Hurricane Helene spawns mass migration of a half-billion birds
PITTSBURGH — As millions of people braced for destruction in the path of Hurricane Helene in Florida and other southeastern states, half a billion migrating birds capitalized on the strong storms....
View ArticleEditorial: Helene’s 500 miles of wreckage and devastation should bring howls...
The storms speak and their voices are growing more violent, more vehement. This storm — Helene — may be the most furious yet. It raked glancing blows through the Caribbean and along Mexico’s coast...
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How to help Hurricane Helene victims
Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida last week as a category 4 storm, bringing damaging winds and catastrophic flooding to the state’s Gulf Coast before wreaking havoc in other southeastern...
View ArticleDeSantis to respond ‘relatively soon’ to election officials’ requests after...
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday he intends to respond “relatively soon” to a request by elections officials to make some changes in 10 counties that sustained heavy damage in Hurricane Helene. “I...
View ArticleJet fuel pipeline at Orlando airport resumes operation after flooding from...
Orlando International Airport’s sole pipeline supplying jet fuel has resumed operation after flooding from Hurricane Helene shut it down for several days. The Central Florida Pipeline, a 110-mile...
View ArticleThursday might have scattered showers and storms
Scattered storms and showers are possible on Thursday. The greatest chances are focused south of the Orlando metro and Cape Canaveral, according to NWS Melbourne. Minor flooding is possible due to...
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Hurricane center again raises chance Gulf system will develop; rain coming to...
The National Hurricane Center increased its prediction the season’s next tropical depression or storm would form in the Gulf of Mexico, but Florida is likely to get heavy rain next week whether it...
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Hurricane Helene brings climate change to forefront of the presidential campaign
By MATTHEW DALY WASHINGTON (AP) — The devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene has brought climate change to the forefront of the presidential campaign after the issue lingered on the margins for...
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Winter Springs opens sandbagging site ahead of increased rainfall expected in...
With heavy rains forecast to return to Central Florida soon, the city of Winter Springs is opening a self-serve sandbagging site for Seminole County residents. According to a news release from the...
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President Biden surveys storm damage in Florida after Helene’s destruction
President Joe Biden arrived in Florida on Thursday to survey damage to the state caused by Hurricane Helene last week — but Florida’s Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, was not there to greet him. The...
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Hurricane center gives high odds Gulf of Mexico system headed to Florida will...
Odds are now high that a system developing in the Gulf of Mexico could become a tropical depression or storm before it makes its way to Florida next week, according to the National Hurricane Center. As...
View ArticleFriday forecast has possible showers and storms
On Friday, afternoon chances for rain peak at 40%. Showers and storms are possible in the area, especially from Leesburg to Orlando, according to NWS Melbourne. Those showers and storm areas also cover...
View ArticleFlooded cars, trucks a top casualty in Tampa Bay after Helene
The truck alarm rang into the night as Hurricane Helene’s surge waters rose, the headlights flashing frantically. When Luke Bonner and his family escaped their flooded home by skiff, they paddled past...
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The shocking numbers behind Hurricane Helene’s path of destruction
Hurricane Helene’s rampage killed more than 200 people, with the death toll still rising, making it the second-deadliest hurricane to strike the U.S. mainland in the last 50 years. The National Weather...
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NHC expects major Hurricane Milton to strike Florida on Wednesday
The National Hurricane Center warned Saturday that newly formed Tropical Storm Milton will intensify into a major hurricane before it hits Florida on Wednesday. “Milton is within favorable atmospheric...
View ArticlePartly cloudy skies expected in Central Florida on Saturday
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/7-AM-WX-SENTINEL-100524.mp4 Partly cloudy skies and temperatures in the upper 80s are expected throughout Central Florida on Saturday,...
View ArticleTracking map: Will potential Hurricane Milton hit Fort Lauderdale? Here’s the...
Fort Lauderdale, Broward County and all of South Florida are in the forecast cone for Tropical Storm Milton which formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday and is expected to become Hurricane Milton on...
View ArticleTracking map: Will Hurricane Milton hit Florida? Here’s the latest forecast path
Hurricane Milton is likely to form in the Gulf of Mexico and move toward landfall somewhere along the coast of Florida, then move east across the state, according to the latest forecasts. The potential...
View ArticleTracking map: Will Hurricane Milton hit Miami? Here’s the latest path
Northern sections of Miami-Dade County are in the forecast cone for a tropical depression which formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday and is expected to become Hurricane Milton on a track toward...
View ArticleTracking map: Will Hurricane Milton hit Palm Beach County? Here’s the latest...
West Palm Beach, Boca Raton and the rest of Palm Beach County are in the forecast cone for Tropical Storm Milton which formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday and is expected to become Hurricane...
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