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44 minutes ago · The storm is expected to retain hurricane strength as it crosses central Florida on Thursday toward the Atlantic Ocean. President Joe Biden, who postponed an overseas trip so he could remain at the White House to monitor Milton, warned it “could be one of the worst storms in 100 years to hit Florida.”.
22 hours ago · Petersen graduated from Tascosa High School in 1965, and Foran graduated from Amarillo High School in 1970. They have been friends for more than 50 years. The pair previously completed a $1.6 ...
50 minutes ago · Hurricane Michael, with maximum winds of 160 mph, was the first Category 5 hurricane to make landfall in the Panhandle and only the second to hit Florida since Andrew struck Miami in 1992.
11 hours ago · The entire Gulf Coast of Florida is especially vulnerable to storm surge. Just last week, Hurricane Helene, which made landfall around 150 miles (240 kilometres) away from Tampa in the Florida Panhandle, still led to several deaths due to drowning in Tampa due to surges of nearly five to eight feet (1.5 to 2.5 metres) above normal tide levels.
22 hours ago · Milton was a Category 5 hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico late Monday Eastern time, the National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory. The hurricane had sustained wind speeds of 165 miles ...
22 hours ago · Hurricane Milton was a Category 3 hurricane with winds of 125 mph on Wednesday evening on a track to make landfall on Florida’s west coast within hours, then punch a trail of destruction acro…
5 hours ago · The Arkansas medevac helicopter crew’s 11-day mission to Florida will provide hoist and airlift support to ground-based search-and-rescue teams, according to a National Guard press release. The ...
