Updated 9:45 pm CDT, Friday, October 12, 2018 This aerial photo shows debris and destruction in Mexico Beach, Fla., Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, after Hurricane Michael went through the area on Wednesday. Mexico Beach, the ground-zero town, was nearly obliterated by the hurricane, an official said Friday as the scale of the storm's fury became ever clearer. (Bronte Wittpenn/Tampa Bay Times via AP) less This aerial photo shows debris and destruction in Mexico Beach, Fla., Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, after Hurricane Michael went through the area on Wednesday. Mexico Beach, the ground-zero town, was nearly ... more Photo: Bronte Wittpenn, AP Members from South Florida Task Force search a flattened home destroyed by Hurricane Michael in Mexico Beach, Fla., Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, after Hurricane Michael went through the area on Wednesday. Mexico Beach, the ground-zero town, was nearly obliterated by the hurricane, an … [Read more...] about The Latest: Hurricane victims getting IRS tax filing relief
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Category 4 Hurricane Michael pounds Florida
Farjana Akther, St. Petersburg, records high waves with her smart phone during high tide at Pass-A-Grille Beach, St. Pete Beach, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018. Hurricane Michael sent water over the seawall. (Scott Keeler/The Tampa Bay Times via AP) High tide from offshore Hurricane Michael creeps up into the Sponge Docks in Tarpon Springs, Fla., Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018 after the Anclote River backs up. (Jim Damaske/The Tampa Bay Times via AP) A storm chaser climbs into his vehicle during the eye of Hurricane Michael to retrieve equipment after a hotel canopy collapsed in Panama City Beach, Fla., Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) PANAMA CITY, FL – OCTOBER 10: Scott Brazer and his dog Franklin take shelter in a parking garage as Hurricane Michael passes through the area on October 10, 2018 in Panama City, Florida. The hurricane made landfall on the Florida Panhandle as a category 4 storm. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) PANAMA CITY, FL – … [Read more...] about Category 4 Hurricane Michael pounds Florida
US says transfer from FEMA funds won’t harm hurricane relief
Colleen Long, Associated Press Updated 1:37 pm CDT, Wednesday, September 12, 2018 President Donald Trump, left, listens as FEMA Administrator Brock Long, center, talks about Hurricane Florence in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018, as Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen listens at right. less President Donald Trump, left, listens as FEMA Administrator Brock Long, center, talks about Hurricane Florence in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018, as Homeland Security ... more Photo: Susan Walsh, AP This GOES East satellite image taken Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018, at 10:30 a.m. EDT, and provided by NOAA shows Hurricane Florence in the Atlantic Ocean as it threatens the U.S. East Coast, including Florida, Georgia, South and North Carolina. Millions of Americans are preparing for what could be one of the most catastrophic hurricanes to … [Read more...] about US says transfer from FEMA funds won’t harm hurricane relief
Hurricane Florence charges toward Carolinas with ‘potential for unbelievable damage’
Jason Samenow, The Washington Post Published 8:57 am PDT, Wednesday, September 12, 2018 A high definition camera outside the International Space Station captured a NASA view of Hurricane Florence on September 12, 2018, shown in this video still taken as Florence churned across the Atlantic in a west-northwesterly direction with winds of 130 miles an hour. - Powerful Hurricane Florence headed toward the US East Coast Tuesday, prompting authorities to order more than a million people to evacuate the path of the extremely dangerous storm forecasters said could soon intensify. Residents scrambled to flee as the menacing Category 4 storm packing winds of 140 miles (220 kilometers) per hour moved closer."This is one of the worst storms to hit the East Coast in many years," President Donald Trump warned on Twitter. "Please be prepared, be careful and be SAFE!" (Photo by HO / NASA / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / NASA" - NO MARKETING NO … [Read more...] about Hurricane Florence charges toward Carolinas with ‘potential for unbelievable damage’
The Latest: 5.4M people under hurricane watches, warnings
Wrightsville Beach in North Carolina is seen September 11, 2018 before the arrival of Hurricane Florence. - . (Photo by Logan Cyrus / AFP) People stand near a lifeguard stand as Hurricane Florence approaches, on September 11, 2018 in Wrightsville Beach, United States. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) Sound The gallery will resume inseconds Workers board up the Wrightsville Beach Art Co. while preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Florence on September 11, 2018. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) People walk along the Myrtle Beach Boardwalk & Promenade ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Florence on September 11, 2018. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) This NASA infrared satellite shows an image of the Atlantic Ocean from the GOES 16 Advanced Baseline Imager of Hurricane Florence off the US east coast at 6:00 a.m. EST, on September 11, 2018.(Photo by HO / NASA / AFP) / Show Caption of Expand By Associated Press | September 12, 2018 at … [Read more...] about The Latest: 5.4M people under hurricane watches, warnings