Hurricane Milton takes aim at Florida's Gulf Coast, prompting mass evacuations
Milton is a powerful Category 4 hurricane with a path forecast to bring it ashore along Florida's west coast this week.
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Milton is a powerful Category 4 hurricane with a path forecast to bring it ashore along Florida's west coast this week.
The flood threat across South Florida increased Sunday as an area of non-tropical low pressure began to approach from the west. This spread heavy, widespread rain into the area Sunday afternoon and into Sunday evening and Monday ahead of Tropical Storm Milton making landfall Wednesday in northern Florida.
As rain is expected for Sunday and Tropical Storm Milton strengthens in the Gulf of Mexico, many people are still recovering from Hurricane Helene.
The South Florida Water Management District began preparations and encouraged others – residents and municipalities – to follow suit.
Hurricane Helene killed dozens of people, caused widespread destruction and knocked out power to millions of homes and businesses.
The worst of the damage is in nearby Keaton Beech. People in Perry say their hearts go out to their neighbors.
Authorities have successfully airlifted over 50 people stranded by fast-moving flood waters from the roof of a hospital in Erwin, in eastern Tennessee.
There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect for either storm however, the waves from Issac could cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions in the Azores
The Florida Keys were not in the eye of Hurricane Helene, but they did get some strong winds and rough waves.
The U.S. Gulf Coast is bracing for a major hurricane, with Tropical Storm Helene expected to intensify rapidly into a Category 3 storm and hit Florida's Big Bend.
NEXT Weather meteorologist Dave Warren says Helene could make landfall on the state's Nature Coast as a major hurricane.
Francine made landfall in southern Louisiana's Terrebonne Parish, the National Hurricane Center said.
Hone dumped so much rain on Hawaii that the National Weather Service called off its red flag warnings that strong winds could lead to wildfires on the drier sides of the islands.
Ernesto regained hurricane strength on Sunday, forecasters said, and will continue to bring "life-threatening surf and rip current conditions" to the U.S. East Coast.
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Debby made a second landfall early Thursday over South Carolina and weakened to a tropical depression. The storm is forecast to head up the East Coast.
Videos from various Floridians show "very weird catfish" squirming their way onto driveways and front door steps after Hurricane Debby flooded streets.
Tropical Storm Debby reached Florida's gulf coast early Monday as a hurricane, bringing with it the potential for catastrophic flooding.
Debby is expected to strengthen rapidly before making landfall in Florida's Big Bend region.
The storm is forecast to make landfall as a Category 1 hurricane, but it could strengthen into a Category 2 hurricane.
Morgan Rynor reports many of the residents experienced flooding in previous storms.
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Hurricane Beryl is forecast to strengthen into a "dangerous major hurricane" before reaching Barbados and the Windward Islands late Sunday.
The center of Tropical Storm Alberto was likely to reach the Mexican Gulf Coast early Thursday, bringing heavy rainfall to portions of Mexico and Texas.
In just a matter of hours, Otis strengthened into a major hurricane, threatening "catastrophic damage" along Mexico's Pacific coast before weakening.
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With inflation hitting its highest point since 2023, Kiana Powell told CBS News, "I cannot let a deal go to waste if it's something that I am using daily."
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Residents in Fort Lauderdale's Victoria Park neighborhood say a string of car break-ins and burglaries has left them frustrated and fearful after multiple failed arrests.
A rescue group says the French bulldog mix dubbed "Miracle" may need weeks of treatment after being found severely malnourished behind a local drug store.
A mother says her two young sons are still recovering after the blast that injured 11 people and killed the boat operator.
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The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection, wrapping up a troubled journey that put world health authorities on alert.
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Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg, leader of the Food and Drug Administration division responsible for regulating prescription and over-the-counter drugs, is leaving her post, a senior FDA official confirmed.
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