Idalia made landfall along Florida’s Big Bend as a Category 3 hurricane and produced a storm surge of 7-12 feet. In many locations, the values were the highest levels seen since the Storm of the ...

Hurricane Milton strengthened into a Category 4 storm Monday, as Florida officials implored Gulf Coast residents to follow evacuation orders and utilities prepared for widespread power outages.

Lee, Charlotte under tornado watch until 9 p.m. Ten Florida counties are under a tornado watch until 9 p.m. today, including Lee and Charlotte counties, according to the National Weather Service.

Rapidly rising water levels were reported in multiple areas while the hurricane hit the coastline near Siesta Key in Sarasota County as a powerful Category 3 storm at around 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

Up to 2 feet of storm surge is expected in surge-prone areas in those counties through Friday afternoon. Vero Beach, Port St. Lucie, Jensen Beach and Sebastian are all under hurricane warnings and ...

The death of a Charlotte County man after a golf cart battery exploded in storm surge waters is the 25th reported from Hurricane Milton. Trump claims to have won another golf championship, his ...

Hurricane Milton made landfall Wednesday evening near Siesta Key in Sarasota County along the west coast of Florida as the National Hurricane Center warned of life-threatening storm surges.

NOAA forecasters said Idalia’s surge could have been 3-4 feet higher if the hurricane had moved onshore during a period of high tide. Features such as the low-and high-tide cycles and the status ...

Hurricane and storm-surge watches were in effect Monday morning for large swaths of Florida’s Gulf Coast. A hurricane watch was in effect from the Chokoloskee in Collier County to the mouth of ...

Forecasters with the National Hurricane Center expect this storm will make landfall late Thursday on Florida’s Gulf Coast as a major hurricane, potentially Category 3, with strong wind, heavy ...