HURRICANE IAN

Thursday marks one year since Hurricane Ian made landfall in Southwest Florida as a category 5 hurricane, and to this day, residents and businesses hit the hardest are still recovering from the deadliest storm to hit the state since 1935.

Voluntary evacuations are underway in Putnam County ahead of Hurricane Idalia, which is expected to make landfall Wednesday morning as a Category 3 storm.

The grocery store chain received criticism for the cakes last year as Hurricane Ian battered Southwest Florida.

Planning for a hurricane means high-stakes decisions must be made quickly, especially when you're the person or organization responsible for people's lives and preparedness.

The seasonal forecast, which was updated on July 6, has been raised from a slightly above-average season earlier this year.

As many Floridians know, one hurricane can change your life forever with financial and property losses. But you might not be thinking of your cellphone as one of the tools to prepare ahead of the storm.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is forecasting an average 2023 Atlantic hurricane season.

Many people pay close attention to weather forecasts leading up to a tropical storm or hurricane, but it’s very important to pay close attention to forecasts and alerts during the storm.

When a tropical storm or hurricane threatens Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida, it is important to take action quickly long before the storm arrives. While long-term planning is important, there are some key things that need to be accomplished in the short-term.

One of the biggest topics if you live along the coast or in low lying areas is preparing an evacuation plan. But there are some key things to think about before evacuating.

Some new satellites are about to get observe tropical storms and hurricanes up close and in-depth. NASA will be launching new weather tracking satellites later this month on a low Earth orbit.

A new study says changes in air patterns as the world warms will likely push more and nastier hurricanes up against the United States’ east and Gulf coasts.

Hurricane Ian briefly reached maximum Category 5 status before weakening to a Category 4 storm as it blasted ashore last September in southwest Florida, eventually causing over $112 billion in damage in the U.S. and more than 150 deaths directly or indirectly.

Weather officials say they’re retiring the names Fiona and Ian from the rotating list of Atlantic tropical cyclone names because of the death and destruction caused by the most recent storms with those names.

Hurricane Ian is in the history books permanently.

Rules for new Citizens Property Insurance policyholders is part of legislation that was passed during a special session.

Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference Friday at the Oxbow Bar and Grill in Fort Myers where he talked about the progress of the area’s recovery from devastating Hurricane Ian six months ago.

Dozens of Florida homeowners insured by Citizens Property Insurance are complaining about the abrupt price hike in their property insurance.

Short-term pain, long-term gain. That’s what St Johns County is facing in beach restoration from last year’s storms, particularly hurricanes Ian and Nicole.

The Bull Creek Fish Camp restaurant, which is part of Flagler County’s Bull Creek Campgrounds, will be torn down at the end of February, having suffered irreparable damages suffered from hurricanes Ian and Nicole.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has awarded $100 million for beach erosion projects and other restoration efforts in 16 coastal counties damaged by Hurricane Ian and Hurricane Nicole.

Thursday is the last day you can apply for FEMA disaster relief if you had property loss or damage from Hurricane Ian.

More than 1.3% of the adult population in the U.S. was displaced by natural disasters in the past year, with hurricanes responsible for more than half of the forced relocations.

When the new year starts in less than a week, a number of new laws will take effect in Florida.

News4JAX is taking a look back at some of the most unforgettable stories of 2022.

The property insurance debate at the Capitol of Florida is affecting a vast amount of people in the state.

Nearly 50,000 property owners forced from their homes for more than a month by Hurricane Ian or Hurricane Nicole could be eligible for tax relief under a bill that was being prepared Friday for a special legislative session next week.

U.S. officials say Florida's seasonal orange production is forecast to be down 36% from earlier estimates, in part a reflection of twin hurricanes that battered growing regions.

This past year has seen a horrific flood that submerged one-third of Pakistan, one of the three costliest U.S. hurricanes on record, devastating droughts in Europe and China, a drought-triggered famine in Africa and deadly heat waves all over.

The Florida Legislature will meet next week for a special session on property insurance and property tax relief in the wake of damage caused by Hurricane Ian.

An Atlantic hurricane season with 14 named storms has ended, leaving residents in the Florida Keys to celebrate even as others around Florida and Puerto Rico continue to deal with the damage caused by Hurricanes Ian, Nicole and Fiona.

Today is the last day of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season and what a year it’s been.

As Florida lawmakers try to stabilize the troubled property-insurance system next month, they could face worsening problems with reinsurance, a critical part of the system.

