Florida’s 2024 hurricane season: A look at record impacts of Debby, Helene and Milton

Boat removal begins at Laishley Park Marina months after Hurricane Milton

The removal process is starting for boats that washed up or sank at the Laishley Park Marina in Punta Gorda during Hurricane Milton. Part of the parking lot will be closed for the next several days as demolition begins June 2.The boats at Laishley Marina have stood as a reminder of Hurricane Milton's destruction since it made landfall in October. The hurricane's storm surge lifted the boats from the marina, dropping them onto the docks and pilin…

Storms of the Century

Al Roker looks back at the most devastating hurricanes to hit the U.S. since the turn of the century, starting with Hurricane Katrina.

Hurricane Milton's Fury Unleashed Crop Disease; UF/IFAS Speedy Diagnostics Prove Critical For Strawberry Growers

Last fall, strawberry fields in the Tampa Bay region and at the UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center (GCREC) were riddled by colletotrichum crown rot disease, which was spread by winds and rain from Hurricane Milton. The Category 3 storm – with winds of up to 120 mph and torrential rain — struck Oct. […] Hurricane Milton’s Fury Unleashed Crop Disease; UF/IFAS Speedy Diagnostics Prove Critical For Strawberry Growers

Florida’s 2024 hurricane season: A look at record impacts of Debby, Helene and Milton

The 2024 hurricane season brought Florida face-to-face with some of the strongest storms in recent memory, with three Florida landfalling hurricanes: Debby, Helene and Milton.Hurricane Debby kickstarted the active season in early August when it made landfall over the Big Bend as a Category 1 hurricane. While Debby caused minimal damage, it was the first of several challenges for the Gulf Coast.Nearly seven weeks later, the same area braced for a…

Prescient warnings about Helene didn’t reach people in harm’s way. Here are 5 lessons for the next hurricane.

This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. When Hurricane Helene plowed over the Southeast last September, it caused more inland deaths than any hurricane in recorded history. The highest per capita death toll occurred in Yancey County, a rural expanse in the rugged Black Mountains of North C…

Resilient SRQ opens Housing Recovery Program for homeowners affected by Hurricanes Ian, Debby, Helene and/or Milton - The Suncoast News & Scoop

Resilient SRQ opens Housing Recovery Program for homeowners affected by Hurricanes Ian, Debby, Helene and/or Milton Francesco Abbruzzino, The Uncensored Report, LLC   SARASOTA COUNTY – Sarasota County homeowners affected by Hurricanes Ian, Debby, Helene and/or Milton are invited to apply for assistance through the Resilient SRQ Housing Recovery Program. This program offers help with repairing or rebuilding…