In the summer of 1935, an Atlantic hurricane was reported to be forming, but there was little certainty about where it was headed. Local officials were forecasting a landfall in C ...

Lakeland commissioners received a comprehensive update from the city's department heads at 9:30 a.m. Friday, providing detailed accounts of actions during the hurricane and post-Milton cleanup.

Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida, at 8:30 p.m. Oct. 9, 2024, as a Category 3 storm. Fort Myers suffered massive storm surge.

In Lakeland, 50 miles from the coast, residents in this mobile home community were not told to evacuate. And by the time they realized how bad the flooding was, it was too late. Manuel Mejia biked ...

As people in Florida pick up the pieces from Hurricane Milton, there was Tropical Storm Leslie far out to sea and a tropical ...

Hurricane Milton flooding in Florida. It will be a while before all damage caused by Milton can be assessed. Past hurricanes have caused billions of dollars in damage from flooding, structural ...

As wind and flood damage are assessed in Florida, the storm has shifted eastward heading across the state, toward the Atlantic Ocean. Tampa has not had a direct hit by a major hurricane since 1921.

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — For the first time in two months, and at the start of a new hurricane season, the city of Lakeland picked up debris from Hurricane Milton at The Estates at Carpenters.

Hurricane center tracking system, Tropical Storm Leslie in the open Atlantic. What to know Friday When is 2024 Atlantic hurricane season? June 1 to Nov. 30, with the busiest months between August ...

After Saturday's storms hammered Bemidji with hurricane-force winds and caused damage to numerous trees and structures ...