Florida communities could be blocked from rebuilding stronger after a hurricane, and more than 44,000 Floridians could see ...

Hurricane Ian made landfall on Florida's Gulf ... knowing it could be hit by a storm surge. Smith said she was crossing her fingers that the only path to and from her island, the Sanibel Causeway ...

Water from the storm surge remained on the floor of her home more than five days after Hurricane Helene made ... this is going to have a significant negative impact on the ability of local ...

As the region continues to recover from back-to-back hurricanes, some of Tampa Bay’s graduating high schoolers have insights on where to go from here. The top 3% of Hillsborough County’s graduating ...

It is a common misunderstanding that if you live in the path of an approaching tropical system, you should evacuate. It may ...

Storm surge is one of the deadliest impacts of hurricanes. Find out what it looks like, who’s most at risk and the plan to ...

Tropical systems are categorized by wind speed, but experts say there's much more to the story when it comes to storm impacts ...

In 2024, all storm surge fatalities from Hurricane Helene were in the Tampa Bay area; that’s why it’s essential to learn from the past and prepare for the future.

AccuWeather's Melissa Constanzer takes a look at what storm surge is and the impacts it can have.

The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is used to rank hurricanes based on their sustained wind speeds. While the category ...

Rain and storm surge cause more direct deaths than wind ... May 8 is day five of Hurricane Preparedness Week and focuses on staying protected during storms, whether you decide to evacuate or ...

Storm surge is one of the deadliest impacts of hurricanes. Find out what it looks like, who’s most at risk and the plan to fight it.