Hurricane season

A system in the Caribbean became Tropical Storm Rafael Monday and was expected to become a hurricane later in the week, forecasters said.

Gov. Ron DeSantis said the owner of a dog found abandoned amid Hurricane Milton was identified and will face one count of aggravated cruelty to animals.

As Hurricane Milton barreled into and across Florida, it spawned dozens of tornadoes, knocked out power to millions, damaged homes, flooded neighborhoods and led to hundreds of rescues.

Back-to-back storms leave residents feeling exhausted, sleepless and coping with mixed feelings of gratitude and guilt.

Hurricane Milton barreled into the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday after plowing across Florida, pounding cities with ferocious winds and rain.

The dog was found tied to a fence off the highway on Wednesday as millions evacuate their homes before the storm makes landfall.

Some people have gone to great lengths to evacuate Florida, but others are deciding to ride out the extremely dangerous and looming Hurricane Milton.

Hurricane Milton spared Mexico’s Quintana Roo as it takes aim at Florida’s battered Gulf Coast.

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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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).

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.

A tropical depression has formed over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Saturday. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

In western North Carolina, where more than 40 people have died, some residents say the government was unprepared for the storm.

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…

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.