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News Articles: hurricane

Hurricane Ian walloped Southwest Florida in September 2022. The Category 4 storm raked Fort Myers Beach with devastating winds and a 15-foot storm surge.

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  • Weather

The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season has begun. Here are the 21 storm names

The hurricane season runs from June 1 to Nov. 30 and NOAA forecasters expect between 12 to 17 named storms. Of those, 5 to 9 could become hurricanes, including 1 to 4 major hurricanes.

June 01, 2023
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By:
  • Russell Lewis
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration director Rick Spinrad delivers the 2023 hurricane season outlook on May 25 at the agency's Climate Prediction Center in College Park, Maryland.

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  • Climate

Forecasters predict ‘near-normal’ 2023 hurricane season after Ian's near miss with Georgia last year

El Niño and warm ocean temperatures may offset each other.

May 26, 2023
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
Typhoon Mawar approaches the U.S. territory of Guam on Tuesday, May 23, 2023.

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  • Climate

Climate change makes Typhoon Mawar more dangerous

The giant storm formed over abnormally warm water in the Pacific. And sea level rise makes storm surge even more dangerous to residents of Guam and the Mariana Islands.

May 23, 2023
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  • Rebecca Hersher
National Hurricane Center

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  • News

2023 Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1. The first subtropical system formed months ago

The Atlantic hurricane season has not officially started but the National Hurricane Center has already identified the first subtropical cyclone of 2023 — and it formed months ago.

May 22, 2023
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By:
  • The Ledger Enquirer
Chris Smith and Meghan Maylone from the U.S. Geological Survey collect a storm sensor from Skidaway Island near Savannah on Oct. 4, just days after Hurricane Ian wreaked havoc on parts of Florida and South Carolina. Georgia avoided a direct hit, but ripple effects along the coast were still felt.

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  • Environment

Hurricane season is now over. Despite Ian's near miss in Georgia, it still caused coastal erosion

Hurricane Ian managed to move Tybee Island's beach shoreline 30 feet inland, according to the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography.

November 30, 2022
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne

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  • Environment

Hurricane season is over, Mercer spotlights women's rights, and a former prosecutor has a court date

On the Wednesday, Nov. 30 edition of the Georgia Today podcast: Hurricane season is over, Mercer is putting a spotlight on women's rights, a former Georgia prosecutor charged with hindering the police investigation into the killing of Ahmaud Arbery has been ordered to appear before a judge 

November 30, 2022
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  • Peter Biello
Winds blow an umbrella inside-out as guests leave the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Wednesday, Nov. 9, as conditions deteriorate with the approach of Hurricane Nicole.

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  • Weather

Florida braces for Hurricane Nicole, a rare November storm

The storm strengthened into a hurricane on Wednesday after pounding the Bahamas, as U.S. officials ordered evacuations that included former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club.

November 10, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
First responders with Orange County Fire Rescue use an inflatable boat to rescue a resident from a home in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Orlando, Fla.

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  • Weather

Hurricane Ian heads for Carolinas after pounding Florida

A revived Hurricane Ian is bearing down on South Carolina's coast and the historic city of Charleston, with forecasters predicting a storm surge and floods.

September 30, 2022
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  • Associated Press
This aerial photo shows damaged homes and debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla.

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  • Weather

Many trapped in Florida as Ian heads toward South Carolina

Rescue crews are wading through water and using boats to rescue Florida residents stranded in the wake of Hurricane Ian. Gov. Ron DeSantis said the U.S. Coast Guard began rescue operations around daybreak. 

September 29, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Hurricane Ian

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Political Rewind: Gov. Kemp declares state of emergency ahead of Hurricane Ian; Campaigns in suburbs

Wednesday on Political Rewind: Gov. Brian Kemp has declared a state of emergency as Hurricane Ian lands in Florida. Voters will closely watch how the state government reacts to storm damage. Plus, in one of his first stops in the suburbs, Kemp campaigned in Alpharetta with Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin.

September 28, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Eastbound traffic crowds Interstate 4 as people evacuate in preparation for Hurricane Ian approaches the western side of the state, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, in Lake Alfred, Fla.

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  • Weather

Hurricane Ian strikes Cuba, Florida braces for winds, floods

Hurricane Ian tore into western Cuba as a major hurricane Tuesday and left 1 million people without electricity. Now it's on a collision course with Florida over warm Gulf waters expected to strengthen it into a catastrophic Category 4 storm.

September 27, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Jesus Rodrigues loads wood into his vehicle Monday outside a Home Depot store in Orlando, Fla., in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Ian.

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  • Weather

Ian is intensifying into a catastrophic Category 4 hurricane before it hits Florida

Ian had top winds of 125 mph and storm surge up to 14 feet as it moved over the western end of Cuba. It could head for Tampa and St. Petersburg next, the first direct hit on those cities in a century.

September 27, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
A field of cotton in the foreground, with a farmhouse in the background

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  • Weather

Georgia farmers brace for Hurricane Ian. Tropical storm winds are forecast as soon as Wednesday

The further west that Ian travels, the more damaging it would be to Georgia agriculture.

September 27, 2022
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  • Benjamin Payne
This satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Tropical Storm Ian over the central Caribbean on Monday, Sept. 26, 2022.

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  • Weather

Hurricane Ian nears Cuba on path to strike Florida as Category 4 storm

Hurricane Ian is nearing Cuba on a track to strike Florida as a Category 4 as early as Wednesday. Ian is already getting stronger and is forecast to move quickly over Cuba's western tip on Monday. Then it will turn northward and slow down over warm Gulf of Mexico waters, conditions ripe for brewing the strongest hurricanes.

September 26, 2022
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  • Associated Press
This satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Tropical Storm Ian over the central Caribbean on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. (NOAA via AP)

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  • National

Tropical Storm Ian is tracking toward Florida and may soon hit hurricane status

Authorities and residents in Florida were keeping a cautious eye on Tropical Storm Ian in the Caribbean on Sunday, expected to continue gaining strength and become a major hurricane.

September 25, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
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