HURRICANE IAN FLOODS KEY WEST, DOWNS TREES & CUTS POWER
By Jim McCarthy, Alex Rickert and Mandy Miles
A strengthening Hurricane Ian skirted past the Florida Keys beginning Sept. 27, delivering storm surge and tropical...
START OF HURRICANE SEASON BROUGHT 11 INCHES OF RAIN TO THE KEYS
A storm making its way to the Florida Keys late last week didn’t become a tropical storm, but it brought a heavy dose of...
HURRICANE GROTTO AT KEY WEST’S CATHOLIC CHURCH TURNS 100
The scent of sulfur from struck matches fills the small, stone space inside the Our Lady of Lourdes grotto, known locally as “the hurricane...
REMNANTS FROM HURRICANE AGATHA COULD BRING WEAK TROPICAL STORM TO THE KEYS
June 1 starts a six-month hurricane season that forecasters say could bring 14 to 21 named storms due to La Niña and warmer Atlantic...
EXPERTS PREDICT ABOVE-NORMAL HURRICANE SEASON
Forecasters at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, a division of the National Weather Service, are predicting above-average hurricane activity this year — which would make it...
KEY WEST PLANS NEW PARKS, PLAZAS & HOMELESS SHELTER
A new Bayview Park design, a new homeless shelter and a new, long-term lease for the Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden on...
Florida Keys upgraded to tropical storm warning
A tropical storm warning is in effect for the Florida Keys. The National Hurricane Center posted the warning on Friday morning as Tropical Depression...
LOWER KEYS ON ALERT FOR TROPICAL STORM ELSA
The wind impacts of Tropical Storm Elsa will be focused mainly in the Lower Keys, from Boca Chica Naval Station south to Key West...
Tropical Storm Elsa shifts west
While the tropical storm warning remains in effect from Craig Key, southwest to Key West, the National Weather Service continues to advise local officials...
Hurricane forecast does not paint a cheery picture
As usual, Colorado State University issued its hurricane forecast first. Phil Klotzbach is calling for 17 named storms, eight hurricanes, and four major hurricanes....
