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“Still no FEMA, still no military”: Volunteers condemn Helene’s response to CNN

During a CNN interview Sunday afternoon, volunteer pilots and relief organizers criticized the federal government's response to Hurricane Helene, saying that in North Carolina, which was devastated late by the storm, “there is still no FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) and still no Military” last month. Hurricane Helene hit the Big Bend region of Florida […]

Hurricane is on track for this week

Tropical Storm Milton is expected to strengthen into a hurricane this evening as the storm slowly tracks east across the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday morning, bringing the tropical cyclone somewhere in the middle of the Florida Peninsula. The storm intensified early Sunday with winds reaching 60 miles per hour. Heavy rain is expected well […]

Hurricane Kirk is still a strong Category 3 storm in the Atlantic; Life-threatening surf is expected on the east coast

Hurricane Kirk swirls in the Atlantic Ocean without making landfall Hurricane Kirk swirls in the Atlantic Ocean without making landfall 00:22 Waves from Hurricane Kirk could cause life-threatening surf Rip current Weather conditions this weekend were at their highest along the U.S. East Coast and eastern Canada, Bermuda, the Greater Antilles and the Bahamas, forecasters […]

Tropical Storm Milton is expected to hit the west coast of Florida as a major hurricane in the middle of the week

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – Suncoast residents are advised to have their hurricane plan ready. Tropical Storm Milton has formed in the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to strengthen into a Category Three hurricane before making landfall on the west coast of Florida. The National Hurricane Center's latest cone hit central Tampa Bay on Wednesday. […]

DeSantis declares a state of emergency in Polk and 34 other counties as the storm intensifies

2 minute read Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency in 35 counties, including Polk, as Tropical Storm Milton strengthens and is expected to reach hurricane strength Sunday evening and possibly make landfall along Florida's west coast on Wednesday. The state of emergency includes the following counties: Brevard, Broward, Charlotte, Citrus, Collier, […]