Many scientists agree, saying the warmer-than-normal Gulf pumps more rain into hurricanes and makes some of them more intense. Meteorologists said record warm temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico are ...
Helene is strengthening as it moves toward the U.S. Gulf Coast. It is expected to become a hurricane today and will hit ...
As Helene began to strengthen, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency and some school districts announced ...
"Big Bend" is the informal name for the curve of Florida's peninsula around the Gulf of Mexico and Jefferson, Taylor, Dixie and Levy counties. Much of the Big Bend region is made up of some of Florida ...
All Okeechobee County public schools will be closed Thursday because of the threat of Hurricane Helene, which is forecast to strengthen into a major Category 3 hurricane before making landfall in ...
In anticipation, Monroe County schools will be closed on Thursday, according to the Monroe County Emergency Management. The area expects sustained tropical storm force winds from 30 to 40 mph in the ...
The National Hurricane Center on Wednesday said it expects Hurricane Helene to strengthen into a Category 3 or stronger storm before it makes landfall along Florida's Big Bend Coast on Thursday.