hurricane evacuation

Kim Hackett and her family drove seven hours from Venice to Miami Beach to ride out Milton. She remembers the chaos of previous hurricanes like Irma and Charley.

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.

An official report showing the possibility of development beyond previously determined limits in the Florida Keys has activists, developers and local government officials alike worried the state could put at risk the area's sensitive environment and residents' safety during a hurricane.

Lawmakers file proposal that would limit the use of electric vehicles during evacuations until more charging stations are set up along major highways.

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.

Hundreds of thousands of residents in the region are under mandatory evacuation orders, though some still plan to hunker down.

After Monroe County's hurricane re-entry sticker program was abused during the COVID-19 checkpoint last year, the county came up with a new system — stickers that have bar codes and are color-coded by area.

A plan to allow extra building units in the Keys has hit a snag. After Hurricane Irma, the state proposed allowing an extra 1,300 units for affordable workforce housing — as long as the residents agreed to evacuate early for hurricanes.

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The Florida Keys has been battered by hurricanes, flooded by sea level rise and is gentrifying quickly. But one state lawmaker from Naples wants to add…

Nearly 100 nursing homes and assisted living facilities were evacuated along Florida's East Coast ahead of Hurricane Dorian.

For many people, preparing for a hurricane often means making a decision about whether to evacuate or stay and ride out the storm.This week, in the face…