The season's second tropical depression could develop in the Gulf of Mexico this weekend, according to forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami. ...more

June 27, 2009

As Hurricane Ike moves west across Cuba, Highlands County and south Florida residents can let their guard down for this storm. "It's going south of us; we are out of the cone of doom," Highlands County Emergency Management Director Bill Nichols said Monday morning. "We are monitoring the storm, though. ...more

September 8, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist declared a state of emergency Saturday to spur preparations for Tropical Storm Fay, whose intense winds are expected to reach the Florida Keys as soon as Monday. ...more

August 17, 2008

This was supposed to be the year Luis Bazan celebrated New Year's with his wife and young sons in the United States. ...more

January 2, 2008

Tropical Storm Noel drenched the Bahamas and Cuba on Thursday, while in the storm's wake rescuers in the Dominican Republic headed out in boats and helicopters to reach dozens of communities stranded by floods and mudslides. The death toll in the Caribbean rose to 108. ...more

November 2, 2007