Milton makes landfall as Category 3 hurricane

Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key in Sarasota County, Florida, as an “extremely dangerous” Category 3 storm around 8:30 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) announced. The NHC warned of “life-threatening storm surge, polar winds and flash flooding” across much of Central Florida. The storm made landfall approximately 8 miles west […]

Hurricane Milton makes landfall, slamming into Florida

Hurricane Milton made landfall Wednesday as a Category 3 storm with winds of 190 miles per hour, slamming into Florida's west coast before circling east through the center of the state. This devastating landfall occurred just two weeks after Hurricane Helen hit Florida before devastating North Carolina. Residents of Florida boarded up their windows and […]

Will Milton make landfall as a Category 5 hurricane?

(NEXSTAR) — Hurricane Milton rapidly intensified into a Category 5 storm on Monday, less than 24 hours after it formed. It became a Category 1 storm. In the Gulf of Mexico. Milton is located about 1,115 miles west-southwest of Tampa, with maximum sustained wind speeds of 160 mph, the National Hurricane Center said in an […]

Typhoon Krathon: Taiwan shuts down as it braces for storm’s landfall | Taiwan

Taiwan has closed offices, schools and financial markets ahead of the arrival of weakening Typhoon Kraton, which is expected to bring storm surge and torrential rain to the coast. The government of Kaohsiung, a major port city, is well on its way. eye of the stormon Wednesday urged people to stay at home and away […]

Hurricane Helene makes landfall in Florida as powerful category 4 storm | Florida

Hurricane Helen made landfall on the Florida coast Thursday night as a powerful and destructive Category 4 storm, wreaking havoc across large swathes of the Gulf Coast and threatening high winds, storm surge, and heavy rain. The Miami-based UA National Hurricane Center said late Thursday that Helen was located about 45 miles (70 kilometers) east-southeast […]

Hurricane Helene makes landfall in Florida as Category 4 storm

Hurricane Helen will make landfall in Florida late Thursday night as a dangerous Category 4 storm, pummeling the sunny state with heavy rain, a potentially “unsurvivable” storm surge, and life-threatening winds. The devastating storm, the largest on record in the Gulf of Mexico, strengthened to an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 hurricane Thursday, with maximum sustained […]