Of those storms, the federal weather agency forecasts that six to 10 will be hurricanes — with three to five of them major.

After a devastating hurricane season, residents on the barrier islands are taking hurricane preparedness more seriously.

Clearwater Beach received new towers Thursday to replace the two that were lost when back-to-back hurricanes swept through ...

"I've lost everything," former Madeira Beach resident Connie Noren told WFLA News. "Everything, I've lost all the memories, ...

Because of improving catastrophe bond rates, observers see insurance policyholders escaping increases that marked the aftermath of previous storms.

Retail locations along Florida's west coast account for a quarter of MarineMax's business and hundreds of millions of dollars in sales annually. 'Going naked' pays off for some Tampa Bay ...

And remember with Helene, we had 15 to 20 feet up in Taylor County," DeSantis said at a news conference. However, DeSantis said the early damage ... Hurricane Milton, Oct. 10, 2024, in Clearwater ...

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as residents prepare for the impact of approaching Hurricane Milton. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP) BELLEAIR BEACH ... Helene and its powerful surge. Twelve people died, with the worst ...

The storm was moving so fast that it produced a wide swath of wind damage ... Clearwater Beach and St. Petersburg all saw close to 7 feet. St. Petersburg Beach (new beach?) post-#Helene. The ...

NOAA planes spent days photographing most of Florida's coast to document street-level damage ... Dekle Beach Blvd. in the Dekle Beach area, Sept. 28 (NOAA) Hurricane Helene made landfall Thursday ...

CLEARWATER, Florida — The patio at Jimmy's Fish House and Iguana Bar in Clearwater Beach, Florida, sits right on the Gulf ... On Thursday, Sept. 26, before Hurricane Helene hit, it was business as ...