Hurricane safety: What are hurricane categories and what do they mean?
A hurricane is a rotating low-pressure weather system that converts the energy of warm air into winds and waves. Hurricanes have “warm core” centers, meaning the center of the storm is warmer than the surrounding air. Warm ocean temperatures and wind patterns that spiral air inward are necessary for a hurricane to form.
What can a Category 3 hurricane do to Florida? Take a look as we brace for Helene
Meteorologists monitoring Hurricane Helene expect it to become a major hurricane Thursday morning before making a Florida Panhandle landfall in the evening. Helene could bring strong winds, intense storm surge and heavy rain to a wide swath of Florida’s Gulf Coast, including the Tampa Bay area.
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Hurricane Milton live updates: Florida evacuations ordered as storm now 175-mph Category 5
Communities from the Tampa Bay area to Sarasota and Southwest Florida could be where Milton makes landfall midweek. Milton is a now a Cat. 5 hurricane
Hurricane Milton Path Update, Tracker as Florida Issues Evacuation Order
Officials are "preparing for the largest evacuation that we have seen" since Hurricane Irma in 2017, an emergency executive director said.
The Latest: Hurricane Milton strengthens into a Category 5 as Florida prepares for evacuations
Milton has rapidly strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico, becoming a Category 5 storm Monday on a path toward Florida
Hurricane Milton live updates: 'Potentially catastrophic' Category 5 storm takes aim at Florida
Latest news on Hurricane Milton as it heads toward Florida, which was impacted by Hurricane Helene just days ago. Follow live as the storm approaches landfall.
Could Milton become a Category 5 hurricane? It's almost there already
Milton intensified even faster than forecast, becoming a high Category 4 hurricane in less than a day. Could it hit Cat 5?
We’re Not Prepared for What Hurricane Milton Might Do to Tampa Bay
Hurricane Milton has rapidly intensified from a tropical storm to a Category 5 hurricane. This happened in just over 24 hours—it’s one of the fastest rates of strengthening ever observed on Earth. Meteorologists have even begun to speculate that Milton could approach the theoretical maximum intensity for a hurricane in the Atlantic basin of 195 mph,
Milton Strengthens Into a Category 3 Hurricane as Florida Prepares for Massive Evacuations
Milton has strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane as Florida gears up for what could be its biggest evacuation in seven years
Hurricane Milton is growing stronger as it blows toward Florida's Tampa Bay region
The National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Milton is intensifying and will likely be a major hurricane before it slams into the storm-ravaged Florida coast, most likely on Wednesday
Hurricane Milton strengthens to a Category 5 storm
Hurricane Milton has strengthened to a Category 5 storm as it approaches Florida's Gulf Coast and is expected to make landfall Wednesday. NBC News' Dana Griffin and Bill Karins report on the storm's path and how residents are reacting.
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How Carnival and Royal Caribbean prepare for Hurricane Milton
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Helene now projected as Category 4 hurricane, could get stronger: Updates
The highest landfall probability is somewhere along the eastern part of the Florida Panhandle late Thursday evening, ...
Hurricane safety: 16 tips that could save your life during a storm
Here are some safety tips from Ready.gov that could save your life during a hurricane. 1. If you are ordered to evacuate, you ...
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Governor DeSantis Declares State of Emergency Ahead of Hurricane Milton
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency for 35 counties as Hurricane Milton approaches the state’s ...