As storm recovery is underway across NE Florida, it’s a good reminder to check your hurricane kits
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Storm recovery is underway across Northeast Florida as residents assess the damage from the band of storms that blew through with winds reaching up to 70-plus mph….
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Welaka ensuring residents have water during hurricane season
Some Welaka residents say they lose access to clean, running water nearly every hurricane season. WELAKA, Fla. — When Felicia Stalder hears a hurricane warning, her big question is how…
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Names new to the hurricane scene making this year’s list
You could call it a Hurricane Hall of Shame where some storm names get banned. Out of a rotating list of hurricane names that reappears every six years since 1979,…
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Spanish advisories to be issued by the National Hurricane Center this year
Spanish advisories are just one of the many updates the National Hurricane Center has made to their products this year. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — We are just 101 days away from…
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Duval students create new Black history curriculum, include lessons on Kaepernick, Hurricane Katrina
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A group of Duval County students created a new Black history curriculum for middle school classrooms. Jacksonville racial equity and justice non-profit 904WARD released the curriculum on…
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La Niña looks likely in the coming months, which could mean a busy hurricane season
A trend in the Pacific is taking shape that will gradually pivot from the storminess that has plagued the West Coast this winter along with our wet and cooler-than-normal backyard…
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How was the 2023 hurricane season?
The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season was the fourth busiest on record. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Twenty tropical cyclones generated in the Atlantic basin this year, tying as the fourth most active…
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Hurricane season ends with 20 named storms, few had impact on U.S.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – What was projected to be a “near normal” hurricane season officially ended Thursday with 20 named storms — one of the most active seasons on record. Most…
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Glynn County residents impacted by Hurricane Idalia have 2 weeks to apply for FEMA assistance
GLYNN COUNTY, Ga. – Glynn County homeowners and renters who suffered uninsured or underinsured damage to their property from Hurricane Idalia have two weeks left to apply for federal disaster…
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St. Johns County fire chief resigned amid turmoil, issues over sick leave, uniforms, response to Hurricane Idalia
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – Just five months after taking the helm, St. Johns County Fire Rescue Department Fire Chief Scott Bullard suddenly resigned last week. Bullard was named chief…
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