TAMPA, Fla. — Hurricane Milton made landfall in Tampa Bay Oct. 9. By the next morning, the inland Tampa neighborhood of Forest Hills was underwater. After the hurricane dumped more than a foot ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Hours before the Hurricane Milton made landfall on the west coast of Florida, something was brewing to the east: a historic outbreak of tornadoes, the most in a single day in the ...

Two seasons after Hurricane Ian devastated Southwest Florida in September 2022, the region weathered Debby, Helen and Milton in 2024. None were a direct hit in Lee or Collier counties, but they ...

In this NASA handout, Hurricane Milton, a Category 5 storm at the time of this photograph, is pictured in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Yucatan Peninsula on October 8, 2024, seen from ...

First, Hurricane Helene delivered a surge of destruction to the Gulf coast. Then, Hurricane Milton caused widespread damage over the Bay area, Central Florida and beyond. Both storms claimed lives ...

26 as a Category 4 storm, and Hurricane Milton landed near Siesta Key as a Category 3 storm on Oct. 9. "Last year was a very busy year," said DaSilva, noting the 11 hurricanes that spun up in 2024.

Just weeks later, Hurricane Milton made landfall, worsening the state’s challenges. These back-to-back storms devastated communities and strained Florida’s economy, leading to a decline in ...

Hurricanes can spawn tornadoes, as demonstrated by Hurricane Milton in 2024, which led to 47 confirmed tornadoes. While Florida is known for its hurricanes, another natural disaster common in the ...

The law, named for the dog left behind as Hurricane Milton neared Florida, would make abandoning a dog amid a natural disaster a third-degree felony.