Articles filed under Severe Weather
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How Waffle House helps Southerners — and FEMA — judge a storm's severityOct 09, 2024 8:54 am - Golden hashbrowns, gravy-smothered biscuits and crispy waffles with a hearty helping of maple syrup are among the classic Southern comfort foods. But when hurricanes tear through Southeastern towns, the hot meals and bold yellow signs of the local Waffle House provide another kind of comfort.
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‘This is your last chance’: Dire warnings to flee as Hurricane Milton begins to lash FloridaOct 09, 2024 6:34 am - Hurricane Milton hurled rain, tornadoes and tropical storm-force winds at the U.S. coast Wednesday on the storm's steady, potentially catastrophic march toward Florida, where officials issued a final plea to residents to evacuate or face grim odds of survival.
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What to know about Hurricane Milton as it churns toward Florida’s Gulf CoastOct 08, 2024 9:24 pm - A powerful Hurricane Milton churned through the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida on Wednesday and could wallop one of the state's major population centers with huge storm su...
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An unusual hurricane season goes from ultra quiet to record busy and spawns Helene and MiltonOct 08, 2024 10:55 am - Explosively intensifying Hurricane Milton is the latest freaky system to come out of what veteran hurricane scientists call the weirdest storm season of their lives. Befo...
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Officials face antisemitic attacks over Hurricane Helene responseOct 08, 2024 7:36 am - Top officials in North Carolina and at the Federal Emergency Management Agency responding to Helene are being subjected to a flurry of antisemitic attacks, causing some o...
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Tampa Bay hasn’t been hit directly by a major hurricane since 1921. Milton may be the oneOct 08, 2024 6:31 am - Florida work crews hustled to remove lingering wreckage from one hurricane ahead of another Tuesday, while thousands of people fearing a once-in-century direct hit from Milton streamed out of the populous Tampa Bay region to seek safety inland.
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Hurricane Milton strengthens into a Category 5 storm. Florida orders evacuationsOct 07, 2024 7:15 am - Milton strengthened rapidly Monday into a Category 5 hurricane on a path toward Florida, threatening the densely populated Tampa area with a potential direct hit and menacing the same stretch of coastline that was battered by Hurricane Helene less than two weeks ago.
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Inside a helicopter bringing lifesaving relief to N.C.’s storm-ravaged countiesOct 04, 2024 9:07 am - ABOVE ASHE COUNTY, N.C. — Five days after Helene decimated this region, a lone man remained stranded and needed help. He was waving his arms next to a big X made from deb...
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Helene’s death toll reaches 200 as crews try to reach the most remote areas hit by the stormOct 03, 2024 12:56 pm - Hurricane Helene's death toll reached 200 on Thursday and could rise higher still, as searchers made their way toward the hardest to reach places in the mountains of western North Carolina, where the storm washed out roads and knocked out electricity, water and cellular service.
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Nearly all homes in counties hardest hit by Helene lack national flood insuranceOct 03, 2024 12:37 pm - In Buncombe County, North Carolina, where an entire town disappeared beneath floodwaters, less than 1 percent of households had flood insurance. In Unicoi County, Tenness...