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Minutes after the 2 p.m. National Hurricane Center advisory winds had climbed to 120 mph to hit the new threshold. Helene was about 195 miles southwest of Tampa but its winds extended outward up ...
On June 27, 1957, Hurricane Audrey made landfall just west of Johnson Bayou between the village and Sabine Pass with winds in excess of 125 miles per hour. Audrey was the deadliest hurricane in Louisiana history until Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and, though the community suffered severe damage, the Johnson Bayou school experienced only minor damage and was able to reopen by September 1957 in ...
As Hurricane Milton heads toward the west coast of Florida, South Florida school districts are sharing their plans regarding school closures. For Miami-Dade public schools, classes will be in ...
A satellite view shows mud and debris near Old Fort Elementary School, in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, in Old Fort, North Carolina, on Oct. 2, 2024. / Credit: Maxar Technologies
Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) is the public school district serving Miami-Dade County in the U.S. state of Florida.Founded in 1885, it is the largest school district in Florida, the largest in the Southeastern United States, and the third-largest [4] in the United States [5] with a student enrollment of 356,589 as of August 30, 2021.
A total of 17 Glades County School District buildings suffered roof damage, totaling around $6.9 million in damage. [51] Highlands County, Florida experienced Tropical Storm Force winds with some higher gusts to Hurricane Force in the southern part of the county. A few isolated power outages occurred however there was no major damage.
An 11 a.m. advisory from the National Hurricane Center in Miami urged Palm Beach County residents to prepare for significant wind damage and secure lightweight objects, which could become ...
After Ike hit Galveston, the district lost 25% of its total enrollment. Burnet and Scott Elementary Schools and Central Middle School received severe damage; the district said the schools would not open in fall 2009. In March 2009 GISD cut 163 positions, including 99 teaching positions; 40% of the total cut positions had already been vacant. [21]