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News Articles: weather

People leave the flooded community of Country Club Ridge in North Port Florida on September 29, 2022, after Hurricane Ian passed through the area a day earlier.

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  • Weather

Photos: This is what Florida looks like after Hurricane Ian

Images of the aftermath show a glimpse of the destruction caused by the powerful Category 4 hurricane: homes washed out, boats yanked from their moorings, and decimated neighborhoods.

September 29, 2022
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By:
  • Virginia Lozano,
  • Joe Hernandez,
  • and 1 more
Wind gusts blow across Sarasota Bay as Hurricane Ian churns to the south on Wednesday in Sarasota, Fla.

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  • Television

Can the hurricane TV reporters come inside now? Please?

This is an old debate and one the TV news industry seems to have already decided — but until someone is seriously injured doing this kind of reporting, it will continue.

September 29, 2022
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By:
  • Eric Deggans
A worker repairs traffic lights during a power outage following Hurricane Ian on Thursday in Bartow, Fla.

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  • National

How to prepare for and stay safe during a power outage

Millions of Floridians are without power in the wake of Hurricane Ian, which now has its sights set on South Carolina. Here are some do's and don'ts of blackout safety.

September 29, 2022
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Tropical Storm Ian will regain some of the power it lost passing over land as it, returning to hurricane status later Thursday, according to the National Hurricane Center. It's seen here shortly before noon ET.

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  • Weather

Ian will likely hit South Carolina as a hurricane, forecasters say

Tropical Storm Ian, weakened by its devastating trip across the Florida peninsula, is expected to regain strength over the Atlantic Ocean.

September 29, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
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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By:
  • Associated Press
In this image made from a NASA livestream, Hurricane Ian is seen from the International Space Station on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022. Hurricane Ian made landfall in southwest Florida near Cayo Costa on Wednesday as a catastrophic Category 4 storm. (NASA via AP)

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GPB morning headlines for September 29, 2022

As tropical storm Ian moves slowly through Florida, forecasters project it could travel east into the Atlantic Ocean, before turning northwest and approaching the Georgia or South Carolina coast early Friday afternoon.

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators, including Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff, introduced legislation Wednesday that would bring greater oversight of the federal prison system.

A new initiative is trying to spark young Georgians interest in filling crucial positions in the nearly $70 billion Agriculture industry.

September 29, 2022
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By:
  • GPB News Radio
In this image made from a NASA livestream, Hurricane Ian is seen from the International Space Station on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022. Hurricane Ian made landfall in southwest Florida near Cayo Costa on Wednesday as a catastrophic Category 4 storm.

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  • Weather

Hurricane Ian weakens but is still expected to cause high winds and flooding

The hurricane, located miles southeast of Orlando, was losing strength as it made its way across Florida. It was carrying maximum sustained winds of 75 mph.

September 29, 2022
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By:
  • Dustin Jones
GPB  NPR

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  • Weather

News brief: Hurricane Ian, Nord Stream pipeline leaks, Biden's plan to end hunger

Hurricane Ian targets Florida after hitting Cuba. Seismologists suspect explosions damaged undersea pipelines that carry Russian gas. President Biden will announce plans to try to tackle hunger.

September 28, 2022
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By:
  • Leila Fadel and
  • Rachel Martin
A South Miami, Fla., resident makes a phone call from one of the few working phones in the area as another man waits for his turn amid the rubble of a destroyed business on Aug. 25, 1992, after Hurricane Andrew made landfall.

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  • Weather

Category 5 hurricanes are rare in the U.S. There have only been 4 in its history

Such massive storms are fairly rare, and it's even more rare for them to make landfall. NOAA says that for such storms, "catastrophic damage will occur" with electricity outages "for weeks or months."

September 28, 2022
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
A man walks through the mudflats on Wednesday where water receded from Tampa Bay as Hurricane Ian approached western Florida.

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  • Weather

Hurricane Ian sucked water away from Florida's coast as it moved north

Hurricane Ian delivered an eerie omen to coastal Florida residents Wednesday morning: Its winds pulled massive amounts of water out of Tampa Bay and other areas.

September 28, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
Two people work on boarding up a house in South Tampa Bay, Florida, on Tuesday, before Hurricane Ian hits the area.

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  • Weather

Some don't evacuate, despite repeated hurricane warnings, because they can't

People with disabilities, people who can't afford it and people who don't want to abandon their pets are among the many who can't easily get up and leave before a hurricane.

September 28, 2022
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin
Eastbound traffic crowds Interstate 275 as people evacuate before the arrival of Hurricane Ian in Tampa, Fla., on Tuesday.

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  • National

Florida's population has skyrocketed. That could make Hurricane Ian more destructive

More people — and more buildings to house them, often in coastal areas — mean that a major hurricane could become more costly and destructive. That's raising concerns as Hurricane Ian approaches.

September 28, 2022
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By:
  • Becky Sullivan
This image provided by NASA shows Hurricane Ian seen below the International Space Station as the storm was gaining strength south of Cuba and moving toward Florida Monday afternoon

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  • National

Ian just shy of a Category 5 hurricane as it nears Florida

Hurricane Ian rapidly intensified off Florida's southwest coast Wednesday, gaining top winds of 155 mph. Forecasters said the Fort Myers area could be inundated by a storm surge of up to 18 feet.

September 28, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Hurricane Ian makes its way to Florida's west coast after passing Cuba in a composite image from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) GOES-East weather satellite September 27, 2022. NOAA/Handout REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.

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  • News

GPB morning headlines for September 28, 2022

As Hurricane Ian nears landfall in Florida, parts of South Georgia are forecast to start seeing tropical storm-force winds early Thursday morning.

A new report shows obesity rates declined slightly in Georgia.

September 28, 2022
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By:
  • GPB News Radio
This GOES-East GeoCcolor satellite image taken at 10:10 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, and provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), shows Hurricane Ian over the Gulf of Mexico. Ian tore into western Cuba as a major hurricane Tuesday, knocking out power to the entire country and leaving millions people without electricity.

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  • Weather

Hurricane Ian is now a Category 4 storm. Here are resources for Florida's homeless

Various counties across central Florida are opening up various shelters for the general population. Here are some of the resources being made available for the homeless.

September 28, 2022
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
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