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  Ian Makes Landfall In Southwest Florida As Category 4 Storm

  September 28, 2022 at 1:40 PM / ENVIRONMENT, HURRICANE, TROPICAL STORM, U.S. NEWS

  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— Hurricane Ian made landfall Wednesday in southwest Florida as one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the U.S., swamping city streets with water and smashing trees along the coast. The hurricane’s center struck Wednesday afternoon near […]

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  Trump Receives Briefing On Hurricane Irma

  September 10, 2017 at 10:10 AM / ENVIRONMENT, HURRICANE, NATURAL DISASTERS, U.S. NATIONAL NEWS, WHITE HOUSE

  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Latest on Hurricane Irma (all times local): 1:10 p.m. The White House says President Donald Trump has received a “comprehensive update” on Hurricane Irma. Irma plowed into the Florida Keys Sunday and was forecast to […]

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  ‘Pray For Everybody’: Irma Begins Its Assault On Florida

  September 10, 2017 at 10:02 AM / ENVIRONMENT, HURRICANE, NATURAL DISASTERS, U.S. NATIONAL NEWS

  FORT MYERS, Fla. — Hurricane Irma roared through the Florida Keys on Sunday with punishing 130 mph winds and began pushing its way north, knocking out power to more than 1.5 million people across the state and collapsing a construction […]

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  In Harvey’s Wake: Smashed Homes, Businesses And Heavy Rain

  August 26, 2017 at 11:16 AM / HURRICANE, TROPICAL STORM, U.S. NATIONAL NEWS, WEATHER

  CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Hurricane Harvey rolled over the Texas Gulf Coast on Saturday, smashing homes and businesses and lashing the shore with wind and rain so intense that drivers were forced off the road because they could not see […]

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  Hurricane Joaquin Batters Bahamas, Unleashes Severe Flooding

  October 2, 2015 at 7:18 AM / ENVIRONMENT, HURRICANE, RAIN, WEATHER

  ELEUTHERA, Bahamas — Hurricane Joaquin ripped off roofs, uprooted trees and unleashed heavy flooding as the Category 4 storm dumped torrential rains across the eastern and central Bahamas on Friday. Forecasters shifted its likely path farther away from the U.S. […]