Relentless rain drenched much of the Atlantic seaboard Thursday, triggering coastal flood warnings and watches from North Carolina to New York's Long Island, inundating streets and forcing some rescues of stranded drivers in hard-hit Virginia. ...more

November 12, 2009

Strong winds kicked up rough surf Thursday as an intense low-pressure system chugged toward the Southeast coast with wind gusts of up to 40 mph, knocking out power to thousands of homes in Virginia. ...more

September 26, 2008

Hundreds of people whose beachfront homes were wrecked by Hurricane Ike may be barred from rebuilding under a little-noticed Texas law. And even those whose houses were spared could end up seeing them condemned by the state. ...more

September 19, 2008

Motorists moved gingerly along a flooded Sunset Boulevard in Port Richey on Thursday morning as tidal water from the Pithlachascotee River flooded the roadway. Homes and businesses along the road were not flooded, and by late morning the water was beginning to recede. A high tide coupled with a surge from Hurricane Ike pushed water higher along Florida's west coast Thursday morning. The Pithlachascotee River runs along Sunset Boulevard in Port Richey. ...more

September 12, 2008

By this morning's high tide, Hurricane Ike's effect on the Tampa Bay area should be nearly finished, with water rising maybe a foot or less above normal. ...more

September 12, 2008

Water pushed by Hurricane Ike again washed over low areas along much of the west coast today, covering some roads but staying away from homes and businesses. ...more

September 11, 2008

Residents along waterways and shorelines from Lee to Levy counties can expect another round of coastal flooding during high tide this morning from Hurricane Ike. ...more

September 11, 2008

Tides pushed by Hurricane Ike surged 2 to 3 feet above normal this morning, causing some minor flooding in low areas of the Tampa Bay area. The National Weather Service has received reports of street flooding in Shore Acres in Pinellas County as well as water pushing over docks in St. Pete Beach. Also, water topped the seawall along portions of Bayshore Boulevard in Tampa. ...more

September 10, 2008

The tentacles of rain and gusty winds from sprawling Tropical Storm Fay finally reached into Pasco County, causing widely scattered power outages here Friday morning. ...more

August 22, 2008

Hot weather and sudden thunderstorms have made fishing in the southern part of Tampa Bay something of an adventure thus far in August. ...more

August 20, 2008