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‘Extremely dangerous’ Category 4 Hurricane Laura up to 150 mph, threatens ‘unsurvivable’ 20 foot storm surge
Hurricane Laura kept growing into a massive Category 4 storm with 150 mph winds as it's set to slam into the Gulf Coast overnight into Thursday with "catastrophic storm surge,...
Tropical Storm Laura prompts watches in Florida Keys, will likely follow Marco to Louisiana
Tropical Storm Laura prompted the National Hurricane Center on Saturday night to issue tropical storm watches for the Florida Keys and the Bahamas, while Tropical Storm Marco led the NHC...
Florida man is bitten by alligator, then by a shark
A 38-year-old Florida man is probably one bite shy of a punch card for receiving a free burger somewhere as he was recently bit by an 8-foot-shark, after having previously...
Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in North Carolina, downgraded to tropical storm
Hurricane Isaias plowed into North Carolina late Monday and has been downgraded to a tropical storm as of 5 a.m., the National Hurricane Center said. The fast-moving storm is still...
Tropical Storm Isaias weakens but packs heavy rain, gusty winds as it approaches Florida coast
Tropical Storm Isaias has slightly weakened but maintained its tropical status overnight as it approached the southeastern Florida coast early Sunday morning, according to the National Hurricane Center's 5 a.m....
Hurricane Isaias strengthens as Florida’s east coast anxiously watches storm path
Hurricane Isaias is expected to bring hurricane-force conditions along portions of Florida's east coast late Saturday afternoon and Sunday with strong winds, heavy rains and possible flooding in low lying...
‘Evil in the flesh’: 3 arrested in Polk County massacre of 3 fishing buddies
Deputies have arrested two men and a woman in a weekend massacre of three fishing buddies in Frostproof, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said Wednesday. The best friends were killed...
Electrifying skies over Central Florida as storms move into 4th of July weekend
There's set to be a lot of light booming above Central Florida during the hot and humid Independence Day weekend, but not all of it from fireworks. Temperatures Thursday are...
Florida still deadliest state for lightning as storms roll into busiest time of year
While Florida is referred to as the Sunshine State, it could also go by the name of electric reaper given its status as the deadliest state for lightning strikes. It's...
Preparing for the big one: Florida county’s emergency chief balances COVID-19 with hurricane threat
Orange County's new emergency management division chief has her work cut out for her. Lauraleigh Avery accepted the position on Monday at a time when COVID-19 cases are on the...