As Hurricane Melissa made landfall this week as a category five storm, it serves as a stark reminder to the construction industry to always be prepared, even at the end of storm season.

The St. Petersburg City Council will consider the annual legislative agenda next week at its regular meeting.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Hurricane Hunter P-3 Orion aircraft, known as "Kermit," had to cut a low-level flight short on Monday due to the crew encountering severe turbulence as Hurricane Melissa gained strength.

Hurricane Melissa, already weighing in at category 4, was likely to strengthen to category 5 by Sunday night and inundate parts of the northern Caribbean early this week with 30 or more inches of

The FHCA this week released a 16-page analysis entitled “Emergency Preparedness in Long Term Care.” The detailed review based the findings on how Florida facilities fared during the 2024 hurricane season, when the state was pounded by three massive storms between August and October.

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Life-threatening and catastrophic flash flooding and landslides are expected in portions of Jamaica and southern Hispaniola on Tuesday.

A new tropical storm could form in the Atlantic this week and continue the 2025 hurricane season’s backloaded burst of tropical activity. Even though fewer storms tend to form now, in the late-season, history has shown how devastating they can be ...