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At the time, the EPA had 54 Superfund sites in Florida. A survey conducted a few years before the hurricane indicated that a storm surge of just 1 to 4 ft (0.30 to 1.22 m) could flood Superfund sites in low-lying areas of South Florida, potentially causing toxic waste to enter aquifers used for drinking water. [18]
Storm surge near Cedar Key reached up to 8.9 feet (2.7 m), [202] while locations further south near Tampa Bay and Clearwater experienced over 3 ft (0.91 m) of storm surge. [203] Four people were killed in the state, with two of the fatalities occurring from traffic accidents as a result of the hazardous conditions. [204] [205] [206] [207]
Irma made landfall in the Florida Keys with winds of 130 mph (210 km/h) and a pressure of 931 mbar (931 hPa; 27.5 inHg), making it the strongest hurricane to strike Florida in terms of wind speed since Charley in 2004, and the most intense to strike the state in terms of barometric pressure since Andrew in 1992.
As Hurricane Milton heads toward Florida, live stream cameras along Florida beaches could capture the storm’s arrival and impacts along the Gulf Coast and in the Florida Keys.
Watch live video from Disney's Epcot after Hurricane Milton Watch 28-foot wave crash inside Hurricane Milton Samantha Neely and Eve Chen contributed to this article.
Hurricane and tropical storm warnings are in place for over 42 million people in Florida, Georgia and Alabama, according to the National Weather Service. Watch USA TODAY's coverage of Hurricane Helene
The strongest tropical cyclone to make landfall on the state was the 1935 Labor Day hurricane, which crossed the Florida Keys with a pressure of 892 millibars (26.3 inHg); it is also the strongest hurricane on record to strike the United States. Out of the ten most intense landfalling United States hurricanes, four struck Florida at peak ...
Helene would be Florida's 9th major hurricane hit since 2000. The storm is forecast to become a major hurricane, a Category 3, before approaching the Florida Gulf Coast on Thursday, the hurricane ...