A powerful storm system is heading toward Florida, threatening Fourth of July celebrations with heavy rain, strong winds, and dangerous beach conditions.

During the early months of hurricane season, storms historically develop close to the U.S. and Florida. Later in the season, ...

When sensors are scarce The stretch of coastline between Apalachicola and Cedar Key flares neon red on flood risk maps, its low-lying beaches more like ramps than blockades to storm surge. But on ...

There’s building code for wind. But there’s not building codes for wind on the water in a storm surge zone and what the role the waves play in addition,” Haus explains.

Storm surge and evacuation zones explained A two-story stilt multi-family structure in Monroe County had it’s foundation swept from underneath it by the force of Hurricane Irma’s storm surge ...

Storm surge and evacuation zones explained A two-story stilt multi-family structure in Monroe County had it’s foundation swept from underneath it by the force of Hurricane Irma’s storm surge ...

Florida is extremely vulnerable to life-threatening storm surge because of its coastal and low-lying geography, according to FloridaDisaster.org.

While the winds have decreased, the danger has not. The projected storm surge has dropped just a bit — with a maximum of 13 feet predicted in some areas. But 13 feet would still be catastrophic.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Milton made landfall Wednesday along Florida’s Gulf Coast as a Category 3 storm, bringing powerful winds, deadly storm surge and potential flooding to much of the ...

Milton’s quadruple-whammy of deadly tornadoes, heavy rain, hurricane-force wind and storm surge left damage from coast to coast, but the Tampa Bay area escaped the monster inundation ...

Matthew Heller of Tampa, Florida, plans to ride out Hurricane Milton as he remains in evacuation Zone A, weeks after his home was filled with water from Hurricane Helene.