Florida Keys Likely Spared a Direct Hit
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KEY WEST, Fla. - The only whooshing sound Hurricane Ivan stirred in the Keys and populous South Florida on Sunday was a sigh of relief from residents no longer fearful the 150-mph storm would make a direct hit...
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MIAMI - The east coast of Florida suffered widespread damage from punishing winds and torrential rains unleashed by Hurricane Jeanne, but so far there have been no casualties reported, officials in the storm-weary state said yesterday.
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The fury of four hurricanes in Florida may have spared the state's endangered manatee population from further decline.
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The hurricane, which slowed down to 115 miles per hour late this morning, could make landfall late Saturday.
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Florida's season opener Saturday against Middle Tennessee State was postponed because of Hurricane Frances, but the fate of Monday's Florida State-Miami game remained uncertain.
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Tourists and residents were told Thursday to leave the Florida Keys to avoid mighty Hurricane Ivan, even as Floridians still struggled with the destruction and misery left by Hurricanes Frances and Charley.
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Florida's key citrus producing region has emerged unscathed from its latest weekend night of unusually low temperatures, an industry official said on Monday.
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With the cleanup from Hurricane Charley  beginning, fears that Florida could be battered by another  deadly blast from Mother Nature receded Monday as two  burgeoning storms spun harmlessly far off the U.S. coast.
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MIAMI -- Hurricane Frances continues to move closer to the US coastline. Forecasters say most of Florida will be affected by the storm.
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By MARCIA DUNN     CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.  -- NASA's hurricane-damaged spaceport should be able to withstand the wind and rain from Ivan if the storm stays well to the west, the Kennedy Space Center's director said Saturday...
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The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Wednesday it did not expect any tropical cyclones to form over the next 48 hours, however, an area of disturbed weather in the Caribbean Sea could slowly become more favorable for development during the next couple of days.
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By MATT SEDENSKY  MIAMI - Tropical Storm Barry weakened into a tropical depression as it moved toward Tampa Bay on Saturday. Forecasters discontinued the tropical storm warnings and watches issued for stretches of the Gulf Coast as Barry was about 100 miles north-northwest of Fort Myers.
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Orlando Â· Florida&#39;s string of hurricanes this summer may have helped the state avoid another record year of the potentially lethal West Nile virus.
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Area travel agents say forget about taking that fall-break getaway to hurricane-hammered Florida. The situation may not be much better by Thanksgiving, Christmas or even spring break for
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PERDIDO KEY, Fla. -- Homes and businesses on the Gulf Coast are sure to take a pounding from high winds, heavy rain and a strong storm surge as Hurricane Ivan moves ashore.
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The first Atlantic tropical storm of the 2007 season dumped rain on Florida and was due to make landfall late Saturday but was not expected to cause serious damage, US officials said.
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Hurricane Ivan, responsible for at least 60 deaths in the Caribbean, was expected to move westward later today, lessening the threat to Cuba and prompting a warning for Mexico&#39;s Yucatan Peninsula.