Brooke Hiers just a month ago left the state-issued emergency trailer where her family had lived after Hurricane Idalia slammed into her home on Florida's Gulf Coast in August of 2023.

Hurricane Helene was a historic storm, marking the strongest landfall on record since 1851.

What’s instigating this potential for development? Something called the "Central American Gyre."

State lawmakers returning to the capital Monday for a special legislative session will take a up a series of bills related to Israel, security at Jewish schools, damage caused by Hurricane Idalia and school vouchers.

Here's how the rest of hurricane season could play out

The White House is asking lawmakers for nearly $56 billion in emergency spending for disaster relief, child care funding and broadband.

The City of Orlando are expected to vote on a deal to purchase Pulse nightclub.

Florida agriculture losses from Hurricane Idalia are estimated at between $78 million and $371 million, with producers also suffering widespread damage to such infrastructure as irrigation rigs and fences.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency and Florida Division of Emergency Management issued bulletins Saturday with instructions on how to appeal a FEMA decision regarding one’s eligibility for assistance in Hurricane Idalia’s wake.

Covering extreme weather events can be both a challenging and vital task.

Rain and heat

The body of a 60-year-old man who went missing while windsurfing on the Banana River has been recovered, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

Florida and other states are trying to fend off an attempt by the Biden administration to end a lawsuit challenging changes to the National Flood Insurance Program that have led to higher premiums for many property owners.

As efforts continued to sort out damage from Hurricane Idalia, regulators on Friday approved proposals by seven private insurers to pull as many as 202,000 policies from the state’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp.

Residents of a Casselberry mobile home community say they are glad Hurricane Idalia spared them, but they claim erosion from other storms has caused their homes to sink.

Nearly a week after Hurricane Idalia hit Florida's Big Bend region, organizations across the state came together on Tuesday to get results.

First lady Jill Biden has tested positive for COVID-19.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to give an update on the recovery efforts after Hurricane Idalia slammed into the state's Big Bend region last Wednesday.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Sunday held a news conference at the water plant in Yankeetown.

FFor small businesses that rely on summer tourism to keep afloat, extreme weather is replacing the pandemic as the determining factor in how well a summer will go.

Two people have been charged with looting a home damaged by Hurricane Idalia in Florida’s Big Bend region.

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office says he has no plans to meet with President Joe Biden when the Democrat flies to Florida this weekend to survey damage from Hurricane Idalia, suggesting that doing so could hinder disaster response because of the logistics involved.

President Biden is approving a federal disaster declaration for Florida to help state and local recovery efforts after Hurricane Idalia slammed into North Florida's Big Bend.

The White House will seek another $4 billion to address natural disasters as part of its supplemental funding request, bringing the total to $16 billion.

Hurricane Idalia's fast track over a sparsely populated region means Florida's insurance industry isn't expected to take nearly the hit it has with previous storms like last year's Ian.

In the final hours before Hurricane Idalia struck Florida, experts say its eye experienced a phenomenon that kept it from further intensifying.

For the first time in 76 years, the Florida State Guard is helping in recovery efforts after Hurricane Idalia hit the state.

Hot

Talk to Tom started as a live segment during the 2004 hurricane season — a summer marred by monstrous storms including Charley, Frances, and Jeanne— and gave Chief Meteorologist Tom Sorrells the opportunity to answer viewers’ weather questions.

DeSantis and FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell planned Thursday to “see first-hand” damage from powerful Hurricane Idalia.

Hurricane Idalia gained strength while moving over the Gulf of Mexico but there is a specific term used for this process, rapid intensification.

Taxpayers affected by the storm now have until February 2024 to file various individual and business tax returns, and make tax payments.

Florida Foodie newsletter.

The record-breaking ocean temperatures have been a big story lately, with sea surface temperatures reaching all-time highs during July and August. And that is very much the case in the water around Florida.

President Joe Biden on Thursday approved a federal disaster declaration to help state and local recovery efforts after the Category 3 Hurricane Idalia slammed into North Florida’s Big Bend region and caused widespread damage.

Idalia has moved away from Florida, but the storm continues to batter the Carolina coast.

It's been one of the most asked questions to the Pinpoint Weather Team regarding Idalia.

Major Thomas Richmond with The Salvation Army is on the road and is headed to the hardest hit areas after Idalia battered Florida's Big Bend region.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday said the state has requested a federal disaster declaration for 25 counties that were under a hurricane warning while Idalia pressed into the Big Bend as a major storm the day prior.

