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Orlando and Tampa airports to shut down ahead of Hurricane Milton's landfall
As a potentially devastating Hurricane Milton barrels toward Florida’s Gulf coast, both the Tampa and Orlando airports have announced they will be shutting down commercial operations ahead of the storm’s landfall.
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What is the difference between a tropical storm and hurricane?
With Hurricane Milton strengthening on its path towards Florida, here’s how storms are classified from a tropical depression to a Category 5.
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How Hurricane Milton is affecting NFL, NHL and more sporting events
Milton strengthened into a Category 5 hurricane over the Gulf of Mexico on Monday and could affect major sporting events in the area.
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Milton strengthens into Category 5 hurricane, triggers storm surge warnings for Florida's Gulf Coast
The storm, forecast to make landfall Wednesday evening in Florida, is now a Category 5 storm with sustained wind speeds of 180 mph.
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‘Frankly ridiculous': FEMA administrator slams Trump for boosting false Helene recovery claims
Donald Trump and his allies like Elon Musk have been working to turn the Helene disaster into a campaign attack against Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Mexican immigrants plagued by questions after plant workers swept away by Helene
Hurricane Helene left a devastating mark on the small Latino community that makes up a disproportionate number of workers at a plastics factory in Erwin, Tennessee. Six of its workers were swept away, four of them Mexican Americans.
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Helene's powerful storm surge killed 12 near Tampa. They didn't have to die
Hurricane Helene’s storm surge struck Florida fast and hard when it slammed into Gulf Coast communities near St. Petersburg.
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More Connecticut National Guard soldiers head to North Carolina for Helene relief efforts
More Connecticut National Guard soldiers are answering the call for help from North Carolina, which has asked for more assistance with Hurricane Helene disaster response.
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More Connecticut National Guard soldiers head to North Carolina for Helene relief efforts
More Connecticut National Guard soldiers are answering the call for help from North Carolina, which has asked for more assistance with Hurricane Helene disaster response, according to Gov. Ned Lamont. The Connecticut National Guard’s Bravo Company, 2-104th Aviation, 1-169th Aviation Regiment have sent one additional CH-47 Chinook helicopter, one UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter, and an aircrew of 16 soldiers to...
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Volunteer pilots are flying supplies to trapped Hurricane Helene victims
The relief organization Operation Airdrop said its members have logged nearly 600 “missions” in two days to North Carolina and Tennessee.
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The search for the missing hits snags at every corner as Helene's death toll tops 200
Hurricane Helene’s death toll has reached 200 and could rise higher still.
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Bear's Smokehouse BBQ fundraiser will support World Central Kitchen amid Hurricane Helene recovery efforts
Bear’s Smokehouse BBQ is holding a fundraiser in New Haven to support World Central Kitchen as it provides free meals for people affected by the devastation from Hurricane Helene. The fundraiser will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 9, at the New Haven location on 470 James St., from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Bear’s Smokehouse BBQ in Asheville, N.C....
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Groton Bowling Center collecting donations to help with recovery after Helene
The owners of the Groton Bowling Center are collecting donations to get to victims affected by the devastation from Helene.
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Connecticut helps with rescues and recovery following Helene
People in Connecticut are helping so many recover from the devastation caused by Helene.
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Death toll from Helene climbs, hundreds still missing
The destruction from Hurricane Helene makes it the deadliest hurricane to hit the mainland U.S. since Katrina in 2005.
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A North Carolina mountain town is wrecked by Hurricane Helene
Residents returning to Swannanoa to salvage what they can said they were taken aback by the breadth of the damage.
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Grandparents found hugging one another after fallen tree killed them in South Carolina home
John Savage says he checked on his grandparents in their bedroom as Hurricane Helene roared outside. Just minutes later, he says they were killed by a tree that fell and crushed their bedroom.
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Aftermath of Helene still being felt across Southeast
At least 134 people across six states in the southeast U.S. are dead as a result of Hurricane Helene, with hundreds still missing.
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American Red Cross sending more help to south after Hurricane Helene
The American Red Cross is sending more help to southern states that were devastated by Hurricane Helene.
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Supplies arrive by plane and by mule in North Carolina as Helene's death toll tops 120
Widespread devastation left behind by Hurricane Helene came to light Monday across the South.