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Severe solar storm could stress power grids even more as US deals with major back-to-back hurricanes

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a severe geomagnetic storm watch for Thursday into Friday after an outburst from the sun was detected earlier this week. Such a storm could temporarily disrupt power and radio signals. Tap below to read the report from…

WATCH: Tropicana Field roof on Rays stadium seemingly shredded by wind as Hurricane Milton lashes Florida

Tropicana Field, the longtime home of Major League Baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays, suffered extreme damage to its domed roof on Wednesday as Hurricane Milton moved through the region.  Tap below to read the report by RJ Anderson for CBSSports.com

How Waffle House helps Southerners — and FEMA — judge a storm’s severity

The Waffle House Index, created by former FEMA administrator Craig Fugate, uses color-coded maps to show whether each location is fully open, serving a limited menu, or closed due to storm damage. Tap below to read the report from Yahoo…

Here’s what has made Hurricane Milton so fierce and unusual

With its mighty strength and its dangerous path, Hurricane Milton powered into a very rare threat flirting with experts’ worst fears. Tap below to read the report from Seth Borenstein for the Associated Press.

Hurricane Milton batters Florida’s west coast with hurricanes, home destruction

TAMPA, Fla. – Milton slammed into Florida’s already storm-blasted west coast Wednesday evening as a Category 3 hurricane threatening huge swaths of Tampa Bay, Sarasota and regions still reeling from the destruction of Helene. Tap below to read the reports…