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HURRICANE MILTON: Science tower erected at Venice Beach to capture storm data
VENICE — A 30-foot-tall science tower has been installed by the University of Florida on Venice Beach to capture information about Hurricane Milton and transmit that to the National Hurricane Center in real time.
Tampa man nicknamed ‘Lt Dan’ is safe after refusing to leave his boat amid Hurricane Milton
A Florida man nicknamed “Lieutenant Dan” – after the character in Forrest Gump – is safe after making the decision to stay on his boat during Hurricane Milton.The storm made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane on Wednesday evening near Sarasota County’s Siesta Key, bringing multiple tornadoes, 28-foot waves, strong winds, heavy rainfall, and devastating storm surge. Recently, videos by local journalists revealed that Lieutenant Dan, whose real name is reportedly Joseph Malinowski, showed that both he and his boat have survived the hurricane.Local Fox 13 news anchor, Kevin O’Donnell posted a clip on X (formerly Twitter) of himself...
Milton, hard on the heels of Helene, stirs memories of when Florida saw four storms in six weeks
Here we go again — our second major hurricane in less than a month. Its climate change-fueled rapid intensification has been startling to watch. Its expected losses are staggering. I hope you took this one seriously, despite the fact that it shares a name with a goofy character in the movie “Office Space.” One of […]
New Guardians Will ‘Run Into Danger’ to Protect Schools
Michael Robinson was a law enforcement officer in Connecticut when a gunman killed 26 people — including 20 children between the ages of 6 and 7 — at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012. Now, it’s his job to make sure nothing like that happens in Charlotte County. Robinson is one of Charlotte County Public Schools’ 23 new Guardians — […] The post New Guardians Will ‘Run Into Danger’ to Protect Schools first appeared on Charlotte County Florida Weekly.
Emergency responses halted across Tampa Bay as Milton brings dangerous impacts
SARASOTA, Fla. — With high winds and whipping rain, Hurricane Milton has created conditions even too dangerous for our local first responders. Counties across Tampa Bay began halting emergency responses on Wednesday evening for the safety of police officers, firefighters and other emergency personnel. Sarasota County emergency responders. The...
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