Oct 10 Watch 7:58 Floridians tally damage after Hurricane Milton leaves path of destruction By William Brangham, Sam Weber, Maea Lenei Buhre, Mike Fritz, Jackson Hudgins More than three million customers are without power after Hurricane Milton blew through Florida and caused widespread flooding along its west coast and inland. The hurricane and its fierce winds cut a path of destruction across many cities and towns. Continue watching
Oct 10 Watch 4:30 FEMA official details federal response strategy after 2 major hurricanes By Geoff Bennett For a closer look at the federal response to Hurricanes Milton and Helene, Geoff Bennett spoke with Keith Turi, acting associate administrator for response and recovery at FEMA. Continue watching
Oct 10 Milton slams Florida's west coast, but Tampa spared from direct hit By Terry Spencer, Kate Payne, Associated Press Milton caused at least four deaths and compounded the misery wrought by Helene while sparing Tampa a direct hit. The storm tracked to the south in the final hours and made landfall late Wednesday as a Category 3 storm in… Continue reading
Oct 09 Watch 7:47 Florida braced for brutal impact from Hurricane Milton By William Brangham, Geoff Bennett, Maea Lenei Buhre, Sam Weber, Courtney Norris Hurricane Milton is on track to make landfall in Florida overnight and poses a major threat to coastal cities like Tampa, Ft. Myers, Sarasota and St. Petersburg. Milton's outer bands have already hit the state and triggered a few tornadoes. Continue watching
Oct 09 Watch 5:43 St. Petersburg mayor discusses threat of catastrophic and historic storm surge from Milton By Amna Nawaz, Jackson Hudgins St. Petersburg is one of the Florida cities in the path of Hurricane Milton. Amna Nawaz discussed storm preparations with Mayor Ken Welch. Continue watching
Oct 09 Language barriers, lack of money complicate preparations for Florida migrants in the path of Hurricane Milton By Gisela Salomon, Associated Press Hurricane Milton is expected to unleash its greatest force over hundreds of thousands of immigrants who don’t speak English. Continue reading
Oct 09 When hurricanes hit, flooded industrial sites and chemical releases are a silent, toxic threat By James R. Elliott, Dominic Boyer, Phylicia Lee Brown, The Conversation Hundreds of industrial facilities with toxic pollutants are in Hurricane Milton’s path as it heads toward Florida, less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene flooded communities across the Southeast. Continue reading
Oct 09 What the Waffle House Index says about Hurricane Milton By Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press As Hurricane Milton barrels toward Florida communities still recovering from Helene, many Waffle House locations along the Gulf Coast, including those in Tampa, Cape Coral and St. Petersburg, have closed in preparation. Continue reading
Oct 09 Helene's deadly rain and wind got a boost from climate change, flash study finds By Alexa St. John, Associated Press The warming climate boosted Helene's wind speeds by about 13 miles per hour, and made the high sea temperatures that fueled the storm 200 to 500 times more likely, World Weather Attribution calculated Wednesday from Europe. Continue reading
Oct 08 Watch 6:32 Florida braces for possible worst-case scenario with Hurricane Milton By William Brangham, Geoff Bennett Florida is racing to get ready for Hurricane Milton, a storm that could be one of the worst to ever hit the state. Milton rapidly intensified over unusually warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to barrel… Continue watching