Isaias weakens to Category 1 hurricane after Florida landfall, NHC says

October 10, 2026 9:31 AM

Isaias weakens to Category 1 hurricane after Florida landfall, NHC says

Hurricane Isaias rapidly lost windspeed on Friday, weakening into a Category 1 event after making landfall near Destin, Florida, the US National Hurricane Center said, but warned of danger from storm surges and floods as power links snapped.   The hurricane was about 65 miles (105 km) west-northwest of Panama City, Florida, packing maximum sustained winds of 90 mph (150 kph), the NHC said in its most recent advisory.   The agency warned against a life-threatening storm surge affecting the ...

Hurricane Melissa leaves 49 dead in Caribbean, churns north

October 31, 2025 9:47 AM

Hurricane Melissa leaves 49 dead in Caribbean, churns north

Hurricane Melissa's confirmed death toll climbed to 49 on Thursday, according to official reports, after wreaking destruction across much of the northern Caribbean and picking up speed as it headed past Bermuda in the North Atlantic. Authorities in Haiti, which was not directly hit but nevertheless suffered days of torrential rains from the slow-moving storm, reported at least 30 deaths and 20 more missing. At least 23 people, including 10 children, died in Haiti's southern town of Petit-Goave...

Thousands in North Carolina still without water days after Helene’s destruction

October 3, 2024 10:53 AM

Thousands in North Carolina still without water days after Helene’s destruction

Tens of thousands of North Carolina residents remained without running water on Wednesday, six days after Hurricane Helene slammed into Florida and carved a destructive path through much of the U.S. Southeast, killing more than 180 people. The powerful storm inundated the western part of the state with catastrophic flooding, destroying pipes, damaging water plants and cutting off power. One-fifth of the 1 million residents in the western half of North Carolina either had no water at all or low...

US: Hurricane Helene unleashes havoc, 93 dead & millions without power, Harris to visit affected areas

September 30, 2024 8:52 AM

US: Hurricane Helene unleashes havoc, 93 dead & millions without power, Harris to visit affected areas

Hurricane Helene's destruction across the Southeast has left 93 people dead, millions without power, and several families stranded in floodwaters. Deaths have been reported in South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee. U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris plans to visit areas affected by Hurricane Helene as soon as doing so will not disrupt the emergency response to the storm that has hit the southeastern United States, a White House official said on Sunday. At leas...