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Jacob OglesSeptember 4, 2018

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

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

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

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. […]

Associated PressOctober 5, 2016

The National Hurricane Center has extended the hurricane warning northward in Florida as Matthew heads toward the East Coast. Meanwhile, Hurricane Matthew is heading toward the Bahamas after hitting Cuba hard. The hurricane center says the hurricane was about 105 miles (165 kilometers) south of Long Island, Bahamas. It has maximum sustained winds of 120 […]

Associated PressOctober 5, 2016

Mandatory evacuations have been ordered in Brevard County, and voluntary evacuations have been activated in St. Lucie County, but Gov. Rick Scott urged other coastal residents potentially in harm’s way not to wait to be told to leave. The governor said during a Wednesday morning news conference that “if you’re able to go early, leave […]

Jim RosicaOctober 2, 2016

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Gov. Rick Scott continued to warn state residents that Hurricane Matthew, though not currently targeting Florida, is “a very dangerous storm and life threatening.” The storm, which has been fluctuating between a Category 4 and Category 5 hurricane, on Sunday morning was tracking westerly at 5 mph with sustained winds of 140 mph. The National […]

Associated PressJuly 24, 2016

As thousands of delegates arrive in Philadelphia for the Democratic National Convention, it’s not just politics they have to contend with — it’s also the hot and sticky weather. The heat wave that descended on the city is expected show no mercy on Sunday with temperatures around 96 degrees. It could peak on Monday, the […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 18, 2015

A Floridian knows she is back in Iowa when… She compulsively checks the mirror when she comes in from outside and carries a pocket brush for quick touch ups in case she has “hat hair.” She checks every time-and-temperature display on her drives around town, since, to paraphrase Mark Twain, if you don’t like the […]

Tag: weather

Rain, storm surge biggest dangers from Gordon

Nervous about Nate? Municipal electric utilities are ‘ready’

Hundreds of thousands flee Florida coast to escape Matthew’s fury

Rick Scott on hurricane: ‘This is going to kill people’

Obama briefed on federal hurricane preparations, S.C. town closes in preparation

Hurricane warning extended for Florida’s coast

Evacuations underway in 2 Florida counties

Hurricane Matthew still may threaten Sunshine State

As Democratic convention nears, excessive heat settles in

Catherine Martinez: From ice in Iowa to sequins in Florida