Hurricane Idalia forecast to hit Florida as Category 4 storm; evacuations ordered and schools close

Hurricane Idalia forecast to hit Florida as Category 4 storm; evacuations ordered and schools close

Hurricane Idalia is gaining strength as it moves toward Florida, where residents are scrambling to prepare for the impacts of what is forecast to be a major storm. Idalia is expected to grow into an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane before it makes landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast on Wednesday, according to the National Hurricane … Read more

Hurricane Idalia takes aim at Florida as evacuations ordered, schools close

Hurricane Idalia takes aim at Florida as evacuations ordered, schools close

Hurricane Idalia is gaining strength as it moves toward Florida, where residents are scrambling to prepare for the impacts of what is forecast to be a major storm. Idalia is expected to grow into an extremely dangerous hurricane before it makes landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast on Wednesday, according to the National Hurricane Center. “Life-threatening” … Read more

South Florida could be threatened by disturbance in NW Caribbean with soaking rainfall: Tracking the Tropics

South Florida could be threatened by disturbance in NW Caribbean with soaking rainfall: Tracking the Tropics

MIAMI – As we head into the peak of hurricane season, the CBS News Miami NEXT Weather team is focused on the tropics at the beginning of the week with an area of disturbed weather in the northwestern Caribbean Sea this weekend. The National Hurricane Center gives the area an 80% chance of development over … Read more

Tropical Storm Harold makes landfall in Texas

Tropical Storm Harold makes landfall in Texas

Tropical Storm Harold made landfall on the South Texas coast late Tuesday morning, becoming the first storm in the U.S. to do so in the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season.Video above: Tracking the tropicsHarold came ashore just before 10 a.m. CT (11 a.m. ET) on Padre Island, Texas, with sustained winds of 50 mph and higher … Read more