A tornado from Hurricane Milton devastated a Fort Pierce community, leaving residents facing loss, high costs, and lasting trauma.

We asked readers for their most important lessons learned from hurricanes Helene and Milton. Here’s what they had to say.

As 2025 hurricane season begins, forecasters and emergency officials are urging South Florida residents to prepare now — lessons learned from the devastating 2024 season serve as a stark reminder of what's at stake.

After weathering four powerful hurricanes in two years, Florida Gulf Coast residents are preparing for the 2025 hurricane season.

Last fall, strawberry fields in the Tampa Bay region and at the UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center (GCREC) were riddled by colletotrichum crown rot disease, which was spread by winds and rain from Hurricane Milton.

Kevin Guthrie, the head of Florida’s emergency management department, rattled off the state’s bragging rights: debris is picked up 24/7 after a storm, power is restored within 120 hours, roads are reopened in 72 hours and schools are back online in under five business days.

Rapid intensification of storms occurs when sea surface temperatures are at or above record-breaking highs, as was the case with last year’s Hurricane Milton.

News4JAX is helping you get prepared for the upcoming hurricane season-- from getting your home ready to making sure your family can weather a storm, to showing you how our meteorologists conduct their storm tracking,

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