Hurricane

MIAMI — Tropical Storm Alex, the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, formed Sunday morning in the Gulf of Mexico on a track to come ashore in southern Florida with heavy rains and gusty wind. National Hurricane Center forecasters said in a 5 a.m. advisory that Alex had…

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Flooding rain hit parts of South Florida on Saturday as a storm moved across the state, the National Hurricane Center said. A potential tropical cyclone brought "considerable flash and urban flooding," the center said in a tweet. Flash flooding is also expected across the Florida Keys and the northwestern Bahamas.…

Topline Numerous roadways across south Florida essentially turned into waterways Saturday morning as a tropical system—just three days into what’s forecast to be a punishing hurricane season—pummeled the area, dropping nearly a foot of rain with more possible in the coming hours. A vehicle sits in a flooded street caused…

As the June 1 start of hurricane season approached last week, Florida lawmakers raced to address a crucial gap in the state’s coastal defenses: property insurance. Insurance markets in the state are in crisis, with premiums skyrocketing and many homeowners unable to find companies willing to insure their homes against…

Tropical Storm Agatha strengthened into a major hurricane Sunday and is expected to soon make landfall on the southern Pacific coast of Mexico. Will the storm emerge from its bout with Mexico and threaten Miami? As of the 7 p.m. Sunday advisory from the National Hurricane Center, Agatha’s winds were…

CLIMATEWIRE | Category 6 hurricanes don’t exist on paper. The wind scale used by meteorologists tops out at Category 5, representing storms with sustained winds of 157 mph or more. But researchers at Florida International University plan to create a Category 6 storm in a lab, mimicking conditions they expect…

Fort Lauderdale, FL – May 19, 2022 — After a busy 2021 Atlantic Basic Hurricane Season that saw BSA Claims Solutions successfully complete thousands of claims in Louisiana and Florida, BSA is poised to continue its growth as one of the largest privately-held Independent Adjusting firms in Florida, said Brian Bradley, President and…

Apr 8, 2022; Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; New York Islanders center Brock Nelson (29) skates after the puck against Carolina Hurricanes center Jordan Staal (11) during the second period at PNC Arena. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports The NHL slate on Tuesday includes a matchup between the Florida Panthers…

This piece originally appeared at Inside Climate News. It is republished with permission. Patricia Roundtree expected that the hurricane that was about to slam the Florida Panhandle in October 2018 would be a close call, like so many other storms over the years that had skimmed over her neighborhood in…