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In Horseshoe Beach, near where Idalia made landfall, aerial drone imagery from a Tampa Bay Times reporter shows a displaced vehicle spewing gasoline into a neighborhood canal.
Hurricane Idalia caused widespread pollution in Florida’s waterways
Wastewater, fuel and chemicals spilled in several parts of the state as the massive storm caused extensive flooding.
Sept. 8• Environment
St. Petersburg’s Shore Acres residents battle floods, fires, fatigue after Idalia
Sara Eve Schaeffer, in her backyard in Shore Acres, surveys her rugs, which are waterlogged from flooding during Hurricane Idalia.
Rising tides submerged soaked belongings strewn across Shore Acres lawns the day after Idalia made landfall. Fires ignited in flooded homes.
Aug. 31• Hurricane
Man who crashed car in Pasco hours before Hurricane Idalia’s landfall is 4th Florida death
An unstilted home that came off its blocks sits partially submerged in a canal in Horseshoe Beach on Sept. 1 — two days after the passage of Hurricane Idalia. A man who crashed into a tree while driving in heavy rain in the Tampa Bay area on Aug. 30 has been declared Florida's fourth death from the Category 3 storm, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said Monday.
The 40-year-old was driving in heavy rain in the Tampa Bay area when he crashed into a tree Aug. 30, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said.
Sept. 11• Hurricane
How to help Hurricane Idalia victims, or get assistance if you need it
A severely burned house in Shore Acres which caught fire during flooding as a result of Hurricane Idalia. Here are a few organizations you can reach out to for assistance, or make a donation.
Here are some organizations collecting donations and offering assistance.
Aug. 31• Hurricane

HURRICANE PREPARATION GUIDE

What to know about forecast tracks as Idalia looms over Florida
May 25• Hurricane
Tropical Storm Idalia moves between Mexico's Yucatan peninsula, left, and Cuba, right, on Monday morning.
Hurricane 2023: Checklists for building all kinds of storm kits
May 26• Hurricane
A good hurricane kit is essential for Floridians during hurricane season.
How to protect your pets — and yourself — during a hurricane
May 26• Hurricane
Pet owners prepare for Hurricane Ian at Durant High in Plant City last year. All Tampa Bay area counties have hurricane shelters that are pet friendly.
Search your Tampa Bay neighborhood to see the hurricane flood risk
Feb. 3, 2022• Hurricane
rising threat interactive map preview

LATEST

  1. 2 Atlantic storms may soon collide. Rare ‘Fujiwhara effect’ shapes what happens next
    Earlier today• Hurricane
    This infrared satellite image shows tropical storms Philippe and Rina spinning in the Atlantic east of the Caribbean's Leeward Islands on Friday.
  2. Florida’s population boom drives bigger hurricane losses, despite tougher building codes
    Yesterday• Hurricane
    A damaged home caused by Hurricane Ian seen along Fort Myers Beach on Oct. 3, 2022.
  3. A year after Ian, likely federal shutdown delays hurricane money
    Yesterday• Hurricane
    Fishing boats pushed onto land during Hurricane Ian are pictured on Dec. 2 in Fort Myers Beach.
  5. After Ian, a Florida captain wrote a tribute to wrecked boats — and a watery way of life
    Sept. 28• Hurricane
    Paul DeGaeta with the 42-foot Bachelor Pad behind him. The boat has been wedged between pilings beside Bonita Bill’s bar on Fort Myers Beach for almost a year. In his booklet, Capt. Paul put it under the headline, “Bellying up to the bar.”
  6. 6 people died by suicide in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. Experts fear more.
    Sept. 27• Hurricane
    After retiring in 2012, Arthur Schnurpel moved to Florida from Indiana to live out his dream of being close to the beach.
  7. Tropical Storm Philippe pivots toward eastern Caribbean
    Sept. 26• Hurricane
    National Hurricane Center forecasters do not expect Philippe to change in strength in the coming days, though it could weaken into nothing more than a remnant low over the weekend.
  8. See how Hurricane Idalia shifted shorelines of Pinellas barrier islands
    Sept. 26• Environment
    A wave sweeps through a mat of mangrove roots, many of which showed signs of damage on Sept. 18 on Three Rooker Island off Pinellas County.
  9. Hurricane forecasters watching 3 systems in the tropics
    Sept. 25• Hurricane
    National Hurricane Center forecasters are monitoring a trio of systems including Tropical Storm Philippe, a system off Africa that is likely to become a tropical depression by midweek and a low-pressure system that emerged Sunday in the Gulf of Mexico.
  10. Hurricane Idalia caused Florida agriculture losses between $78M and $371M, per estimate
    Sept. 23• Hurricane
    A road cuts through a flooded area south of Perry, Fla., following the passage of Hurricane Idalia, on Aug. 30, 2023. Florida agriculture losses from Hurricane Idalia are estimated at between $78 million and $371 million, with producers also suffering widespread damage to such infrastructure as irrigation rigs and fences.

Hurricane Emergency Information

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