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Florida Public Radio Emergency Network (FPREN) Storm Center |  Irene Sans El Centro Nacional de Huracanes ha anunciado que los cazadores de huracanes encontraron vientos huracanados en Helene, por lo que la tormenta ahora es...

Florida Public Radio Emergency Network (FPREN) Storm Center | By Irene Sans The National Hurricane Center has announced that Hurricane Hunters found hurricane-force winds in Helene, therefore the storm is now officially a hurricane. The...

On Wednesday, Pinellas and Hillsborough counties issued mandatory evacuation orders for people in Zone A.

Nearly the entire state of Florida is under a state of emergency. Helene is forecast to be a major hurricane at landfall.

The coast of the Tampa Bay area is under a Hurricane Watch as Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine is expected to strengthen to Hurricane Helene.

The Nature Conservancy Florida released new data supporting the benefits provided by mangrove forests. What does this mean for Floridians?

On Thursday Pinellas County Commissioners approved mandatory evacuations for residents in zone Level A because of Hurricane Irma beginning Friday morning. Level A includes many coastal areas, mobile home residents and special needs residents who...

On MidPoint we continue our ongoing discussion of the climate crisis, including sea-level rise, and how Tampa Bay is preparing; or maybe it’s more accurate to say how it’s not doing enough preparing. Listen: In...

Leading local expert on hurricane storm surge flooding risks The hurricane season began on June 1st and it lasts until November 1st. The potential for a catastrophe is huge here in the Bay area if a...

On Thursday Hermine strengthened to a hurricane; because of heavy rainfall Wednesday the City of St. Petersburg began what it calls a “controlled wastewater discharge into Tampa Bay.” The city says based on previous releases “90%...

Tampa’s downtown – and much of the city – is only a few feet above current sea level; emphasis on “current.” But by the end of the century ocean levels across the globe are expected...