Hurricane Ian survivors who rode out the storm on Fort Myers Beach are telling their stories in a new NBC documentary series.

“A wave hitting a structure in a hurricane is like getting hit with an SUV or something. And it’s happening every few seconds,” Haus said. Storm surge can level coastal buildings and create ...

Hurricane Milton in 2024 strengthened to a Category 5, becoming one of the strongest hurricanes on record for the Atlantic Basin. It weakened to a Category 3 before making landfall in Florida.

“It’s very concerning,” Stilwell Youngquist, author of the recently released book “Resilient Spirit,” said. “Keylime is close ...

Hurricane Helene’s 14-foot storm surge topped the building’s roof. With seven miles to the next closest corner store and 20 more to the supermarket, the town lost a key fixture.

A team with the University of South Florida’s St. Petersburg campus started the “Storm Squad” initiative after Hurricane Irma and have been working to grow the program into different ...

The eastern Pacific remains busy, with Tropical Storm Erick expected to strengthen into a hurricane by June 18. Here's the situation around Florida.

From 1963 to 2012, storm surge accounted for 49% of the deaths while rain accounted for 27%, he said. But from 2013 to 2023, rain accounted for 55% of the deaths, while storm surge was responsible ...

By the Numbers. How many millions is SW Florida resort spending to prepare for hurricane season? What are resiliency measures ...

Previously, the first hurricane of the season in that area, Barbara, formed but quickly weakened. The NHC was also tracking Tropical Storm Cosmo, which has also been downgraded to a post-cyclone.

In a 2022 survey of 1,637 Florida residents, repeated direct, indirect, and media exposures to hurricanes Irma and Michael were associated with increased post-traumatic symptoms, impaired daily ...

Hurricane season can be stressful for millions of Americans living in coastal areas, as powerful winds and heavy rain can ...