/tags/hurricane Hurricane en-US WLRN Fri, 04 Oct 2024 12:00:00 GMT /environment/2024-10-04/florida-communities-hurricanes-helene For the third time in 13 months, a 50-mile sliver of the state’s vast coastline took a direct hit from a hurricane with Helen's arrival. The hits in the windswept stretch of Florida’s Big Bend are forcing residents to reckon with the costs of living in an area under siege by storms that researchers say are becoming stronger because of climate change. Fri, 04 Oct 2024 12:00:00 GMT /environment/2024-10-04/florida-communities-hurricanes-helene Kate Payne and David R. Martin | Associated Press/Report for America /hurricane-coverage/2024-10-02/how-to-prevent-mold-and-toxic-chemical-sickness-in-your-home-after-hurricane-helene The architectural designs and building materials typically used in Florida are not appropriate for the amount of moisture we get here, a researcher says. Wed, 02 Oct 2024 14:00:00 GMT /hurricane-coverage/2024-10-02/how-to-prevent-mold-and-toxic-chemical-sickness-in-your-home-after-hurricane-helene Jessica Meszaros /hurricane-coverage/2024-10-01/hurricane-helene-how-to-help-relief Several organizations are available to assist residents who have been impacted by Hurricane Helene. You can also offer your help in various ways. Tue, 01 Oct 2024 18:39:30 GMT /hurricane-coverage/2024-10-01/hurricane-helene-how-to-help-relief Carl Lisciandrello /2024-10-01/hurricane-helene-weather-forecast-for-cleanup-recovery Unsettled weather conditions for parts of Florida will make recovery and cleanup efforts harder for some. Tue, 01 Oct 2024 18:30:40 GMT /2024-10-01/hurricane-helene-weather-forecast-for-cleanup-recovery Irene Sans /weather/2024-09-30/are-hurricanes-and-tropical-storms-changing-experts-weigh-in After three years of hurricanes barreling up the Gulf of Mexico, battered North Florida residents may feel they are living in a new Florida Hurricane Alley. But experts say there have not been any real changes in hurricane geographic patterns. Mon, 30 Sep 2024 13:33:40 GMT /weather/2024-09-30/are-hurricanes-and-tropical-storms-changing-experts-weigh-in Scarlling Manzanarez Scott /hurricane-coverage/2024-09-30/how-helene-became-the-near-perfect-storm-to-bring-widespread-destruction-across-the-south Dan Brown, a specialist at the National Hurricane Center near Miami, said Helene had all the attributes that make a storm widely destructive. “Systems that get very powerful, large and fast moving unfortunately do bring the potential for impact and damage well inland.” Mon, 30 Sep 2024 10:15:00 GMT /hurricane-coverage/2024-09-30/how-helene-became-the-near-perfect-storm-to-bring-widespread-destruction-across-the-south Terry Spencer | Associated Press /weather/2024-09-27/storm-surge-from-a-distant-helene-creates-major-problems-around-the-tampa-bay-area And while the South Florida area was spared from such destruction, many residents in parts of the Tampa Bay area were surprised by the water whipping over seawalls and flooding coastal areas. The surge began when the center of Helene was still hundreds of miles away. Fri, 27 Sep 2024 15:00:00 GMT /weather/2024-09-27/storm-surge-from-a-distant-helene-creates-major-problems-around-the-tampa-bay-area /weather/2024-09-26/tropical-weather-latest-helene-becomes-a-cat-3-hurricane-as-it-heads-toward-florida UPDATED: Hurricane Helene has weakened into a tropical storm over Georgia after making landfall overnight in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 storm. Authorities rescued people trapped by floodwaters and more than 3 million customers were in the dark across much of the southeastern U.S. early Friday. Fri, 27 Sep 2024 13:32:54 GMT /weather/2024-09-26/tropical-weather-latest-helene-becomes-a-cat-3-hurricane-as-it-heads-toward-florida The Associated Press /weather/2024-09-26/usgs-scientists-rush-to-attach-wave-sensors-to-piers-seawalls-before-hurricane-helenes-arrival With little time to spare scientists with the USGS attached wave sensors on anything the agency thought might be standing after Hurricane Helene roared through Thu, 26 Sep 2024 21:00:00 GMT /weather/2024-09-26/usgs-scientists-rush-to-attach-wave-sensors-to-piers-seawalls-before-hurricane-helenes-arrival Tom Bayles /weather/2024-09-26/helene-threatens-unsurvivable-storm-surge-and-vast-inland-damage-in-the-big-bend-region Hurricane Helene is projected to be a Category 3 hurricane when it makes landfall in the Big Bend region Thursday night or Friday morning. Thu, 26 Sep 2024 14:00:00 GMT /weather/2024-09-26/helene-threatens-unsurvivable-storm-surge-and-vast-inland-damage-in-the-big-bend-region Associated Press