TAMPA (WFLA) – In 2017, Hurricane Irma, weakened slightly from Category 5 to Category 4, blew ashore on the Florida Keys with winds of 130 mph. Yes, that was seven years ago, and it was a long ...

MIDDLEBURG, Fla. — Nearly seven years after Hurricane Irma damaged Mary Gill’s roof, her Middleburg home is still covered in tarps held down with cinder blocks. “This right here just keeps ...

But forecasters are warning that that hurricane forecast hinges on El Niño panning out. In general, hurricanes are more likely to form and intensify when a tropical low-pressure system encounters ...

A developing El Niño may have some influence where hurricanes track in 2023, if recent hurricane seasons are any guide. We’ve previously laid out how this developing El Niño could impact the ...

But this periodic cooling of those waters has come to an end, with increasing indications that its opposite, El Niño, may be taking hold just in time for the upcoming hurricane season.

Hurricane Irma stormed toward Florida as one of the strongest hurricanes ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean. It was one of few to reach a rare Category 5 status, with peak winds reaching 185mph.

Hurricane Irma was a long-lived system from Aug. 30 to Sept. 12, 2017. The storm ended up making a total of seven landfalls. According to the National Hurricane Center, Irma started as a tropical ...

Key West houseboats damaged by 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 ...

A house is reflected in flood waters that overflowed from Lake Sampson after Hurricane Irma brought torrential rainfall in September, 2017. This week marks five years since Hurricane Irma hit Florida.

Saturday marks the fifth anniversary for Hurricane Irma in Southwest Florida. It's not something you celebrate, but it is something that you never forget because of the significant impact the ...