Jason DelgadoJuly 22, 2020
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Tropical Storm Gonzalo is the earliest seventh named storm on record.
Tag: weatherPaula Stark is hosting Buenaventura Lakes' 'first-ever' event to honor veterans.
Jason DelgadoJuly 22, 2020Jason DelgadoJune 7, 2020
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Tornadoes and storm surge remain threats to Florida.
Jason DelgadoJune 3, 2020
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Tropical Storm Cristobal is forecasted to remain west of Florida this week but expected to bring heavy rains to the Sunshine State before making landfall toward the center of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. As of Wednesday morning, the storm made landfall in southern Mexico and is expected to travel upward of the Mexico coast, […]
Jason DelgadoJune 1, 2020
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"Natural disasters won't wait."
Janelle Irwin TaylorMay 22, 2019
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“I have heard hundreds of reasons why people don’t want to evacuate."
Jacob OglesSeptember 4, 2018
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Update – 11 a.m. – The head of the U.S. National Hurricane Center says he isn’t just worried about flooding from the ocean but also flooding from heavy rain from Tropical Storm Gordon. National Hurricane Center Director Ken Graham says water will be the main story with the storm, currently forecast to make landfall in […]
Staff ReportsOctober 5, 2017
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Municipal electric customers in the path of Tropical Storm Nate should rest easy: Your utility is “ready.” “While there is still much uncertainty surrounding Nate’s ultimate strength and path, Florida’s municipal electric utilities are watching it closely,” said Amy Zubaly, executive director of the Florida Municipal Electric Association. They “are prepared to bring in power restoration resources […]
Associated PressOctober 6, 2016
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Hundreds of thousands of anxious people boarded up their homes and businesses and grabbed a few belongings to flee inland as Hurricane Matthew gained strength and roared toward the Southeast seaboard on Thursday. In Florida, Gov. Rick Scott said the state, its skies already darkening from early outer rain bands of the life-threatening storm, could […]
Jim RosicaOctober 6, 2016
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As he has all week, Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday continued to stress the potential for peril brought by Hurricane Matthew. “If you think someone is making a bad decision (by not evacuating), call them,” he said during an early morning briefing at the state’s Emergency Operations Center. “Don’t let people try to (stay) in an […]
Associated PressOctober 5, 2016
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President Barack Obama is being briefed on the federal government’s preparation for Hurricane Matthew as the Category 3 storm makes its way to the U.S. mainland. The president says now is the time to “hope for the best but we want to prepare for the worst.” Obama is at the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s headquarters. […]