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Fuel Shortage Hampers Hurricane Milton Cleanup in Florida

CORTEZ, Fla. Floridians recovering from Hurricane Milton spent much of Oct. 12 searching for gas as a fuel shortage gripped the state.

October 13, 2024
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Florida Cleans Up After Hurricane Milton Tears Through

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Florida residents repaired damage from Hurricane Milton and cleaned up debris Oct. 11 after the storm tore homes to pieces and flooded streets.

October 11, 2024
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Hurricane Milton Pounds Cities as It Plows Across Florida

TAMPA, Fla. Hurricane Milton barreled into the Atlantic Ocean on Oct. 10 after plowing across Florida, pounding cities with ferocious winds and rain, and whipping up a barrage of tornadoes.

October 10, 2024
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'This Is It' as Hurricane Milton Closes In on Florida

TAMPA, Fla. Hurricane Milton hurled rain, tornadoes and tropical storm-force winds at the U.S. coast Oct. 9 on the storm's steady, potentially catastrophic march toward Florida.

October 9, 2024
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Hurricane Milton Takes Aim at Tampa Bay as Category 4 Storm

TAMPA, Fla. Hurricane Milton weakened slightly but remained a ferocious storm that could land a once-in-a-century direct hit on the populous Tampa Bay region with towering storm surges.

October 8, 2024
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Hurricane Milton Is Now a Disastrous Category 5 Storm

This makes Milton one of the most powerful storms produced in the Atlantic this year, rivaled only by Hurricane Beryl,which raked Texas, Mexico and the Caribbean in July.

October 7, 2024
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Florida Faces New Storm Threat as Region Reels From Helene

Florida is bracing for another potentially dangerous and costly hurricane less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene devastated a wide swath of the U.S. Southeast.

October 7, 2024
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Helene Lashes the South With Wind and Sheets of Rain

CRAWFORDVILLE, Fla. Hurricane Helene roared ashore as a powerful Category 4 storm in Florida, trapping residents in rising floodwaters and knocking out power to millions of customers.

September 27, 2024
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Helene Races Toward Florida as Major Category 3 Storm

CRAWFORDVILLE, Fla. Fast-moving Hurricane Helene was advancing Sept. 26 across the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida, threatening a catastrophic storm surge in parts of the state.

September 26, 2024
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Hurricane Helene Gains Power as It Bears Down on Florida

Hurricane Helene is strengthening as it sweeps past Mexicos Yucatan Peninsula on its way to a collision Sept. 26 with Florida, where it has already triggered evacuations.

September 25, 2024