As Idalia moved through the Gulf on Tuesday, its winds rose by 55 mph in just 24 hours, strengthening from a Category 1 hurricane to a Category 4 by early Wednesday. It weakened slightly to a ...

The estimated 1-in-1,000- year rainfall for 24 hours ... The town was devastated by Hurricane Idalia, a Category 3 hurricane that hit Aug. 30, 2023, causing major damage to the eastern Big Bend ...

A 1- to 3-foot storm surge is ... in 2022 by Category 4 Ian and 2023 by Category 3 Idalia, people on the Gulf Coast may be fearing a major hurricane or the potential for rapid intensification.

As of 11 p.m. ET, the National Hurricane Center said Idalia is expected to make landfall in the Big Bend area of Florida as an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 hurricane, Nexstar’s WFLA reports.

Oct. 24 marks the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Wilma, which is still the strongest hurricane on record in the Atlantic basin based on its central pressure of 882.

Hurricane Idalia carved through Florida’s Big Bend before charting a northeasterly course across the American Southeast. The storm quickly swelled from a Category 1 to Category 4 storm ...

Three hurricanes made landfall in Florida last year. Category 1 Hurricane Debby hit near Steinhatchee, Florida on Aug. 5, Hurricane Helene made landfall near Perry in Florida’s Big Bend region ...