hurricane safety

There are only three days left for Florida residents to stock up on emergency items like batteries and generators and not have to pay sales tax on…

A major hurricane has not made landfall in the United States in for 3,142 days. That's the longest streak going back to 1900.

A new survey by the Automobile Club of America finds that Category 3 hurricanes seem to be the evacuation threshold for the majority of…

A nine-day sales tax holiday on items like flashlights, batteries and weather radios is set to begin Saturday at retailers across Florida.The tax holiday…

For the first time since 2005, Jacksonville's emergency planners have revamped evacuation zones for major weather disasters.Previously, the evacuation and…

Three to six hurricanes are expected to form during the six-month season that begins June 1. That's below average, but NOAA officials emphasized a single storm can make for a bad year.

The 2014 Hurricane Season is just two weeks away, and officials continue to remind Floridians to prepare the same no matter the forecast.Every year, we…

A year after the storm, some families in New York City's hardest-hit neighborhoods have managed to rebuild their homes and their lives. Some are waiting to find out more about new building codes and flood insurance rates. And others are ready to sell their flood-damaged properties and move on.

As Tropical Storm Karen strengthens on it's way towards the U.S. Gulf Coast, where it's expected to make landfall sometime this weekend, the Florida…

Hurricane season starts Saturday (June 1), and forecasters say it could be a doozy.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate…