Current Weather and Tropical Weather Headlines for August 18

Hurricane Erin Strengthens and Prompts Evacuations Hurricane Erin has strengthened into an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane as it continues its journey across the Atlantic.1 The storm is expected to remain offshore from the U.S. East Coast, but its impacts…

Tampa mayor’s warning to residents who don’t evacuate for Milton: ‘You are going to die’

Officials in Florida have issued evacuation orders and dire warnings as Hurricane Milton, a Category 4 storm as of Tuesday morning, approaches making landfall in the state less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene devastated Florida and parts of Georgia, the Carolinas and Tennessee.…

Maps show Hurricane Helene’s destructive path across Florida, Georgia

Hurricane Helene made landfall as a powerful Category 4 storm in Florida’s Big Bend region Thursday evening, cutting power to millions of residents and causing massive flooding as it moved across Georgia and the Carolinas. Tap below to read the…