Hurricane Michael

U.S. 05/31/19, 00:08

Crews with bulldozers and dump trucks have removed tons of debris from the Florida Panhandle since Hurricane Michael slammed ashore in October, wrecking miles of homes and businesses, yet signs of the storm's fury remain everywhere as hurricane season approaches.Recovery ...

U.S. 05/31/19, 00:06

The annual start of hurricane season casts a shadow of dread over coastal sections of the United States. People fret over the next Big One, even as communities struggle to recover from the last one.For some communities, the devastation remains ...

U.S. 05/08/19, 21:07

President Donald Trump promised a swift infusion of federal aid to the Florida Panhandle seven months after devastating Hurricane Michael as he rallied supporters Wednesday for his re-election. Trump addressed a crowd of thousands at an outdoor amphitheater, looking to rally ...

U.S. 04/19/19, 10:58

The Latest on Hurricane Michael being upgraded to a Category 5 storm (all times local):11:55 a.m.The mayor of the Florida city that was ground zero for Hurricane Michael says he's not surprised by news that it's been reclassified as the ...

U.S. 04/19/19, 09:03

Hurricane Michael, which devastated the Florida Panhandle last fall, was actually stronger than initially measured, prompting forecasters to posthumously upgrade it from a Category 4 storm to a Category 5, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Friday.The upgraded status ...

U.S. 04/15/19, 12:34

New Mexico became the national leader in pecan production last year after Hurricane Michael struck down large swaths of Georgia's crop, new U.S. Department of Agriculture numbers show.New Mexico produced about 90 million pounds of pecans in 2018 compared to ...

U.S. 04/09/19, 13:50

Hundreds of residents in the county hardest hit by Hurricane Michael faced losing a roof over their heads on Tuesday as housing vouchers allowing them to stay at hotels after the Category 4 storm expired.Around 250 households in Bay County, ...

U.S. 03/31/19, 21:32

Nearly two dozen Florida homes have been evacuated because of a 500-acre wildfire that grew rapidly overnight because of downed trees from Hurricane Michael. Authorities say the fire broke out Saturday in the Panhandle about 10 miles east of Panama City ...

U.S. 03/04/19, 02:06

The Florida Panhandle county hardest hit by Hurricane Michael in October is still experiencing a housing crisis.Officials estimate almost three-quarters of the households in Bay County, Florida, were impacted in some way by the storm.Initial estimates put the number of ...

U.S. 03/02/19, 13:41

The Latest on the aftermath of Hurricane Michael, which devastated the Florida Panhandle in October (all times local):1:30 p.m.Residents of a Florida Panhandle county devastated by a monster storm are feeling forgotten.Paulina "Bela" Sebastiao stands in what used to be ...

U.S. 03/02/19, 09:25

Life is still a struggle in the Florida Panhandle county hardest hit by Hurricane Michael.Everyday tasks that residents of Bay County used to take for granted now require a combination of planning, patience and luck. The Category 4 storm cut ...

U.S. 11/30/18, 12:59

Students in the Florida Panhandle county hardest hit by Hurricane Michael have dealt with power outages, sporadic Internet, larger classes and schools sharing buildings since they've returned to school.Students at heavily damaged schools in Bay County have moved into less ...

U.S. 11/25/18, 10:43

When Tiffany Harris and her two children emerged from their hotel after Hurricane Michael roared past, her 3-year-old son pointed to a sea of fallen trees and shattered buildings."It's broken. It's broken, Mommy, fix it," she recalls her little boy ...

U.S. 11/07/18, 15:27

Utilities are reporting that all power has been restored in the Florida counties devastated by Hurricane Michael.The utility companies and cooperatives reported Tuesday to the Public Service Commission that they had zero outages for the first time since the Category ...

U.S. 11/06/18, 00:55

State and local Republican leaders have gone to great lengths to boost turnout in hurricane-stricken areas of Northwest part of state, a largely rural, conservative-leaning region seen as vital to their party's Election Day fortunes

U.S. 11/02/18, 08:10

The Latest on severe weather (all times local): 7 a.m. Forecasters said most of the East Coast was at risk for severe weather Friday, with winds as strong as 60 mph, isolated tornadoes and heavy rain possible as the Gulf Coast recovered ...

U.S. 11/01/18, 22:52

Powerful storms are expected to continue Friday through a region still trying to recover from Hurricane Michael.Storms covered a wide area of the country reaching from beaches to the Great Lakes, but howling wind and driving rain threw a particular ...

U.S. 10/30/18, 13:33

The family of a baby who spent his first night out of the hospital in a Walmart parking lot after Hurricane Michael just got a surprise baby shower. The happy event happened at a Walmart near the store where the family ...

U.S. 10/30/18, 10:10

Hurricane Michael left a snowy landscape of ruined white cotton on Georgia's red clay, destroying a crop and likely bringing hard times to the region's many small communities built on agriculture. When the storm struck, most of the cotton was still ...

U.S. 10/29/18, 17:12

Two U.S. senators and three congressmen are asking federal officials to bring recreational vehicles and mobile homes to the Florida Panhandle to help residents who lost their homes to Hurricane Michael.Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill ...