Four years ago, a disaster planning project called “Hurricane Phoenix” imagined what the worst-case scenario would be for a hurricane hitting Tampa. Tap below to read the report by Elizabeth Weise for USA Today.
Category: Extreme Weather
Hurricane Milton is a Category 5. Florida orders evacuations and scrambles to clear Helene’s debris
BELLEAIR BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s storm-battered Gulf Coast raced against a Category 5 hurricane Monday as workers sprinted to pick up debris left over from Helene two weeks ago and highways were clogged with people fleeing ahead of the storm. Tap…
Meteorologist Breaks Down on Live TV Over Hurricane Milton’s Power: ‘I Apologize — This Is Just Horrific’
A Florida meteorologist visibly choked up during a recent broadcast as he reported on the potentially devastating impact of Hurricane Milton. Tap below to read the article from People.com
A world first, every tropical ocean saw a Category 5 storm in 2023
For the first time since weather satellites began peering at our skies from above, each of the world’s warm oceans have seen a scale-topping tropical cyclone so far in 2023. Tap below to read the report.