Nation Sep 02 Watch 6:16 Former FEMA head discusses the evolving challenges of emergency response The Federal Emergency Management Agency has responded to a record number of billion-dollar weather-related disasters so far in 2023. And in recent years, FEMA has been called on for duties beyond extreme weather events, from COVID vaccine distribution to helping… By John Yang, Harry Zahn
Nation Sep 01 Hurricane Idalia stopped intensifying and turned from Tallahassee hours before landfall A last-minute turn spared the state’s capital city of Tallahassee from far more serious devastation. By Jeff Martin, Isabella O'Malley, Associated Press
Nation Aug 30 Watch 4:57 FEMA administrator discusses federal response to Hurricane Idalia FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell is heading to Florida to assess Hurricane Idalia’s damage first-hand. Before departing Washington, she joined Amna Nawaz to discuss the federal response. By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Murrey Jacobson, Shoshana Dubnow, Saher Khan
Nation Aug 30 Category 3 Hurricane Idalia makes landfall on Florida’s west coast Idalia, which threatens to unleash life-threatening storm surges and rainfall, came ashore in the lightly populated Big Bend region, where the Florida Panhandle curves into the peninsula. By Daniel Kozin, Associated Press
Aug 29 Watch 6:46 Hurricane Idalia intensifying as it heads for landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast By Amna Nawaz, Alexis Cox, Solveig Rennan Hurricane Idalia is gaining strength and barreling toward Florida where it is expected to make landfall as a Category 3 hurricane Wednesday morning. Forecasters are warning of a catastrophic storm surge along with destructive winds, flooding rain and tornadoes. Amna… Continue watching
Aug 29 With 100 mph winds, Hurricane Idalia strengthens into a Category 2 storm By Daniel Kozin, Associated Press Florida residents living in vulnerable coastal areas were ordered to pack up and leave Tuesday as Hurricane Idalia gained steam in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and threatened to unleash life-threatening storm surges and rainfall. Continue reading
Aug 28 LIVE MAP: Track the path of Hurricane Idalia Tropical Storm Idalia descended on the Carolinas on its way out to the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday, leaving a trail of flooding and destruction. Follow here for updates. Continue reading