/tags/hurricane-season-2023 Hurricane Season 2023 en-US WLRN Fri, 16 Feb 2024 14:16:16 GMT /environment/2024-02-16/national-hurricane-center-idalia-report The Category 3 storm killed a dozen people and likely cost the United States more than $3 billion. Fri, 16 Feb 2024 14:16:16 GMT /environment/2024-02-16/national-hurricane-center-idalia-report Micaela Mulligan and Max Chesnes | Tampa Bay Times /npr-breaking-news/2024-02-15/hurricane-idalia-shows-nature-may-provide-the-best-shoreline-protection Researchers at the University of Florida found that nature-based "living shoreline" projects significantly reduced wave energy and were largely undamaged during Hurricane Idalia last year. Thu, 15 Feb 2024 10:00:04 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2024-02-15/hurricane-idalia-shows-nature-may-provide-the-best-shoreline-protection Greg Allen /environment/2023-12-01/el-nino-2023-hurricane-season ‘It’s alarming to me that you can’t count on El Niño to reliably reduce hurricane risk. We’ve learned that is subject to external factors that can override it.' Fri, 01 Dec 2023 13:27:02 GMT /environment/2023-12-01/el-nino-2023-hurricane-season Alex Harris | Miami Herald /environment/2023-11-30/2023-hurricane-season-close The Atlantic hurricane season ends today. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says more named storms formed in the Atlantic this year than any other El Niño year in the modern record. Thu, 30 Nov 2023 19:46:06 GMT /environment/2023-11-30/2023-hurricane-season-close Greg Allen /environment/2023-11-13/horseshoe-beach-recovery-hurricane-idalia The storm ripped through the Big Bend region as a Category 3 storm, devastating the town's fishing and boating community. Mon, 13 Nov 2023 15:41:38 GMT /environment/2023-11-13/horseshoe-beach-recovery-hurricane-idalia Hugh Green | WUFT /weather/2023-09-21/weather-alerts-deaf-hard-of-hearing The National Weather Service (NWS) is recognizing Deaf Awareness Week by releasing weather safety information for the deaf and hard of hearing. Thu, 21 Sep 2023 18:48:32 GMT /weather/2023-09-21/weather-alerts-deaf-hard-of-hearing Riley Hazel /weather/2023-09-12/hurricane-idalia-death-florida The Florida Department of Law Enforcement said that a 40-year-old man was driving in heavy rain in the Tampa Bay area on Aug. 30. He left the roadway and hit a tree. Tue, 12 Sep 2023 13:49:56 GMT /weather/2023-09-12/hurricane-idalia-death-florida Associated Press /npr-breaking-news/2023-09-07/hurricane-lee-strengthens-to-a-category-5-storm-as-it-approaches-the-caribbean Hurricane Lee strengthened to a Category 5 storm late Thursday night, forecasters said, and could present potentially dangerous beach conditions on the U.S. East Coast as early as this Sunday. Fri, 08 Sep 2023 09:05:13 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2023-09-07/hurricane-lee-strengthens-to-a-category-5-storm-as-it-approaches-the-caribbean Bill Chappell, Russell Lewis /environment/2023-09-06/steinhatchee-losses-hurricane-idalia One man who manages vacation rentals said his resort is shutting down indefinitely to repair millions of dollars in damage, which may take more than a year to complete. Wed, 06 Sep 2023 13:41:05 GMT /environment/2023-09-06/steinhatchee-losses-hurricane-idalia Samantha Sydeski | WUFT /npr-breaking-news/2023-09-05/lee-is-a-hurricane-now-and-will-be-a-major-storm-soon-with-155-mph-winds-or-more The National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Lee is forecast to strengthen rapidly into an "extremely dangerous" major hurricane this weekend as it nears the Lesser Antilles and Caribbean. Wed, 06 Sep 2023 00:21:00 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2023-09-05/lee-is-a-hurricane-now-and-will-be-a-major-storm-soon-with-155-mph-winds-or-more Russell Lewis