Unusual Number of Storms Hit Land in Fla.
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First it was a one-two punch of Tropical Storm Bonnie and the devastating Hurricane Charley. Then came Hurricane Frances just three weeks later.
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PENSACOLA, Fla. Sept. 29, 2004 - Many of Florida&#39;s beaches have taken on a different look after this year&#39;s parade of hurricanes finished shifting, eroding or completely relocating tons of sand.
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Severe weather rolled through central Florida late Thursday, blowing roofs off homes, knocking down power lines and causing minor injuries. "We suspect it was a tornado," Eustis Police Chief Fred Cobb said.
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The prospect that a tropical storm and a hurricane - or possibly two hurricanes - could strike Florida on the same day is something meteorologists say they have never seen. "It's almost unheard of," state meteorologist Ben Nelson said.
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The hurricane season in Florida has already exceeded all expectations. Four major hurricanes have hit the state in six weeks, a feat not seen in the United States since 1886. And it's not over yet.
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Hurricane Ivan slammed ashore today with winds of 130 mph, packing a powerful punch of waves and rain that threatened to swamp communities from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle.
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STUART, Fla. - Hurricane Frances weakened slightly but pounded Florida relentlessly with high wind and heavy rain Sunday after it smashed across the state's east coast, knocking out power to 2 million people and forcing residents to withstand a prolonged lashing that shredded roofs and uprooted trees...
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COCOA, Fla.  - Storm-weary Floridians emerged from  east coast hurricane shelters on Sunday as weakened Tropical  Storm Frances moved to the state's west coast after whipping  off roofs, washing sailboats ashore and cutting power to 4  million people.
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MIAMI - Local officials agree that hurricane damage to Miami-Dade County this year was light, but the Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved more than $20 million in residents' requests for aid.    Four hurricanes hit Florida in the summer, with Frances and Jeanne toppling some trees and causing some isolated power outages...
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FIRST, Charley tore through western Florida, sending more than a million people fleeing and turning homes into matchwood. Then, Frances arrived, dumping yachts on to freeways and drenching the state with days of torrential rain.
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Long-range forecasters say we may never again see a hurricane season like the one that ends Tuesday. Florida was hit by four destructive hurricanes over a six-week period, although
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Two storms have revived, with Hurricane Ivan lashing Louisiana again and Hurricane Jeanne appearing to head for, yes, Florida.
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The storm that seemed like it would never arrive finally did yesterday, as Hurricane Frances kicked up 100 mph wind gusts and heavy rains that left 1.4 million homes
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Shrieking winds and angry sheets of rain thrashed Florida's coast as Hurricane Frances hit land early this morning and was making its way slowly across the state.
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By JIM ELLIS LADY LAKE, Fla. - Disaster crews with dogs went from one pile of debris to another in a search for bodies Friday after powerful storms, including at least one tornado, smashed hundreds of homes across central Florida and killed 19 people or more.
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Thunderstorms moved through much of the nation Thursday, many of them severe.
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COCOA, Fla.  - Storm-weary Floridians emerged from  east coast hurricane shelters on Sunday as a weakened Tropical  Storm Frances moved to the state's west coast after whipping  off roofs, washing sailboats ashore and cutting power to nearly  6 million people.