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Island residents await evacuation on the island of Fort Myers Beach on Friday, Sept. 30. Hurricane Ian made landfall Wednesday as a Category 4 hurricane on the Southwest coast of Florida.

Hurricane Ian leaves at least 11 dead in Florida; destructive storm to hit Carolinas next

September 30, 2022 at 6:23 a.m.

Hurricane Ian left Florida behind late Thursday, growing from a downgraded tropical storm back to a hurricane on its way to the Carolinas. Across Florida, the monster storm caused catastrophic...

Hurricane Earl forecast to become extratropical storm, but South Florida beaches could see rip currents

September 10, 2022 at 7:23 a.m.

Hurricane Earl is no longer expected to strengthen into the season's first major hurricane. Instead, Earl will strengthen slightly in the Atlantic before it is forecast to slow down considerably...

Hurricane Earl growing; South Florida beaches could see rip currents from storm’s swells

September 9, 2022 at 6:13 a.m.

Hurricane Earl is expected to strengthen into the season's first major hurricane by Friday, with maximum sustained winds of up to 120 mph by Friday night, forecasters said. Though Earl...

Hurricane watch issued for Bermuda as Earl strengthens; forecasters say another tropical depression could form soon

September 8, 2022 at 6:33 a.m.

The second hurricane of the season formed Tuesday night and is expected to strengthen into the season's first major hurricane with maximum sustained winds of up to 130 mph, forecasters...

Hurricane Earl becomes season’s second hurricane

September 7, 2022 at 6:23 a.m.

The second hurricane of the season formed Tuesday night and is expected to strengthen into the season's first major hurricane with maximum sustained winds of up to 125 mph, forecasters...

Tropical Storm Earl to become major hurricane by Friday, forecasters say

September 6, 2022 at 7:13 p.m.

The second hurricane of the season is expected to emerge Wednesday, then strengthen into the season's first major hurricane with maximum sustained winds of up to 120 mph, forecasters said...

Tropical Storm Earl picks up speed; Hurricane Danielle weakens

September 6, 2022 at 6:42 a.m.

Though Hurricane Danielle and Tropical Storm Earl are forecast to meander in the open Atlantic, Earl is expected to become the season's first major hurricane late in the week. Additionally,...

People watch the rising waters of the Rio Bermejo in the wake of Hurricane Iota in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. Hurricane Iota tore across Nicaragua on Tuesday, hours after roaring ashore as a Category 4 storm along almost exactly the same stretch of the Caribbean coast that was recently devastated by an equally powerful hurricane. (AP Photo/Delmer Martinez)

Tropical Storm Iota moves into Honduras

November 17, 2020 at 6:13 p.m.

Hurricane Iota rapidly weakened after making landfall as a Category 4 storm with winds of 155 mph Monday night — just 15 miles south of where Hurricane Eta came ashore...

The 2020 hurricane season just became the most active in history with Theta

November 9, 2020 at 9:19 p.m.

A new subtropical storm in the Atlantic made history Monday night. Subtropical Storm Theta is the 29th named storm of the year, making the 2020 hurricane season the busiest on...

People look at a downed part of a tree after Hurricane Zeta made landfall, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020, in New Orleans. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

Hurricane center says disturbance has 70% chance of forming in the next 48 hours

October 30, 2020 at 2:29 p.m.

The National Hurricane Center raised the likelihood of development for a system Friday morning in the southern Caribbean to a 70% chance of becoming the next tropical depression or tropical...

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