Hurricane

Tropical Storm Elsa has battered the southern coasts of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, downing trees and blowing off roofs as it sped through the Caribbean, killing at least three people. The storm was centred about 230 kilometres east of Kingston, Jamaica, on Saturday and was speeding west-northwest at 37km/h,…

Elsa fell back from a hurricane to tropical storm force as it raced towards Haiti and the Dominican Republic on Saturday (local time), but it still threatened to unleash flooding and landslides before taking aim at Cuba and Florida. Earlier, Elsa had been classed as the first hurricane of the…

Home News Elsa reached hurricane status on Friday, July 2, 2021. (Image credit: NOAA) The first hurricane of the 2021 season, named Elsa, formed Friday morning (July 2), and is on track to impact islands in the Caribbean Sea and possibly Florida, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).  Elsa…

Rubble hangs from a partially collapsed building in Surfside north of Miami Beach. The search at the collapsed Miami building has resumed.It was previously suspended for safety concerns.The confirmed death toll is at 18, and 145 people are still missing.The grim, painstaking search for victims in the rubble of a…

Elsa is the first hurricane of the Atlantic season. July 2, 2021, 9:57 PM • 6 min read Hurricane Elsa, the first of the Atlantic season, could take many paths when it reaches the United States, from the East Coast to the Gulf Coast to Florida -- including Surfside, where…

Thank you for supporting our journalism. This article is available exclusively for our subscribers, who help fund our work at the Sun Sentinel. Rescue workers at the deadly Surfside condo building collapse near Miami on Monday spent a fifth day using their hands and tools in a determined, yet increasingly…

Tropical Storm Claudette was moving inland over southeastern Louisiana early on June 19, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm was expected to bring heavy rain and potentially life-threatening flood conditions along the Gulf Coast as far as the Florida Panhandle. This footage shows several scenes of the stormy conditions…

Nearly half of the states along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts received a poor rating from an insurance industry group that evaluated building codes and enforcement in hurricane-prone areas. Texas, Mississippi and Alabama—three of the states most vulnerable to hurricanes—received three of the lowest scores out of 18 states rated…

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Pinecrest, FL -- (ReleaseWire) -- 04/25/2021 --Families in South Florida enjoy entertaining outside. Backyards have become a relaxing oasis, where hours are spent, for families in Miami, Key Largo, Palmetto Bay, and the surrounding areas. Since a rite of passage for most families is having meals together, building an outdoor…