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Strong winds and partial flooding were visible in Sanibel, Florida on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024 after Hurricane Helene. Boat docks completely submerged at Bayfront Park in Sarasota, Florida.
Most of southeast Florida saw up to 8 inches of rain on November 15, turning streets into rivers and knocking power out for more than 100,000 homes and businesses and closing some schools.. An ...
Flooding near Riverside Park, a recreation area on Vero Beach, Florida, on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. A plane seen against a stormy backdrop in Orlando, Florida, where residents are awaiting the ...
Other destructive and strong tornadoes occurred on this day as well, including an EF1 tornado that killed a man near Donaldsonville, Louisiana and another EF3 tornado that injured three and caused considerable damage to homes, trees, and power lines in Livingston Parish, Louisiana. Overall, the outbreak killed one and injured 40.
In the preceding 2004 season, Florida was affected by four hurricanes, including hurricanes Frances and Jeanne which hit Martin County and caused billions in damage. [10] In July 2005, hurricanes Cindy and Dennis hit the northern gulf coast, the latter as a Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale.
Fort Walton Beach, Destin Santa Rosa Beach, Freeport, Niceville, Shalimar, Valparaiso Choctawhatchee Bay is a bay in the Emerald Coast region of the Florida Panhandle . The bay, located within Okaloosa and Walton counties , is an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico and has a surface area of 334 square kilometres (129 sq mi). [ 2 ]
The partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Florida, north of Miami Beach, on June 24, 2021. sparked a major emergency response. - Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty Images
The resort was evacuated when a three-alarm fire occurred during 1989, in a new casino area that was under construction. Lumber had ignited due to sparks from a welder's torch, and the fire caused $3.5 million in damage. It was confined to the new addition, although smoke blackened the property's original hotel tower. [61] [62]