Mike Brennan begins new job as Director of the National Hurricane Center
Brennan began his NHC career in 2008 as a senior hurricane specialist
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Brennan began his NHC career in 2008 as a senior hurricane specialist
A new study says changes in air patterns as the world warms will likely push more and nastier hurricanes up against the United States' east and Gulf coasts.
House committee backed measure that would add $650 million to the state's emergency fund
The pier sustained damage in 2017 from Hurricane Irma
Nicole is expected to weaken to a depression early Friday
Additional weakening is forecast while Nicole moves over land
Tropical Storm Nicole made landfall in the Bahamas shortly before noon Wednesday and is expected to continue its approach to Florida sometime tonight.
Strong wind gusts will be felt across the entire Florida peninsula
The Hollywood Beach Broadwalk flooded during high tide
Nearly 4 million people along Florida's east coast are under hurricane warnings
They are both low pressure centers that can eventually become hurricanes
The weather is expected to worsen beginning Wednesday morning and intensify in the afternoon and evening
Superintendent Mike Burke said the decision was made out of an abundance of caution
Peak impacts for South Florida will likely take place Wednesday
Subtropical Storm Nicole is now expected to become a hurricane over the Bahamas before hitting Florida's east coast
Lisa is forecast to strengthen before making landfall.
Moving to the west at 18 mph with sustained winds of 40 mph
Depression is likely to form over the next several days if the system remains over water
After weakening to a tropical storm, Ian intensified to hurricane strength again after lashing Florida and moving to the Atlantic Ocean.
After traveling Thursday to Southwest Florida to get a glimpse of the damage caused by Hurricane Ian, Gov. Ron DeSantis described the impact on Lee County's Sanibel Island as "destruction," with people who didn't evacuate being rescued by air and part of a causeway to the mainland knocked out.
South Floridians along the eastern board are racing to help those along the west coast.
Ian expected to restrengthen into a hurricane
What can you expect as Hurricane Ian begins to move northward and what's open, closed?
Hurricane Ian roared ashore shortly after 3 p.m. Wednesday as a Category 4 storm in southwest Florida, packing winds of over 150 miles per hour and bringing ferocious winds the area
Residents woke up Wednesday to the sound of chainsaws, as work crews moved through neighborhoods chopping up downed limbs and picking up debris from the storm that blew through Tuesday night.
