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Climate change has already raised Florida sea levels 8 inches since 1950, according to the Florida Climate Center. If the storm strikes at high tide, it will have an additional head start on flooding.
M.J. Prem moves a display Max Prem, left, and M.J. Prem help salvage beverages at Suwanee Spirits after the store was flooded by during Hurricane Helene on September 28, 2024 in Cedar Key, Florida.
People have lived on Cedar Key for hundreds of years, returning and rebuilding after Civil War battles, fires and most often after flooding from storms and hurricanes. Idalia set flood record for ...
A fire broke out during the storm and reduced two large Cedar Key hotels to mounds of coquina. [34] When the storm abated, streets were strewn with piles of debris, including trees, roofs, railroad ties, and boats. [42] A large ship called the Luna Davis was tossed ashore and sat in the middle of Cedar Key's business district for weeks after ...
Description: This map shows the incorporated and unincorporated areas in Levy County, Florida, highlighting Cedar Key in red. It was created with a custom script with US Census Bureau data and modified with Inkscape.
Hurricane Easy produced hurricane-force winds across large portions of western Florida, including over 100 mph (160 km/h) winds in Cedar Key for 9 and 1/2 hours. The town, which reported a minimum pressure of 958.3 mbar (28.30 in), experienced the eye of the hurricane for 2 and 1/2 hours [ 5 ] while strong waves hit the coast.
Cedar Key Mayor Susan Colson said she was too busy with recovery to talk to a reporter. Freeman said he sees a lot of opportunity in Helene’s wreckage. “There’s a lot of work here,” he ...
Tracks of hurricanes over Florida from 1950 to 1974. 85 Atlantic tropical or subtropical cyclones have affected the U.S. state of Florida from 1950 to 1964. Collectively, tropical cyclones in Florida during the time period resulted in about $7.04 billion (2017 USD) in damage, primarily from Hurricanes Donna and Dora.