Latest Hurricane Headlines
All the headlines from our Hurricane Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Expert Predicts Busy Season, Four Intense Hurricanes
Jun 1 2005 // Colorado State University Professor William Gray has updated his assessment of the 2005 hurricane season, predicting 15 tropical storms between now and Nov. 30, eight of which will grow to hurricane strength. Gray and his...
FIC Unveils Hurricane Central Web Site
Jun 1 2005 // The Florida Insurance Council has unveiled its new Hurricane Central Web site (www.flains.org) as the go-to site for consumers for reliable information related to hurricanes. The new site is part of the industry’s...
Gallagher Applauds As Gov. Bush Signs Homeowner’s Insurance Law
Jun 1 2005 // Gov. Jeb Bush signed a bill today that will enact a new homeowner’s insurance law as Florida’s CFO Tom Gallagher stood by to applaud the governor and state lawmakers for enacting the law, which provides...
Warnings Issued: Hurricane Season Begins June 1, Prepare Now; Suppliers Stocked Up for Fla. Tax-Free Holiday
May 31 2005 // Early-morning thunderstorms crashed across northwest Florida on Tuesday morning, almost as if to announce the arrival on Wednesday morning of the 2005 hurricane season. At the same time, Florida Governor Jeb Bush and other...
May 30 – June 3 Hurricane Awareness Week in Miss.
May 31 2005 // May 30 through June 3 has been dedicated as Hurricane Awareness Week in Mississippi by the Mississippi Emergency Management Association. High wind speeds, tidal surge and tornadoes associated with hurricanes always grab...
Report Says Hurricane-force Winds Likely in Cape Hatteras, N.C., Miami Beach and Naples, Fla.
May 27 2005 // Hurricane-force winds are most likely to strike this year in Cape Hatteras, N.C. and Miami Beach and Naples, Fla., according to an analysis of coastal cities released today by a University of Central Florida professor and...
FEMA Worker Held for Trial in 1998 Scheme to Steal $48,000
May 27 2005 // A state worker who was assigned to process Federal Emergency Management Agency claims, and who was indicted in Miami in 1998 for planning to steal nearly $48,000 in bogus hurricane claims, has been returned from Panama to...
PIA Panelists Discuss Preparing for Hurricane Season
May 26 2005 // Florida’s insurance industry survived last year’s record-breaking hurricane season and is prepared to help homeowners weather what may come this year. That was the message during a recent web broadcast carried...
Hurricane Supply Tax Holiday to Save Fla. Consumers $9.3 M
May 24 2005 // Gov. Jeb Bush has signed HB 6001 into law, the state’s first 12-day sales-tax holiday which permits Floridians to purchase a variety of hurricane supplies and saves consumers $9.3 million. The law gives purchasers a...
Survey: Half of Florida’s Homeowners Ready for Hurricane Season
May 24 2005 // More than half of Florida homeowners participating in a recent statewide survey have taken action to protect their homes from hurricanes. An even larger number recognizes the importance of the state’s building codes...
Citizens Making Improvements; Advises, Prepare Now for Hurricanes
May 24 2005 // With the start of hurricane season, June 1, just days away, Citizens Property Insurance Corporation is advising policyholders to make preparations now, before a possible storm. The state’s insurer of last resort is...
Poll: East Coast Unprepared
May 23 2005 // Most residents along the East and Gulf coasts don’t plan to take even simple steps to protect themselves and their homes from hurricanes, despite the devastation caused by five hurricanes that struck the U.S. last...
Fla. CFO Issues Warning: ‘Prepare Now for Hurricanes’
May 23 2005 // After an unprecedented hurricane season last year and experts predicting the formation of more than 13 named Atlantic storms this season, Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher is issuing a warning to...
Experts Forecast Above-Normal Hurricane Activity Again This Season
May 23 2005 // The East and Gulf coasts can expect another hurricane season that’s worse than average, according to the head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The Atlantic will have 12 to 15 tropical storms,...
Gov. Bush Pledges to Sign SB1486; Insurers Uneasy About Its Provisions
May 23 2005 // Florida Gov. Jeb Bush pledged during the May 11 opening of the annual Governor’s Hurricane Conference at the Tampa Convention Center to sign and approve Senate Bill 1486, controversial legislation that consumer...
‘Miss Piggy,’ Hurricane Center Forecasters Visit South Carolina, Florida
May 23 2005 // Charleston, S.C., and Jacksonville, Fla., were two of five cities the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Hurricane Center forecasters and NOAA Aircraft Operations Center crew visited during a May 2-6...
Ga. Climatologist Cautions Residents to Prepare Now for Hurricanes
May 23 2005 // The seasonal hurricane outlook should have no impact on hurricane plans,” David Stooksbury, the Georgia state climatologist cautioned participants at the Gov-ernor’s Emergency Management Conference at the...
“TAX HOLIDAY” FOR HURRICANE SUPPLIES
May 23 2005 // Gov. Jeb Bush indicates he intends to sign House Bill 6001, creating a 12-day tax holiday during which “certain” hurricane supplies will be exempt from Florida’s 6 percent sales tax. After the governor...
FEMA Director Promises to Keep Recovery Funds Flowing
May 23 2005 // The hurricanes of 2004 taxed the Federal Emergency Management Agency to its limits, Michael Brown, FEMA director and undersecretary of the Department of Homeland Security, told more than 1,500 state emergency managers...
Experts Forecast Above-Normal Hurricane Activity Again This Season
May 23 2005 // The East and Gulf coasts can expect another hurricane season that’s worse than average, according to the head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The Atlantic will have 12 to 15 tropical storms,...
