West Belle Headland, originally part of the larger beach and barrier island restoration project in Terrebonne Basin, will be ...

Storms & Hurricanes Hurricane Milton evacuees return to barrier islands to pick up pieces People stop to look at a house that fell during Hurricane Milton in Bradenton Beach on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024.

Beach re-nourishment remains a worry for barrier island mayors after Hurricane Helene caused massive amounts of damage. The letters were also sent to local representatives who have already helped ...

Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, a barrier island next to Sarasota County, Florida, as a Category 3 storm around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday night. With maximum wind speeds up to 120 mph ...

Some of the damage was left over from Helene, but new destruction was visible throughout Sanibel Island, including one home that had been dragged from its foundation about a block down the street.

SIESTA KEY, Fla. (WCJB) - Access is restored to Siesta Key, a barrier island in Sarasota County where Hurricane Milton made landfall, and people are getting a first look at the storm’s aftermath.

Sanibel, Florida Sanibel, the quaint barrier island just west of Fort Myers Beach, appeared to have withstood the winds and surge from Hurricane Milton reasonably well. A day after it opened to ...

Hurricane Milton made landfall Oct. 9, 2024, near Siesta Key, Florida, as Category 3, 30 miles from Anna Maria Island, 2 weeks after Hurricane Helene ...

Many homes on the barrier island of Manasota Key suffered extensive damage when Hurricane Milton struck Florida. A view of some of the damaged homes on Manasota Key.

FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. — This barrier island on the southwestern coast of Florida sustained extensive damage when Hurricane Ian made landfall on Wednesday just 22 miles to the north.

An older couple who rode out Hurricane Ian in their home on Sanibel Island in Florida could not agree on evacuating after parts of the causeway to the mainland were destroyed. “We’re going. We ...

PROVIDENCE – If Hurricane Lee starts heading towards Rhode Island, the crew at the Fox Point Hurricane Barrier is prepared. Staff with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be on-site tracking ...