Hurricane NEWS

A new study of hurricane strength says the minimum sea level pressure is more accurate than wind strength to predict a storm's true brutality.

By Joe Mario Pedersen

Jan 29, 2020

A dog named Miracle who survived more than three weeks buried in the rubble of Hurricane Dorian is now thriving on a special diet, CBD oil and the bountiful love of three Palm Beach County kids whose family adopted him.

By Kate Santich

Jan 6, 2020

FPL says it won’t be seeking a hurricane-related charge, which it said saves customers an average of about $54 over 12 months.

By Marcia Heroux Pounds

Dec 19, 2019

On Dec. 20, a judge will hear a dispute between the Office of Public Counsel and the Florida Public Service Commission over rules governing a three-decade project to bury the state's power lines.

By Marcia Heroux Pounds

Dec 19, 2019

The Boca Raton-based U.S. Hurricane Relief Fund Inc., will be collecting and delivering toys and donations for kids in the Bahamas who survived Hurricane Dorian.

By Wayne K. Roustan

Dec 14, 2019

Small businesses in South Florida are eligible for low-interest disaster loans from the government for economic losses from Hurricane Dorian in early September.

By Marcia Heroux Pounds

Dec 2, 2019

The destructive 2019 hurricane season comes to an official end Saturday, having produced two Category 5 storms and bringing catastrophe to the Bahamas.

By David Fleshler

Nov 26, 2019

The Florida Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to accept voluntary dismissal of a consumer advocate’s challenge to Florida Power & Light’s use of a $772 million tax windfall for hurricane recovery costs.

By Marcia Heroux Pounds

Nov 26, 2019

Late season-forming Tropical Storm Sebastien strengthened a little overnight when its maximum wind speeds increased to 50 mph, the National Hurricane Center said Wednesday.

Tropical Storm Sebastien formed Tuesday in the Atlantic Ocean about 300 miles northeast of the eastern edge of the Caribbean.

Even a powerful Category 5 hurricane can seem beautiful from the right distance as astronauts share what it's like to see a hurricane from space.

By Joe Mario Pedersen

Nov 19, 2019

Cats, dogs and other pets who were lost or abandoned when Hurricane Dorian struck the Bahamas are being rescued and brought to the U.S., where they will be put up for adoption.

By Joe Cavaretta

Nov 18, 2019

Miracle -- the dog that survived three weeks pinned under rubble in the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian blew through -- has found a family and a place to call home in South Florida.

By Wayne K. Roustan

Nov 12, 2019

Efforts to aid the Bahamas are under way even as South Florida deals with Hurricane Dorian. Here's how to help and where to donate supplies.

By Cindy Kent

Nov 11, 2019

Hurricane season still spinning out storms as Rebekah forms in the far Atlantic

By Brett Clarkson

Oct 30, 2019

Don’t expect it to see forecast cones showing Pablo nearing the Caribbean or Florida.

Tropical Depression 17 has formed in the Gulf of Mexico and could strengthen into a tropical storm this afternoon as it moves toward the northern Gulf coast. Meanwhile, another system has emerged on the radar — closer to Portugal than the tropics.

By David Selig

Oct 25, 2019

Hurricane Wilma roared across South Florida on Oct. 24, 2005, entering the history books as the most damaging hurricane to hit the Sunshine State since Hurricane Andrew in 1992. But it's not the latest hurricane to ever hit South Florida.

By Brett Clarkson

Oct 24, 2019