Mexico Beach residents describe facing Hurricane Michael: "It was life or death"
"I had about 3 feet of water in my house. That's when I decided to jump."
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"I had about 3 feet of water in my house. That's when I decided to jump."
Florida Gov. Rick Scott warned residents Sunday night the storm could become a Category 2 hurricane by the time it makes landfall
The storm already hit the Gulf Coast, and dumped more than 10 inches of rain in some parts
Potential Tropical Cyclone Seven is expected to become a tropical depression by Monday and a tropical storm Monday night
Texas Gulf Coast project would shield petroleum industry, which is blamed for contributing to global warming and now wants safeguards against the consequences
The storm, now a tropical depression, is barreling north where it is expected to bring heavy rain to Alabama, Tennessee and North Carolina
The storm came ashore on the Florida Panhandle, bringing threats of heavy rain and flash floods
Florida Department of Health is looking into claims that a Gulf Coast school has made hundreds of people sick from diseases like cancer
Forecasters downgraded Cindy to a tropical depression shortly after the storm made landfall early Thursday
Tropical Storm Cindy formed Tuesday in the Gulf of Mexico and began churning heavy rain bands toward the northern Gulf Coast
This year's outlook could be benign or bleak, but more homeowners than ever are at risk -- and are doing less about it
Powerful hurricane threatens to pass “dangerously close” to Hawaii, and a hurricane watch issued for parts of Florida’s Gulf Coast because of a tropical depression in the Gulf of Mexico
Deadly flooding that started Friday has damaged more than nearly 3,000 homes around the Baton Rouge area
More than 1,000 rescued across Louisiana amid "unprecedented" flooding; at least 3 have been killed
After several fairly quiet seasons, 2016's "near normal" forecast could be big trouble for 7 million vulnerable homes
Deal settles all civil claims against BP, binds company to clean up Gulf Coast area; oil spill washed up on 1,300 miles of shoreline
Gulf Coast region still recovering from a disaster that killed more than 1,800 people and caused $151 billion in damage
Ten years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Mississippi coast - signs of resilience and struggle
Ten years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans - signs of resilience and struggle
Ten years after Hurricane Katrina devastated southern Louisiana - signs of resilience and struggle
Despite a below-normal forecast, officials warn those on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts to stay "prepared and vigilant"
Tourist business has doubled in Alabama's largest beach towns since before the spill, officials say