Florida hurricane 2023 News

Hurricane Idalia Exposes Florida’s Dangerous Flood Insurance Gap

Hurricane Idalia unleashed its fury on northwest Florida on Wednesday morning, landing in a sparsely populated area with winds of 125 miles (201 kilometers) per hour and 9 feet of storm surge. Although the urban conglomeration of Tampa-St. Petersburg was …

Hurricane Idalia Could Cost Insurers $9.36 Billion: UBS

Insurers were expected to face claims for billions of dollars from Hurricane Idalia which made landfall in Florida on Wednesday, adding to a challenging year for the industry that could result in higher premiums for customers. Hurricane Idalia plowed into …

Update: Idalia Knocks Out Power Across Southeast, Snarls Flights, Churns to Georgia

Hurricane Idalia churned into Georgia after knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of Florida customers, grounding more than 900 flights and unleashing floods far from where it came ashore as a Category 3 storm earlier Wednesday. Idalia’s top winds …

Hurricane Idalia Strikes Florida With Powerful Category 3 Winds

Hurricane Idalia came ashore on Florida’s west coast with destructive Category 3 winds, triggering blackouts and unleashing flooding rains and dangerous storm surge. Idalia’s maximum sustained winds reached 125 miles (201 kilometers) per hour Wednesday as it slammed into the …

Hurricane Idalia Intensifies as It Churns Toward Florida

Hurricane Idalia is gathering force in advance of a landfall on Florida’s west coast, where it could drive a deadly wall of water into the shoreline, snap trees and cause widespread power outages. Idalia’s winds topped 85 miles (137 kilometers) …

Florida Faces Major Hurricane Threat as Idalia Strengthens

Tropical Storm Idalia is set to strengthen as it heads north through the Gulf of Mexico, threatening to strike Florida’s west coast Wednesday as a tree-snapping major hurricane. Idalia’s winds held at 65 miles (105 kilometers) per hour and are …