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Hurricane Helene hit Florida's Big Bend as a powerful Category 4 storm with 140 mph winds. At least 3 million homes in 5 states lost power during the storm, which has weakened to a Category 1.
Durbin Creek at Race Track Road in St. Augustine and the St. Johns River at Racy Point reached major flood stage. Deep Creek at Spuds reached a record height, cresting at 6.57 ft (2.00 m). The Tolomato River near the Northeast Florida Regional Airport also reached its highest level ever, cresting at 5.58 ft (1.70 m).
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A Carnival Cruise Line ship faced flooding on its way back to Miami over the weekend.. Carnival Sunrise was returning from a five-day Caribbean cruise at the time. Passenger Rachel Cox woke up to ...
Initially, forecasters predicted tides up to 14 feet (4.3 m) above normal along the East Coast of Florida, near the potential location of landfall. [2] However, the National Hurricane Center later noted that storm surge up to 10 feet (3.0 m) would occur along the East Coast of Florida, as high as 13 feet (4.0 m) in Biscayne Bay, and a height of 11 feet (3.4 m) of the West Coast of Florida.
Tidal flooding impacted beachfront structures by a minor to moderate degree at Key Colony Beach, while piers at condominiums and resorts were extensively damaged or destroyed. On Boot Key , Fat Deer Key , Stirrup Key, Tingler Island, and Vaca Key – five of the islands which comprise the city of Marathon – fences roofing, siding, signs ...
The winds destroy 25,524 homes and damage 101,241 others in southern Florida, leaving up to one-quarter million people temporarily homeless. In Homestead, more than 99% of all mobile homes are completely destroyed. Hurricane Andrew causes $25.5 billion in damage (1992 USD, $39.2 billion 2008 USD) in south Florida and 15 direct deaths.
Dozens of luxury condos, hotels and other buildings in southeast Florida are sinking at a surprising rate, researchers reported in a recent study. The study, led by scientists at the University of ...