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‘It’s a tough life right now’: Perry residents line up for aid amid Helene’s catastrophic damage
Read full article: ‘It’s a tough life right now’: Perry residents line up for aid amid Helene’s catastrophic damageHelene landed on Thursday night in Florida’s Taylor County as a Category 4 hurricane. A man said he heard “a constant loud roar” for hours, as the invasive storm surge and the pounding rain caused widespread devastation. The force tossed boats like toys. Dozens lineup for aid Saturday.
Hurricane Debby hits Florida’s Big Bend, catastrophic flooding likely this week
Read full article: Hurricane Debby hits Florida’s Big Bend, catastrophic flooding likely this weekAfter lashing the west coast of Florida all day Sunday with gusty winds, tropical downpours, and damaging storm surge, the eye of Hurricane Debby came ashore around daybreak Monday near Steinhatchee in Florida’s Big Bend, only 9 miles southeast of where Category 3 Hurricane Idalia came ashore just 341 days ago.
Hurricane Idalia storm surge moves mobile homes, collapses walls in Steinhatchee
Read full article: Hurricane Idalia storm surge moves mobile homes, collapses walls in SteinhatcheeHurricane Idalia damaged Stacie Austin’s home. Its storm surge pushed a mobile home over a block away from where it once stood. Its force was so random that it spared Chip Potter nearby.
Rescues underway as Hurricane Idalia pummels Florida’s Gulf Coast
Read full article: Rescues underway as Hurricane Idalia pummels Florida’s Gulf CoastHurricane Idalia made landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast early Wednesday morning, with numerous rescues taking place amid heavy rains, gusty winds and flooding.