Jane Castor, the mayor of Tampa, has little patience for local residents who plan to disobey the evacuation orders that have been issued in the run-up to Hurricane Milton’s expected landfall on ...

In the aftermath of natural disasters like a hurricane, many people find themselves in urgent need of financial aid to rebuild their lives. Understanding the various forms of assistance available ...

On Thursday, the National Hurricane Center’s Storm Surge Unit released their preliminary assessment of Milton’s surge impact on Florida’s Gulf Coast. Their initial findings show a 5-to-10 ...

Yet after Hurricane Irma, a Category 5 storm, swept up the coast the next year, they vowed never to get caught unprepared. They invested about $24,000 in motorized hurricane shutters, a generator ...

MIAMI—Millions of people fled Florida’s West Coast this week to escape a hurricane with enough force to drown and flatten neighborhoods. Few homes in Florida could be expected to withstand the ...

When Hurricane Milton begins to hit Florida’s Gulf Coast late Wednesday, forecasters warn, the immense and powerful storm could generate “life-threatening” storm surge of up to 15 feet in a ...

Hurricane Milton devastated homes when it made landfall as a Category 3 storm near Sarasota, Florida, Wednesday evening, killing at least five people. The now-Category 1 hurricane impacted ...

The National Hurricane Center has warned that people living on the west-central Florida coast should be rushing to complete any last-minute hurricane preparations Wednesday morning as Hurricane ...

Hurricane Milton has made landfall in Florida, whipping up deadly tornadoes, destroying homes and knocking out power to nearly three million customers. Formerly a category five hurricane, Milton was ...

WASHINGTON – Hurricane Helene had barely passed through the Southeast before Florida was battered with another devastating storm, Hurricane Milton. The back-to-back storms have stretched some ...

TAMPA, Fla. — 54-year-old Joseph Malinowski, who has been dubbed “Lieutenant Dan” on social media, has survived record-breaking Hurricane Milton on his 20-foot sailboat. Malinowski ...