Air Force pilots evacuating MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa ahead of Hurricane Idalia caught amazing footage of what looks like lightning but really isn’t.

The White House says Congress should pass a short-term funding measure to ensure the government keeps operating after the current budget year ends Sept. 30.

Power outages, flooding and vicious storm surge will likely take a while for citizens to recover from.

Florida and Georgia residents living along Hurricane Idalia’s path of destruction are picking through piles of rubble where homes once stood, throwing tarps over roofs and gingerly navigating through mazes of streets left underwater or clogged with fallen trees.

Residents are getting back to normal in Marion County after Hurricane Idalia brushed past the county.

President Joe Biden says Hurricane Idalia is “still very dangerous” even though it has weakened since coming ashore in Florida on Wednesday morning.

In Perry, which saw some of the worst of Hurricane Idalia as it made landfall, the extent of the damage is still being surveyed.

Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida's Big Bend as a major Category 3 major storm.

Thousands of utility workers deployed to the hardest-hit areas of Florida after Hurricane Idalia pushed through the state early Wednesday.

A large oak tree fell at the governor’s mansion in Tallahassee as Hurricane Idalia barreled through the state.

Idalia made landfall Wednesday morning as Category 3 hurricane in the Big Bend area of Florida, but officials in Flagler Beach are worried about further erosion in an area hard hit by past storms.

Idalia is pushing into Georgia but its impacts are still being felt in Florida.

The Florida Public Service Commission began to chart power outages attributed to Hurricane Idalia.

The Florida county sheriff where Hurricane Idalia made landfall as a Category 3 storm says so far there have been no reported deaths or serious injuries.

Trooper Steve drives through areas of Central Florida as Hurricane Idalia brings strong weather conditions to the state.

Idalia roars to the Big Bend area of Florida.

Idalia made landfall as Category 3 hurricane in the Big Bend area of Florida, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Hurricane Idalia tore into Florida with 125 mph winds, splitting trees in half, ripping roofs off hotels and turning small cars into boats.

In a release, Uber officials said that the free round trips will be discounted up to a maximum of $35 each way.

According to FDOC, around 4,000 inmates were evacuated or relocated from facilities in the projected path of Hurricane Idalia.

Residents in Flagler County prepared for tropical storm-force winds from Idalia, which could come as early as Wednesday morning.

Hurricane Idalia is expected to make landfall in Florida's Big Bend Wednesday morning as a powerful Category 3 storm, bringing a devastating storm surge along with it.

Many of the stores with modified hours are in locations that are expected to be impacted by Idalia as it passes through the state, such as near Tampa, Alachua County and Marion County.

Comcast announced that over 140,000 hotspots would be set up in preparation for the storm for both customers and non-customers to use.

An empty lot on State Road 471 in Sumter County is where thousands of utility company trucks are parked and waiting for Hurricane Idalia to pass.

Central Florida residents are sharing their own experiences with Hurricane Idalia as the storm gears up to make landfall.

Feeding on some of the hottest water on the planet, forecasters expect Hurricane Idalia to rapidly strengthen as it bears down on Florida.

Florida’s Big Bend is one of the last truly natural places in the state.

Get the latest information about Hurricane Idalia.

Melissa DeVriese, President, Security First Insurance Company in Ormond beach sat down with News 6 investigator Mike Holfeld to talk about the role insurance companies will play to answer the call for coverage and what policy holders need to know.

A rare blue supermoon could be playing a role in worsening the impact of Hurricane Idalia as the storm lashes Florida's west coast.

Hurricane Idalia lashes Florida, bringing a severe weather threat to the state.

Lisa Miller, former assistant insurance commissioner for the state of Florida under Gov. Jeb Bush, sat down with News 6 to offer safety and insurance advice in the wake of Idalia’s imminent landfall.

A rare full moon will also play a role in how Idalia will be impacting our Atlantic coastline.

Take a look below at some of the live cameras in cities throughout Florida as the state prepares for Idalia to strike.

Florida residents living in vulnerable coastal areas have been ordered to pack up and leave as Hurricane Idalia gained steam in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and threatened to unleash life-threatening storm surges and rainfall.

Many locations in Central Florida have closed down in preparation for the massive storm.

Central Florida’s theme parks and attractions are making adjustments and monitoring tropical storm Idalia as it inches towards Florida.

Idalia prompts school closures in Central Florida.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs an executive order declaring a state of emergency for a large part of Florida.