Hurricane Coverage

Forecasters say Helene has strengthened into a Category 4 hurricane — with sustained winds oer 130 mph — as it races toward northwest Florida. The enormous storm is expected to make landfall Thursday night.

Meteorologists stress considerable uncertainty remains in such long-range forecasts but that they also reflect a sign of evolving science and constantly improving understanding of tropical weather systems.

Five years ago Hurricane Michael crashed into Florida’s Panhandle. The storm devastated the communities in its path. Homes, jobs and lives were lost. Today, many of the residents who lived through the disaster say they’re still struggling to recover.

After a record hot summer, warmer waters in the Gulf of Mexico fueled the intensity of Hurricane Idalia.

Ron Elrod and his family left their trailer where they lived at the Coastal River RV Resort in Steinhatchee. Flooding from the powerful storm surge there was catastrophic.

Hurricane Idalia made landfall near Keaton Beach, Fla., on Wednesday as a Category 3 storm before it was downgraded to a tropical storm. Georgia and South Carolina could see heavy wind and flooding

EagleWatch Report volunteers across the state determined that Hurricane Ian destroyed 148 bald eagle nests last September.

Tropical Storm Bret is expected to continue intensifying and likely hit hurricane status late Wednesday or early Thursday. Conditions become more unfavorable for strengthening this weekend as Bret is expected to stay away from the U.S. mainland.

Reuters video journalist Maria Alejandra Cardona joins Sundial Now to discuss what she is seeing on Florida's Gulf Coast.

Reuters video journalist joins Sundial Now to discuss Hurricane Ian's aftermath on Florida's Gulf Coast.

Southwest Florida citrus growers are seeing conditions potentially worse than after Hurricane Irma, which played a key role in citrus production falling by more than one-third in 2017.

A few days after the Category 4 storm made landfall in Southwest Florida, people were still being rescued and transported to shelters. Here are their stories.