• Southwest Florida residents on long road to recovery post-Ian as search for survivors concludes

    Southwest Florida residents on long road to recovery post-Ian as search for survivors concludes

    Oct 10, 2022 04:19 PM EST

    ... U.S. mainland this century behind Hurricane Katrina, which left about 1,400 people dead, and Hurricane Sandy, which killed 233 despite weakening to a tropical storm just before landfall. At a makeshift memorial set up in a downtown park along the Caloosahatchee River, Holly Harmon got tearful Monday while ...

  • Hurricane Julia dumps torrential rainfall on Nicaragua's coast

    Hurricane Julia dumps torrential rainfall on Nicaragua's coast

    Oct 09, 2022 10:04 PM EST

    ... over the Pacific. Julia hit as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 kph), though its winds had dipped to tropical storm force of 60 mph (95 kph), by early afternoon as it pushed across Nicaragua. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Julia was ...

  • Hurricane Orlene hits Mexico's Pacific coast

    Hurricane Orlene hits Mexico's Pacific coast

    Oct 03, 2022 09:34 PM EST

    ... Hurricane Center. WATCH: Biden tells Puerto Ricans he’s ‘committed to this island’ as Hurricane Fiona recovery continues By midday, Orlene had weakened to a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph (55 kph) and was moving north-northeast at 10 mph (17 kph). The storm was 70 ...

  • Crews work to help those hit by Hurricane Ian in Florida as storm moves into Carolinas

    Crews work to help those hit by Hurricane Ian in Florida as storm moves into Carolinas

    Sep 30, 2022 10:55 PM EST

    ... vast scenes of wreckage along the state's southwestern coastline. John Yang reports. ... Judy Woodruff: Hurricane Ian is back onshore tonight and weakening to a tropical storm after its second landfall on the U.S. mainland. The storm struck near Georgetown, South Carolina, this afternoon with winds of 85 miles ...

  • Ian makes landfall in South Carolina as Category 1 hurricane

    Ian makes landfall in South Carolina as Category 1 hurricane

    Sep 30, 2022 06:40 PM EST

    ... of the Sanibel Causeway fell into the sea, cutting off access to the barrier island where 6,300 people live. Hours after weakening to a tropical storm while crossing the Florida peninsula, Ian regained strength Thursday evening over the Atlantic. The National Hurricane Center predicted it would hit South Carolina ...

  • Hurricane Ian leaves behind catastrophic damage after tearing through Florida

    Hurricane Ian leaves behind catastrophic damage after tearing through Florida

    Sep 29, 2022 10:55 PM EST

    ... the Atlantic. But we're still being buffeted here by gusts up to 40 to 45 miles an hour. They hope, they believe that that tropical storm or wind will die down, diminish overnight, and they can get out and be working full force tomorrow. Amna Nawaz: John, when the ...

  • City leader describes damage caused by Hurricane Ian in Venice, Florida

    City leader describes damage caused by Hurricane Ian in Venice, Florida

    Sep 29, 2022 10:50 PM EST

    ... which shows that those winds can push inland. A lot of people forget that these winds can push inland. The blue area here's a tropical storm warning, which means tropical storm conditions are expected. Look how far inland, Raleigh and Columbia, South Carolina. So I really want people that ...

  • Ian regains hurricane strength as it moves toward South Carolina

    Ian regains hurricane strength as it moves toward South Carolina

    Sep 29, 2022 10:14 PM EST

    A hurricane warning was issued for the South Carolina coast and extended to Cape Fear on the southeastern coast of North Carolina. With tropical-storm force winds reaching 415 miles (667 kilometers) from its center, Ian was forecast to shove storm surge of 5 feet (1.5 meters) into coastal ...

  • Photos show destructive wake of Hurricane Ian

    Photos show destructive wake of Hurricane Ian

    Sep 29, 2022 07:45 PM EST

    ... with 150 mph (241 kph) winds that tied it for the fifth-strongest hurricane ever to hit the U.S. Even after weakening, Ian’s tropical storm-force winds still reached 415 miles (667 kilometers) from its center. Forecasters predicted the Atlantic waters would strengthen it to a Category 1 ...

  • People trapped and over 2 million without power as Ian drenches Florida

    People trapped and over 2 million without power as Ian drenches Florida

    Sep 29, 2022 02:42 PM EST

    ... Ian Catastrophic flooding was threatened around the state as one of the strongest hurricanes to ever hit the United States crossed the peninsula. Ian's tropical-storm-force winds extended outward up to 415 miles (665 km), drenching much of Florida and the southeastern Atlantic coast. "It crushed us," Lee ...