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Hurricane Milton becomes a hurricane as it approaches Florida
Milton became a hurricane this Sunday. It is expected to arrive near Tampa on Wednesday as at least a Category 3, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).
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Hurricane Milton strengthening in Gulf of Mexico with Florida in its sight
Tropical storm Milton is strengthening over the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to become a hurricane and slam into the west coast of Florida.
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Tropical Storm Milton forms and will intensify before it impacts Florida
A tropical depression has formed over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Saturday.
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‘Overwhelming': Local pilots, volunteers fly supplies to Helene victims in North Carolina
There is a growing hurricane relief effort underway in Northern Virginia, as volunteers and pilots at the Leesburg Executive Airport gather supplies and fly them to devastated towns in North Carolina after Helene.
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Leesburg Airport becomes relief supplies staging area for Helene victims
It’s not every day that half a dozen or more pilots take off from the Leesburg Executive Airport. But the pilots leaving Thursday are on a special hurricane relief mission. News4’s Julie Carey reports.
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Human connections bring hope in North Carolina after devastation of Helene
In the midst of the devastating destruction left by the deadliest hurricane to hit the mainland U.S. since Katrina, human connections are giving the survivors hope in western North Carolina.
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Tennessee investigating plastics company after 11 workers swept away by Helene
Tennessee state authorities are investigating the company that owns a plastics factory where 11 workers were swept away by cataclysmic flooding unleashed by Hurricane Helene.
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Biden visits Carolinas as death toll from Helene rises to at least 190
President Joe Biden surveyed the devastation in North and South Carolina on Wednesday as rescuers continued their search for anyone still unaccounted for after Hurricane Helene caused catastrophic damage across the Southeast and killed at least 183 people.
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Helene's death toll passes 150 as crews search for survivors across Southeast
Exhausted emergency crews worked around the clock to clear roads, restore power and phone service, and reach those still stranded by the storm, which killed at least 134 people in six states.
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In the wake of Hurricane Helene, questions about government response emerge
In western North Carolina, where more than 40 people have died, some residents say the government was unprepared for the storm.
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‘I should've listened': Tampa man takes refuge in a kayak after Helene flooded home
Matthew Heller went live on TikTok as water started rushing in. At one point, 30,000 people joined, and the video garnered more than 3 million likes.
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Travelers at DCA navigate flight disruptions from storm Helene
Storm Helene disrupted flights across the United States. One woman ended up at Reagan National Airport while trying to get from Tampa to Vermont. News4’s Megan McGrath reports live.
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At least 42 dead as Helene lashes the South with wind, rain and historic flooding
The system generated a massive storm surge and knocked out power to millions of customers in several states.
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Helene makes landfall in Florida's northwest coast as a Category 4 hurricane
Helene made landfall on Florida’s northwest coast late Thursday after strengthening into a Category 4 storm hours earlier.
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As Helene bears down, insurance woes add to Florida homeowners' anxiety
Some residents are living in homes that haven’t been repaired since the last storm because of inadequate homeowners insurance — or none at all
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Florida residents evacuating as Tropical Storm Helene is expected to become a hurricane
Tropical Storm Helene formed Tuesday in the Caribbean Sea and could strengthen into a major hurricane while moving north toward the U.S., forecasters said
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Tropical Storm Francine forms in the Gulf, hurricane watch issued in Louisiana
Newly-formed Tropical Storm Francine was named in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday morning.
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Tropical Storm Ernesto takes aim at Puerto Rico and could strengthen to a hurricane by Thursday
On the forecast track, Ernesto is expected to move across portions of the Leeward Islands on Tuesday and near or over the U.S. and British Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico by Tuesday evening.
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Atlantic front forming into tropical storm headed toward U.S. Virgin Islands
Potential Tropical Cyclone Five is strengthening and could be a named tropical storm by the end of Monday, federal forecasters said. If so, it would most likely be named Ernesto.
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DC-area rescue crews deployed to help in Hurricane Debby response
Fire and rescue workers from Montgomery and Fairfax counties are on their way to help parts of Florida hit hard by Hurricane Debby. News4’s Megan McGrath has more.