Florida storm News

Strong Storm Causes Hail Damage in Central Florida

A series of hail storms in central Florida dinged up car windshields and blew off pool screens in an unusual sight for the Sunshine State. In tiny Trenton, the streets were covered in so much hail that it resembled a …

Tropical Storm Andrea Hits Florida; Warnings Posted for Eastern U.S.

Tropical Storm Andrea pelted Florida’s northern Gulf Coast on Thursday and was forecast to drench much of the U.S. Southeast as it cuts across Georgia and up the Atlantic coast, the National Hurricane Center said. The season’s first Atlantic tropical …

Tropical Storm Debby Makes Landfall in Florida Near Steinhatchee

Tropical Storm Debby made landfall near Steinhatchee, Florida on Tuesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. It is the first tropical storm of 2012 to form in the Gulf of Mexico. “Debby is expected to weaken to a tropical depression …

Tropical Storm Debby Tracking Slowly Towards Florida’s West Coast: AIR

According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, as of 8 a.m. today, Tropical Storm Debby was still a weak tropical storm on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, but it was drenching northern Florida and parts of southeastern Georgia with intense …

FEMA to Floridians, Visitors: ‘Take Debby Seriously’

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and its federal partners said they continue to monitor and work closely with states potentially affected by Tropical Storm Debby, including Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama and South Carolina. FEMA is urging residents to be …

RMS Update on Tropical Storm Debby in Florida

Catastrophe modeling firm Risk Management Solutions (RMS) issued the following update on Tropical Storm Debby this morning, Tuesday, June 26: Over the last 24 hours, Tropical Storm Debby (located over the northeast Gulf of Mexico) has slowly moved towards the …

Tropical Storm Debby Drenches Florida

Tropical Storm Debby whipped Florida with bands of drenching rain Monday while its center was nearly stationary in the Gulf of Mexico. Its slow progress meant the most pressing threat from the storm was flooding, not wind. Tropical storm warnings …

AIR Worldwide Comments on Tropical Storm Debby

Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide issued the following advisory on Tropical Storm Debby this morning: According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, Tropical Storm Debby is the fourth named storm of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season, currently has maximum sustained …

RMS Comments on Tropical Storm Debby

Catastrophe modeling firm Risk Management Solutions (RMS) issued the following advisory on Tropical Storm Debby this morning: Tropical storm winds and heavy rain are affecting the northeast Gulf States as Tropical Storm Debby lingers off the northwest coast of Florida. …