In September 2022, Hurricane Ian made landfall in southwest Florida as a Category 4 storm and caused nearly 150 deaths, according to the National Hurricane Center. It was the costliest hurricane in Florida’s history, experts say.

A man who posed as a contractor and stole thousands from Hurricane Ian victims was sentenced to five years in prison.

Miami beat South Carolina and Florida to land four-star top-150 receiver Somourian Wingo Thursday afternoon, the 6-foot-3, 180-pound receiver announced at his high school ceremony. “I’ll be taking my talents to the University of Miami!

"Should development take place on the Atlantic side of Florida, it may once again drift northward toward the U.S. coast," Accuweather said on July 11. The more plausible option is development on the Gulf side, which could be steered westward along the northern Gulf Coast, the weather forecast company stated.

The National Hurricane Center on Monday increased its forecast chances a system already dumping rain on Florida could develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

This hurricane season has brought the slowest start to the Atlantic hurricane season since 2014, as the first named storm didn't develop until June 24. Delayed starts don't necessarily mean a dull a season. We are actually ahead of schedule, with three named storms in the books.

Great Labor Day Hurricane (1935) -- The country's first Category 5 storm of the 20th century, the Great Labor Day Hurricane killed over 400 people in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas.

Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. "The system is expected to move westward across Florida during the next day or so, and into the northeastern Gulf by late Tuesday,