/tags/hurricane-coverage Hurricane Coverage en-US WLRN Thu, 26 Sep 2024 23:17:07 GMT /hurricane-coverage/2024-09-26/helene-strengthens-to-a-category-4-hurricane-as-it-nears-floridas-gulf-coast Forecasters say Helene has strengthened into a Category 4 hurricane — with sustained winds oer 130 mph — as it races toward northwest Florida. The enormous storm is expected to make landfall Thursday night. Thu, 26 Sep 2024 23:17:07 GMT /hurricane-coverage/2024-09-26/helene-strengthens-to-a-category-4-hurricane-as-it-nears-floridas-gulf-coast Kate Payne and Heather Hollingsworth | Associated Press /environment/2024-05-29/florida-long-range-forecast-hurricane-season Meteorologists stress considerable uncertainty remains in such long-range forecasts but that they also reflect a sign of evolving science and constantly improving understanding of tropical weather systems. Wed, 29 May 2024 19:54:22 GMT /environment/2024-05-29/florida-long-range-forecast-hurricane-season Alex Harris | Miami Herald /weather/2023-10-13/hurricane-michael-recovery-mexico-beach Five years ago Hurricane Michael crashed into Florida’s Panhandle. The storm devastated the communities in its path. Homes, jobs and lives were lost. Today, many of the residents who lived through the disaster say they’re still struggling to recover. Fri, 13 Oct 2023 15:03:58 GMT /weather/2023-10-13/hurricane-michael-recovery-mexico-beach Regan McCarthy /environment/2023-08-31/warming-climate-more-intense-hurricanes After a record hot summer, warmer waters in the Gulf of Mexico fueled the intensity of Hurricane Idalia. Thu, 31 Aug 2023 13:46:09 GMT /environment/2023-08-31/warming-climate-more-intense-hurricanes Nancy Guan /environment/2023-08-31/hurricane-idalia-survivors-florida Ron Elrod and his family left their trailer where they lived at the Coastal River RV Resort in Steinhatchee. Flooding from the powerful storm surge there was catastrophic. Thu, 31 Aug 2023 13:44:45 GMT /environment/2023-08-31/hurricane-idalia-survivors-florida /npr-breaking-news/2023-08-31/idalia-extends-its-destruction-along-the-southeastern-u-s-coastline Hurricane Idalia made landfall near Keaton Beach, Fla., on Wednesday as a Category 3 storm before it was downgraded to a tropical storm. Georgia and South Carolina could see heavy wind and flooding Thu, 31 Aug 2023 05:33:42 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2023-08-31/idalia-extends-its-destruction-along-the-southeastern-u-s-coastline Vanessa Romo, Ayana Archie, Russell Lewis, Rachel Treisman /environment/2023-07-10/floridas-bald-eagles-rebounded-after-hurricane-ians-destruction EagleWatch Report volunteers across the state determined that Hurricane Ian destroyed 148 bald eagle nests last September. Mon, 10 Jul 2023 15:51:33 GMT /environment/2023-07-10/floridas-bald-eagles-rebounded-after-hurricane-ians-destruction Combined dispatches /weather/2023-06-20/tropical-storm-bret-strengthens-and-will-likely-be-a-hurricane-soon Tropical Storm Bret is expected to continue intensifying and likely hit hurricane status late Wednesday or early Thursday. Conditions become more unfavorable for strengthening this weekend as Bret is expected to stay away from the U.S. mainland. Tue, 20 Jun 2023 14:02:55 GMT /weather/2023-06-20/tropical-storm-bret-strengthens-and-will-likely-be-a-hurricane-soon Jeff George /podcast/sundial/2022-10-04/sundial-now-hurricane-ian-leaves-behind-historic-damage-its-the-price-for-living-in-paradise Reuters video journalist Maria Alejandra Cardona joins Sundial Now to discuss what she is seeing on Florida's Gulf Coast. Tue, 04 Oct 2022 21:06:36 GMT /podcast/sundial/2022-10-04/sundial-now-hurricane-ian-leaves-behind-historic-damage-its-the-price-for-living-in-paradise Leslie Ovalle Atkinson /2022-10-04/sundial-now-hurricane-ian-leaves-behind-historic-damage-its-the-price-for-living-in-paradise Reuters video journalist joins Sundial Now to discuss Hurricane Ian's aftermath on Florida's Gulf Coast. Tue, 04 Oct 2022 21:05:28 GMT /2022-10-04/sundial-now-hurricane-ian-leaves-behind-historic-damage-its-the-price-for-living-in-paradise Leslie Ovalle Atkinson