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The official start of the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season isn’t until June first, but the environment is already signaling that a system could form well before then. Wednesday afternoon, the National Hurricane Center identified an area of low pressure that they are monitoring in the tropics.
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Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno and Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Sheriff Chad Chronister signed a memorandum of understanding Wednesday that would provide aid to each agency during Hurricane Season, should the need arise.
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Commercial weather forecasting company Accuweather on Wednesday repeated earlier forecasts about the intensity of the coming hurricane season. The company said a turbulent year in the tropics is expected, possibly approaching a record-setting pace that could run through the entire list of names for tropical storms and hurricanes -- and beyond.
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Forecaster says 2024 hurricane season could be a 'blockbuster'; Others say -- it's too early to tellAccuWeather hurricane experts warn that all the ingredients are coming together for explosive tropical development in the Atlantic this year — especially in the second half of season.But, there is still a lot of time before the start of the season and weather is a notoriously fickle thing at times.
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A new app designed to provide updates on disaster supplies and educational resources in the wake of a natural disaster was released this week.
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Estimated insured losses from Hurricane Idalia have topped $200 million and continue to increase.
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The City of Fort Myers is preparing to receive bids to restore Rachel at the Well, the 100-year-old statue of a Grecian maiden on McGregor Boulevard. But some residents still are frustrated that the historic landmark, badly damaged by Hurricane Ian, has sat untouched for nearly a year.
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Saildrone Explorer SD 1045 made global headlines when it spent 24 hours inside category 4 Hurricane Sam in September 2021, delivering the world’s first video footage from inside a major hurricane as it surged across the Atlantic.
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Lee County is offering household and cleaning supplies at two resource centers for residents who experienced flooding from Hurricane Idalia.