KNOW WHEN TO GO: EVACUATING BY ZONE PROVIDES A SAFE & CONTROLLED EXIT AHEAD...
Decisions by local officials to evacuate are never made lightly when an impending hurricane (Category 3 or higher) is barreling toward the island chain.
A...
STORMY HISTORY: EVERY HURRICANE TELLS A DIFFERENT STORY
Ask any local. Hurricane season blows.
Between every gust and shower reported through the regular media and all the opinions shared through social media, the...
AN EL NINO EXIT AND LA NIÑA ARRIVAL COULD WORSEN HURRICANE SEASON
“Expect an active hurricane season” are the usual words heard nowadays. Water temperatures are rising in the low latitudes of the Atlantic Ocean near...
KEYS RESIDENTS WEIGH IN AHEAD OF HURRICANE EVACUATION MODEL UPDATES
Workshops held throughout the Florida Keys on June 13 and 14 brought staff from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) face to face...
DRY TORTUGAS REOPENS TO VISITORS AFTER HURRICANE IAN
Dry Tortugas National Park took a direct hit from Hurricane Ian on Sept. 27 as it passed about 70 miles of Key West, where...
FLORIDA KEYS POWER WORKERS DEPLOYED TO ASSIST AREAS RAVAGED BY HURRICANE IAN
Florida Keys Electric Cooperative sent crews, equipment, and material to assist with Hurricane Ian power restoration in Florida on Friday.
Three two-person FKEC journeymen linemen...
IN PICTURES: KEY WEST DRIES OUT, DUSTS OFF & CLEANS UP IN THE WAKE...
While Key West remained just out of reach of Hurricane Ian’s Category 4 ferocity, the island city was pummeled Tuesday afternoon and night by...
IN PICTURES: MARATHON TAKES A HIT, BUT AVOIDS THE WORST OF HURRICANE IAN
Well, it certainly wasn’t nothing. But when all was said and done, the Florida Keys got lucky – relatively speaking – in the wake...
STORM UPDATE: SCHOOLS TO REOPEN FRIDAY; SURGE FLOODING STILL IMPACTING UPPER KEYS
The worst is over for the Florida Keys, where damage assessments and repairs are now the primary focus following flooding and tropical storm winds...
6 MORE CUBAN MIGRANTS RESCUED AFTER VESSEL SANK IN HURRICANE IAN OFF THE FLORIDA...
A search and rescue effort by the U.S. Coast Guard continues after a vessel carrying more than 20 Cuban migrants sank not far from...
