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Ten airports in the state have closed due to the impending storm. Over 1,800 flights in Florida on Wednesday have been canceled as Hurricane Milton approaches the Sunshine State, according to data ...
Get the Punta Gorda, FL local weather forecast by the hour and the next 10 days. ... An evacuation warning was issued in Riverside County after a vegetation fire broke out in Fontana Thursday ...
In Punta Gorda, storm tosses boats onto lawns . In Punta Gorda, 100 miles south of Tampa, residents woke Thursday to find Milton’s fierce winds and storm surge were powerful enough to deposit ...
Water levels near Cedar Key reached 6.8 ft (2.1 m), and the storm surge water level was at 8.9 feet (2.7 m). [34] Tampa Bay and Clearwater experienced over 3 ft (0.91 m) of storm surge. [83] US 41 bridges in Port Charlotte and Punta Gorda were closed due to flooding. [34]
Along the coast, the storm surge caused extensive impacts to seawalls in the vicinity of Daytona Beach. [91] In New Smyrna Beach, about 180 residents had to be evacuated due to rising floodwaters, [103] with the coastal town receiving almost 21 in (530 mm) of rain according to a preliminary report released by the National Weather Service. [91]
Franklin County: Due to the projected track and intensity of Potential Tropical Cyclone 9, Franklin County will be issuing a mandatory evacuation for all barrier islands (St. George Island, Dog ...
On mainland Florida, Charley produced a peak storm surge of 10–13 feet (3.0–4.0 metres) at Vanderbilt Beach near Naples, along with a much lower surge at its Punta Gorda landfall. [56] The hurricane dropped generally light rainfall across Florida, with the maximum amount of 9.88 inches (251 mm) occurring in Bud Slough in Manatee County ...
Authorities continued ordering mandatory and voluntary evacuations Tuesday on Florida’s west coast ahead of Hurricane Ian, which is forecast to bring heavy rain, gusty winds and life-threatening ...