How a mobile home rolled in high winds during testing in FIU’s Wall of Wind. As structural and wind engineering researchers, we have been working on this problem for a decade. Our recent Wall of Wind experiment was the first time the federal design requirements for manufactured homes had ever been put to the test in a controlled environment with sensors and videography to capture the effects.

Florida has asked for a major disaster declaration from the White House a week after Hurricane Isaias tore through a swath of the Panhandle and was blamed for six deaths.

A flow off the Atlantic over the weekend and next week will lead to erosion, rough surf and the potential for flooding along the coast and nearby tributaries.

Florida is on track to reduce the drought as we finish the rainy season this month.

Hurricane Isaias brought the first hurricane strike to parts of Florida's central and eastern Panhandle since Michael in 2018. Eight years later, changes to North Florida's building standards are part of Michael's lasting legacy.

Hurricane Isaias shattered the peace of one of the quietest Atlantic hurricane seasons on record as it grew into 2026’s first Atlantic hurricane and made landfall on the northern Gulf Coast near Destin, Fla., late on Oct. 9. As an atmospheric scientist who has studied hurricanes for years, I can tell you that wind shear and the climate phenomenon known as El Niño both play important roles.

Local emergency personnel are working to clear smaller local roads and remove debris from residential areas. Meanwhile, Gov. Ron DeSantis confirmed Isaias led to six deaths in the state.

Food, water, business loans — even laundry services — are available in Northwest Florida.

A weak cold front will lower rain chances and also bring slightlly lower humidity values for much of Florida for part of this week.

Hurricane Isaias made landfall just outside of Pensacola on Friday. After reaching major hurricane status, the cyclone weakened before landfall.