recover from future storms. It includes measures …
The Florida Legislature this past week began the first of six staggered weeks of legislative committee meetings leading to the start of the formal regular 60-day session on March 7. It coincided with Governor …
More pieces are starting to emerge toward building a comprehensive plan to address Hurricane Michael recovery, four months after the Category 4 storm struck Florida’s Panhandle. Besides the 43 lives lost in Florida …
