President Joe Biden is warning Hurricane Idalia is “still very dangerous” even though it weakened after battering Florida Wednesday morning. Biden also sought to reassure victims of Hawaii’s devastating wildfires that he hasn’t forgotten them. (Aug. 30…
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Alabama woman’s leg impaled by beach umbrella; paramedics had to cut it away
A gust of wind uprooted a 6-foot beach umbrella that flew through the air and impaled a woman’s leg on Alabama’s Gulf Coast this week.
Hurricane Idalia makes landfall along Florida Gulf Coast as category 3 storm: See impact
Hurricane Idalia made landfall along Florida’s Big Bend along the Gulf Coast on Aug. 30, 2023 as a Category 3 storm with sustained winds at 125 mph.
Hurricane Idalia livestreams: Watch webcams planted along Florida coast as storm hits
A hurricane warning has been issued for hundreds of miles of Florida’s coastline as Idalia, with max winds of 130 mph.
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Here’s the latest for Wednesday August 30th: Hurricane Idalia gains strength en route to Florida; Residents told to leave ahead of storm; Attacks inside Ukraine and Russia; Hawaii trying to determine number of wildfire casualties. (AP Video Production:…
Idalia forecast to grow to Category 4 hurricane
Hurricane Idalia strengthened to a dangerous Category 3 storm Wednesday morning as it steams toward Florida’s Big Bend region and threatens to unleash life-threatening storm surges and rainfall. (Aug. 30)
Six Russian regions targeted in biggest drone attack
Russia has accused Ukraine of targeting six of its regions in what appeared to be the biggest drone attack on Russian soil since the start of the fighting. (Aug.30)
‘Kind of used to it:’ Not everyone chooses to flee possible monster Hurricane Idalia
Residents are preparing for Hurricane Idalia’s landfall along Florida’s Gulf Coast on Wednesday as authorities urge vulnerable communities to leave.
Texas drought exposes resting place of five sunken World War I ships in Neches River
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Could Hurricane Idalia make a return trip to Florida? Another storm did.
Hurricane Idalia’s future is uncertain once it returns to open ocean. But could it make a return to trip to Florida? Forecasters say that’s unlikely.