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Florida Cyclone Update as Chances of Storm Keep Growing
As of the NHC's latest update, issued early Thursday morning, the agency said there was now a 50 percent chance of cyclone ...
Tropical Or Subtropical Depression Could Form Near Florida Or Off Southeast Coast
Fourth of July holiday weekend could feature the formation of a subtropical or tropical depression from near Florida to off ...
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Hurricane supplies will now be tax-free in Florida
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Florida’s year-round sales tax exemption on essential hurricane supplies now in effect
Hurricane preparedness items like batteries, portable generators and tarps are permanently exempt from state sales tax.
Potential Tropical Storm Chantal Map Shows States at Risk
Four states are at risk of seeing impacts from Tropical Storm Chantal should it form over the holiday weekend. AccuWeather ...
Could Alligator Alcatraz withstand a tropical storm or hurricane? Here's what a Florida official says
Florida Executive Director of Emergency Management Kevin Guthrie spoke on Alligator Alcatraz's structural integrity during a ...
A tropical storm could develop near the Southeast, fueling threats of heavy rain
There’s a growing chance that an area meteorologists are monitoring in the tropics could develop into a storm around the ...
Is Atlantic hurricane season behind schedule? Here’s what’s really going on
The Atlantic hurricane season’s first storms of the year have been short-lived rainmakers. Current conditions suggest July ...