/tags/hurricane-irma Hurricane Irma en-US WLRN Mon, 10 Jun 2024 15:00:00 GMT /law-justice/2024-06-10/fpl-customers-appeals-court-hurricane-irma Attorneys for Florida Power & Light customers asked an appeals court to reconsider a ruling that dealt a blow to a lawsuit alleging the utility did not meet obligations to help prevent power outages during Hurricane Irma. Mon, 10 Jun 2024 15:00:00 GMT /law-justice/2024-06-10/fpl-customers-appeals-court-hurricane-irma Jim Saunders | News Service of Florida /environment/2023-08-29/florida-idalia-storm-names Since 1955, 13 Atlantic storm names beginning with “I” have been retired, according to the National Weather Service. That happens when a storm’s death toll or destruction is so severe that using its name again would be insensitive. Tue, 29 Aug 2023 13:54:52 GMT /environment/2023-08-29/florida-idalia-storm-names Associated Press /florida-news/2023-07-07/fpl-argues-new-state-law-protects-the-utility-from-damages-in-hurricane-irma-case Florida Power & Light filed a motion in Miami-Dade County circuit court asking a judge to toss out a class-action lawsuit stemming from power outages in Hurricane Irma. Fri, 07 Jul 2023 13:00:00 GMT /florida-news/2023-07-07/fpl-argues-new-state-law-protects-the-utility-from-damages-in-hurricane-irma-case Jim Saunders /florida-news/2023-03-22/judges-give-go-ahead-for-class-action-against-fpl-in-irma-outages An appeals court said Wednesday that Florida Power & Light can face a class-action lawsuit stemming from power outages in Hurricane Irma, which barreled up the state in 2017. Wed, 22 Mar 2023 21:00:00 GMT /florida-news/2023-03-22/judges-give-go-ahead-for-class-action-against-fpl-in-irma-outages Jim Saunders | News Service of Florida /environment/2023-03-10/repair-plan-in-the-works-for-dry-tortugas-fort-damaged-by-hurricanes-irma-and-ian Five years after Hurricane Irma damaged Fort Jefferson, one of the park's most popular attractions, the National Park Service is moving foward with repairs. Fri, 10 Mar 2023 16:54:24 GMT /environment/2023-03-10/repair-plan-in-the-works-for-dry-tortugas-fort-damaged-by-hurricanes-irma-and-ian Jenny Staletovich /local-news/2023-02-24/broward-nursing-home-chief-acquitted-in-patients-hurricane-irma-deaths A judge has acquitted Jorge Carballo, administrator of Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills, Broward, of causing the overheating deaths of nine patients after Hurricane Irma in 2017. Fri, 24 Feb 2023 23:07:27 GMT /local-news/2023-02-24/broward-nursing-home-chief-acquitted-in-patients-hurricane-irma-deaths /local-news/2023-02-07/trial-begins-for-broward-nursing-home-operator-accused-in-hurricane-irma-deaths Prosecutors claim Jorge Carballo abandoned his patients, going home after the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills lost power to its air conditioner during the 2017 storm. Nine people died. Tue, 07 Feb 2023 17:00:00 GMT /local-news/2023-02-07/trial-begins-for-broward-nursing-home-operator-accused-in-hurricane-irma-deaths Associated Press /news/2022-09-29/researchers-sound-alarm-about-electric-vehicles-and-hurricane-evacuations As Florida sees mass evacuations due to Hurricane Ian, some researchers sound an alarm about what might happen once more people choose to buy electric vehicles. Thu, 29 Sep 2022 10:00:00 GMT /news/2022-09-29/researchers-sound-alarm-about-electric-vehicles-and-hurricane-evacuations Daniel Rivero /2022-09-09/its-peak-hurricane-season-in-south-florida-five-years-since-hurricane-irma It's peak hurricane season in South Florida... but where are all the storms? On this week's South Florida Roundup, we marked the five-year anniversary of Hurricane Irma's landfall, got an update on the storms currently swirling in the Atlantic and looked at a new plan to address the housing affordability problem in Miami-Dade County. Fri, 09 Sep 2022 22:42:55 GMT /2022-09-09/its-peak-hurricane-season-in-south-florida-five-years-since-hurricane-irma Natu Tweh, Alyssa Ramos /environment/2022-09-09/hurricane-irmas-impact-five-years-later Half a decade later, we look back at Irma’s impact and the changes in hurricane preparedness and response that it brought to Florida. Fri, 09 Sep 2022 17:00:00 GMT /environment/2022-09-09/hurricane-irmas-impact-five-years-later Melissa Feito, Justin Ballard