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Associated PressSeptember 13, 2017

Florida could recover from Hurricane Irma’s wrath in time for its busy tourism season this winter, but that’s likely not the case for harder-hit Caribbean islands including St. Martin/St. Maarten, the U.S. and British Virgin Islands and Barbuda, according to travel experts’ early reads. Damage assessments still were underway yesterday, but impacts on Florida’s $100 […]

Associated PressSeptember 12, 2017

Hurricane Irma’s devastating storm surge came with weird twists that scientists attribute to the storm’s girth, path and some geographic quirks. A combination of storm surge, heavy rains and swollen rivers sent some of the worst flooding into Jacksonville, Florida, even though Irma roared into the opposite end of the state, had weakened to a […]

Associated PressSeptember 12, 2017

Florida fruit growers and farmers have just barely begun to assess the damage Hurricane Irma wrought on the state’s citrus, sugar cane and vegetable crops—but they expect it will be significant. With power and communications still out across much of Florida, officials said Tuesday that getting a full picture will take weeks. What remains unknown: […]

Associated PressSeptember 12, 2017

Most commercial airports in Florida reopened Tuesday, but activity was limited and hundreds of flights were canceled or delayed as the state recovered from Hurricane Irma. American Airlines said the storm forced it to cancel more than 5,000 flights over several days, cutting into revenue and profit. Miami International Airport said that some airline and […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 12, 2017

On Tuesday, Gov. Rick Scott toured impacts of Hurricane Irma in Lee County with City of Bonita Springs Mayor Peter Simmons and Lee County Undersheriff Carmine Marceno.

Associated PressSeptember 12, 2017

With 25 percent of the homes in the Florida Keys feared destroyed, emergency workers Tuesday rushed to find Hurricane Irma’s victims – dead or alive – and deliver food and water to the stricken island chain. As crews labored to repair the lone highway connecting the Keys, residents of some of the islands closest to […]

Scott PowersSeptember 12, 2017

Duke Energy announced it expects to have restored lost electrical service to the western portions of its service area – Pinellas and Pasco counties – by midnight Friday, and to most of the rest by midnight Sunday, but the hard hit counties of Hardee and Highlands likely will wait longer. Duke’s announcement came Tuesday afternoon […]

Drew WilsonSeptember 12, 2017

Florida’s transportation infrastructure should be able to bounce back quickly from Hurricane Irma according to a memo put out Tuesday by financial research group Moody’s. The credit rating group said even though many are still closed, the state’s airports, seaports and toll roads will “generally be able to sustain their long-term credit quality because of […]

Associated PressSeptember 12, 2017

With Irma having weakened into inland rainstorms, Floridians are beginning a mass migration back to a battered, water-logged state where millions remains without power. But traffic maps, social media reports, gasoline trackers and the ever-reliable eye test all say it isn’t an easy trip Tuesday and won’t be in the days ahead. “As soon as […]

Scott PowersSeptember 12, 2017

Much of northern Brevard County, including Merritt Island, Cape Canaveral, Kennedy Space Center, and Cocoa Beach, lost water entirely to Hurricane Irma due to pipeline issues, and portions, including Cocoa Beach, are still without any water late Tuesday. Cocoa Beach officials confirmed late Tuesday they still are awaiting restoration of water service from the mainland, […]

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Irma effect on tourism mixed

Irma made for bizarre storm surge

Irma delivers punch to agriculture

Airports open but cancellations linger

Rick Scott tours impacts of Hurricane Irma in Lee County

FEMA estimates 25 percent of Florida Keys homes are gone

Duke hopes to have Pinellas, Pasco power up by midnight Friday

Moody’s: Florida transportation authorities should bounce back quickly from Irma

After Irma, reverse migration back to Florida begins

Much of northern Brevard County lost water