Unease spreads as tropical activity ramps up
Florence, packing Category 4 strength -- sustaining winds greater than 130 mph as it barrels toward the
While the Carolinas prepare for Florence -- which could linger over the area for days, dumping prodigious amounts of rain and spurring dangerous flooding potentially reminiscent of Hurricane Harvey last year -- a less powerful, but potentially dangerous hurricane is spinning toward the
"I would keep a close eye on Isaac from this point forward, because with the five-day forecast cone that currently takes it into the central
Suncoast News Network Meteorologist
"There's going to be a lot of wind shear that is going to disrupt the development of Isaac, and should it continue, Isaac is expected to weaken in the
Two other systems swirling in the
"I don't anticipate any direct effects in
The flurry of activity in the tropics comes exactly one year after Hurricane Irma taunted the state with an ever-shifting path and marks the statistical peak of the hurricane season -- which was predicted to be less active than normal. Irma made
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Despite the historic devastation wrought by Irma, one in five Floridians still say they would not evacuate even when a Category 4 storm is forecast to come within 10 miles of their home, and more than half of Floridians who live in evacuation zones have disregarded recommendations to leave ahead of a powerful storm, according to a survey of more than 1,000 Floridians commissioned by the National Hurricane Survival Initiative. The survey also found many Floridians mistakenly believe it's safe to run a generator somewhere in the home. Generators should not be operated in the home, garage, car port or near the home because deadly carbon monoxide fumes are odorless killers.
"You'd think that after Irma caused so much damage and cost so many lives in
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