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Storm strengthens, reaches dangerous Category 4, Florida prepares for massive evacuations

Hurricane Milton has now become a Category 4 hurricane, the National Hurricane Center reported Monday morning. The maximum sustained wind speed is estimated to be around 150 miles per hour. The Associated Press reports that about 7 million people are…

Storm strengthens, reaches dangerous Category 4, Florida prepares for massive evacuations

Hurricane Milton has now become a Category 4 hurricane, the National Hurricane Center reported Monday morning. The maximum sustained wind speed is estimated to be around 150 miles per hour. The Associated Press reports that about 7 million people are…

Helene lashes the south with wind and rain. Millions are without electricity

CRAWFORDVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Helene made landfall as a powerful Category 4 storm in a sparsely populated region of Florida, tearing the facades off buildings, trapping residents in rising floodwaters and knocking out power to millions of customers. At…

What does it mean when a Category 1 hurricane makes landfall?

A tropical system expected to hit Louisiana this week could bring sustained winds to southern Mississippi, a region that has been spared hurricane-force winds in recent years. Potential Tropical Cyclone Six, a Gulf of Mexico disturbance with maximum sustained winds…