/tags/hurricane hurricane en-US Copyright Mon, 30 Sep 2024 18:45:18 GMT /2024-09-30/hurricane-helene-remnants-cause-flooding-and-power-outages-in-ohio-no-injuries-reported Scioto and Ross counties experienced flooding from Hurricane Helene. More than 100,000 people were left without power, but most outages have been restored. Mon, 30 Sep 2024 18:45:18 GMT /2024-09-30/hurricane-helene-remnants-cause-flooding-and-power-outages-in-ohio-no-injuries-reported George Shillcock /wvxu-stories/2019-09-09/how-miami-university-is-helping-dorian-relief-by-mapping-the-bahamas Relief and recovery efforts in the Bahamas are hampered by the sheer devastation of Hurricane Dorian. Entire communities are gone and roadways... Mon, 09 Sep 2019 09:02:00 GMT /wvxu-stories/2019-09-09/how-miami-university-is-helping-dorian-relief-by-mapping-the-bahamas Tana Weingartner /news-partners/2019-09-02/5-dead-as-slow-moving-dorian-batters-the-bahamas-tracks-toward-u-s The prime minister said five people were killed on Abaco Island. The Category 3 storm sustains 125 mph winds with "life-threatening" storm surge levels expected on Florida's east coast by late Monday. Mon, 02 Sep 2019 14:10:00 GMT /news-partners/2019-09-02/5-dead-as-slow-moving-dorian-batters-the-bahamas-tracks-toward-u-s Brakkton Booker, Emma Bowman /news-partners/2019-08-27/as-puerto-rico-braces-for-storm-dhs-fema-to-move-271-million-to-border-operations The Department of Homeland Security will move millions in emergency funds for new detention beds and facilities for court cases. House Democrats slammed the move, calling it "backwards and cruel." Wed, 28 Aug 2019 00:12:53 GMT /news-partners/2019-08-27/as-puerto-rico-braces-for-storm-dhs-fema-to-move-271-million-to-border-operations Claudia Grisales /news-partners/2018-10-12/blown-roofs-flying-glass-this-whole-towns-destroyed Mechanic Ryan Smith of Lynn Haven, Fla., thought his house would hold during Hurricane Michael — until the roof blew off. Once he made it through, he helped his neighbors survive. Fri, 12 Oct 2018 09:00:00 GMT /news-partners/2018-10-12/blown-roofs-flying-glass-this-whole-towns-destroyed Debbie Elliott /npr-news/npr-news/2018-10-11/recovery-work-begins-after-hurricane-michael-carves-through-florida-panhandle Now a tropical storm, the system hit Virginia after striking North and South Carolina — two states that are still coping with the effects of flooding from Hurricane Florence. Thu, 11 Oct 2018 13:58:00 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2018-10-11/recovery-work-begins-after-hurricane-michael-carves-through-florida-panhandle Bill Chappell, Laurel Wamsley, Colin Dwyer, Barbara Campbell /news-partners/npr-news/2018-10-10/michael-weakens-after-historic-slam-into-florida-panhandle Hurricane Michael was the most powerful storm to make landfall in the continental U.S. in more than 26 years. The now tropical storm is moving over Georgia on its way to the Carolinas. Wed, 10 Oct 2018 07:34:00 GMT /news-partners/npr-news/2018-10-10/michael-weakens-after-historic-slam-into-florida-panhandle Emily Sullivan, Bill Chappell, Colin Dwyer, Barbara Campbell /news-partners/2018-10-09/michael-upgraded-to-category-4-major-hurricane-as-it-approaches-florida-panhandle The storm is forecast to be the most destructive to hit the Panhandle in decades and expected to send life-threatening surges of ocean water into coastal areas along the Gulf of Mexico. Tue, 09 Oct 2018 10:23:00 GMT /news-partners/2018-10-09/michael-upgraded-to-category-4-major-hurricane-as-it-approaches-florida-panhandle Emily Sullivan, Bill Chappell, Amy Held /news-partners/2018-09-18/florence-engulfs-hog-farms-and-chicken-houses-thrashing-north-carolina-agriculture At least 1.7 million chickens have died from flooding in the state. The impact is now coming into focus — including overflowing pools of hog manure and waterlogged sweet potato fields. Tue, 18 Sep 2018 17:39:00 GMT /news-partners/2018-09-18/florence-engulfs-hog-farms-and-chicken-houses-thrashing-north-carolina-agriculture Dan Charles /news-partners/2018-09-10/florence-gains-strength-as-a-category-4-hurricane-aiming-at-u-s-east-coast The storm gained winds of 140 mph — a day earlier than predicted, and it is expected to intensify as it crosses over water. Forecasters predict Florence will hit the Eastern Seaboard on Thursday. Mon, 10 Sep 2018 15:02:00 GMT /news-partners/2018-09-10/florence-gains-strength-as-a-category-4-hurricane-aiming-at-u-s-east-coast Bill Chappell, Vanessa Romo