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Many are evacuating Hurricane Milton, but this woman is staying. Here's why.
Some people have gone to great lengths to evacuate Florida, but others are deciding to ride out the extremely dangerous and looming Hurricane Milton.
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‘Time is running out': Hurricane Milton, with winds near 165 mph, bears down on Florida
Gov. Ron DeSantis made a late appeal for residents to flee for shelter with a potentially historic storm expected to make landfall on Wednesday.
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Why are there no Category 6 hurricanes?
The Saffir-Simpson scale is used to measure the speed of hurricanes. Why does it stop at Category 5?
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Hurricane Milton becomes a hurricane as it approaches Florida
Milton became a hurricane this Sunday. It is expected to arrive near Tampa on Wednesday as at least a Category 3, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).
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Hurricane Milton strengthening in Gulf of Mexico with Florida in its sight
Tropical storm Milton is strengthening over the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to become a hurricane and slam into the west coast of Florida.
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Tropical Storm Milton forms and will intensify before it impacts Florida
A tropical depression has formed over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Saturday.
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Human connections bring hope in North Carolina after devastation of Helene
In the midst of the devastating destruction left by the deadliest hurricane to hit the mainland U.S. since Katrina, human connections are giving the survivors hope in western North Carolina.
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Tennessee investigating plastics company after 11 workers swept away by Helene
Tennessee state authorities are investigating the company that owns a plastics factory where 11 workers were swept away by cataclysmic flooding unleashed by Hurricane Helene.
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Biden visits Carolinas as death toll from Helene rises to at least 190
President Joe Biden surveyed the devastation in North and South Carolina on Wednesday as rescuers continued their search for anyone still unaccounted for after Hurricane Helene caused catastrophic damage across the Southeast and killed at least 183 people.
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Helene's death toll passes 134 as crews search for survivors across Southeast
Exhausted emergency crews worked around the clock to clear roads, restore power and phone service, and reach those still stranded by the storm, which killed at least 134 people in six states.
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In the wake of Hurricane Helene, questions about government response emerge
In western North Carolina, where more than 40 people have died, some residents say the government was unprepared for the storm.
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Volunteers mobilize to offer mental health support for victims of Helene
As the death toll from Hurricane Helene continues to rise, the urgent need to support survivors has prompted a nationwide call for help. Volunteers from across the country are mobilizing to assist. Officials have reported more than 100 deaths and say hundreds more remain unaccounted for after the devastating storm. Many New Englanders, including members of the Red Cross and…
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‘I should've listened': Tampa man takes refuge in a kayak after Helene flooded home
Matthew Heller went live on TikTok as water started rushing in. At one point, 30,000 people joined, and the video garnered more than 3 million likes.
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At least 42 dead as Helene lashes the South with wind, rain and historic flooding
The system generated a massive storm surge and knocked out power to millions of customers in several states.
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Helene makes landfall in Florida's northwest coast as a Category 4 hurricane
Helene made landfall on Florida’s northwest coast late Thursday after strengthening into a Category 4 storm hours earlier.
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As Helene bears down, insurance woes add to Florida homeowners' anxiety
Some residents are living in homes that haven’t been repaired since the last storm because of inadequate homeowners insurance — or none at all
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Passengers rush home before Hurricane Helene hits Florida
Boston’s Logan airport was full of people Wednesday either trying to escape Hurricane Helene or get back down south before the storm makes landfall on Thursday. One Florida couple in Terminal A told NBC10 Boston they had to cut their vacation on Cape Cod short by several days to get back to their house, which is facing wind and...
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Helene to cause havoc across the south
While impacts from Helene aren’t expected in Boston, we’re keeping an eye on the storm as it tracks toward Florida and the southeastern U.S. As of Wednesday morning, the storm’s future looks promising as it exits the Yucatan Peninsula and nears the southeastern tip of the Gulf of Mexico. The future of the storm will feature rapid intensification and...
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Florida residents evacuating as Tropical Storm Helene is expected to become a hurricane
Tropical Storm Helene formed Tuesday in the Caribbean Sea and could strengthen into a major hurricane while moving north toward the U.S., forecasters said
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This hurricane season was supposed to be ‘well above-average.' Why hasn't it been?
Up until a few days ago, with the formation of now-Hurricane Francine in the Gulf of Mexico, activity in the tropics had been on an unusual pause — after forecasters predicted a very busy season.