Hurricane Melissa intensified into a Category 5 storm Monday as it drew closer to Jamaica, where forecasters expected it to unleash catastrophic flooding, landslides and widespread damage. At that ...

Hurricane Melissa has intensified into a Category 4 hurricane, and could develop further to become a Category 5 as it approaches Jamaica, according to the National Hurricane Center. The hurricane is ...

The U.S. National Hurricane Center warned Monday that Hurricane Melissa could cause catastrophic flash flooding and numerous landslides in parts of Jamaica, Cuba and Hispaniola. The annual death toll ...

The town of Leland is applying for a Federal Emergency Management Agency Hazard Mitigation Grant Program subgrant. If awarded ...

The court stated that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers “was aware or should have been aware” that the Addicks and Barker dams ...

The ruling came in a lawsuit from a group of homeowners and could be appealed. An estimated 14,000 homes were inside the ...

The US had a rare year without a hurricane make landfall, but it saw too much extreme rainfall and flash flooding across the ...

Sarasota County has broken ground on a major flood prevention project, an effort slated to cost in total $64 million.

Sarasota County awarded $57 million in hurricane recovery dollars to projects from St. Armands to Forest Lakes, in a major ...

Homeowners and business owners on Fort Myers Beach could see 25% discounts on flood insurance next year after FEMA recognized the town’s improved flood protection standards.

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Melissa was sustaining Category 4 strength late Sunday and may get stronger while threatening to cause catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean, including ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Hurricane Melissa intensified into a Category 5 storm Monday as it drew closer to Jamaica, where forecasters expected it to unleash catastrophic flooding, landslides and widespread ...