It’s been an active 2022 hurricane season in Florida, with both Ian and Nicole slamming the state.

Despite pounding parts of the East Coast, Hurricane Nicole will not hit Florida’s insurance market as hard as Hurricane Ian.

While parts of Southwest Florida were decimated by Hurricane Ian, a community less than 50 miles from the coast looks like there was no storm at all.

A popular Clay County restaurant has reopened after experiencing flooding from Tropical Storm Nicole.

Days after Nicole made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane near Vero Beach, state officials updated the deaths attributed to the storm to include one in Duval County.

The initial damage assessment for Hurricane Nicole’s wrath in Volusia County is over $481 million, topping the $377 million mark set by Hurricane Ian, according to the Volusia County Property Appraiser.

Nicole continues to fade away in the Appalachians, but it packed quite the punch across much of Florida, including our area.

Tropical Storm Nicole is now a depression dumping heavy rain in places from Georgia to southern Canada.

A day after asking residents and visitors in certain parts of the county to evacuate ahead of Nicole, Flagler County emergency management officials on Thursday asked drivers to avoid using A1A if at all possible.

Due to Tropical Storm Nicole, Putnam County is currently recommending evacuations for Zone F, which includes Sportsmans Harbor, Dunns Creek, Federal Point and other locations that experienced flooding during Hurricane Ian, according to Putnam County Department of Emergency Services’ Emergency Management Division.

Tropical Storm Nicole has weakened to a tropical depression as it crosses the Florida Panhandle on its way north into Georgia.

Nicole is expected to bring heavy wind, storm surge and flooding.

A Florida-bound storm has strengthened into Hurricane Nicole after pounding the Bahamas and state officials ordered evacuations that included former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club.

In preparation for Nicole, Jacksonville Beach Ocean Rescue issued a beach safety alert through the weekend. Officials are warning people not to go into the water due to the dangerous conditions.

You’ve gotten the push alerts that Tropical Storm Watches, Storm Surge Warnings and Tropical Storm Warnings are in effect. What do all these alerts mean?

Tropical Storm Nicole is forecast to strengthen to a hurricane as it churns toward the northwestern Bahamas and Florida’s Atlantic coastline.

Hazardous weather is expected over Florida this week.

Federal officials say U.S. aid to Florida for recovery from Hurricane Ian has topped the $2 billion mark.

The death toll from Hurricane Ian continues to rise across the state.

Eighteen former Latin American and Caribbean leaders have signed a letter to U.S. President Joe Biden asking the United States to remove its six-decade embargo on Cuba in the wake of devastation inflicted on the island by Hurricane Ian.

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame group Lynyrd Skynyrd will headline a Hurricane Ian Benefit Concert at Hertz Arena next month, according to a release.

Hurricane Ian not only ravaged southwest Florida on land but was destructive underwater as well.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency will open a Disaster Recovery Center on Saturday at the Flagler County Fairgrounds, the Flagler County Emergency Management said Friday.

The Flagler County Beach City Commission has voted to keep the pier closed after an engineering firm said it is no longer safe for public use following significant Hurricane Ian damage.

Disaster Recovery Centers provide disaster survivors with information from Florida state agencies, FEMA and the U.S. Small Business Administration.

It has been a month since Hurricane Ian ravaged southwest Florida.

Southwest saw record operating revenue in its third quarter, bolstered by strong summer travel demand prompted by consumers eager to get away following an easing of covid-related restrictions.

Our Solutionaries team has been working hard to find solutions for many issues plaguing our communities.

Hurricane Ian caused as much as $1.8 billion in damages to Florida agriculture last month.

Hurricane Ian made landfall in Southwest Florida at the worst possible time for many in the agricultural community, cutting a path through Florida’s citrus belt and hitting tomato fields just before the start of seasonal harvests.

A state economist said Friday that October numbers likely will show an impact from the Category 4 storm, which made landfall Sept. 28 in Southwest Florida, but wouldn’t speculate on potential changes.

The Florida Legislature will hold a special session before the end of the year to consider providing property tax relief for people and businesses whose property was destroyed by Hurricane Ian.

DeSantis made the announcement Thursday at Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille in Lee County, which took the brunt of Hurricane Ian as it came ashore.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the reopening of the causeway linking Sanibel Island to the mainland that was washed out by Hurricane Ian.

Florida’s Chief Financial Officer is calling for a major overhaul in the way insurance is handled to prevent fraud in wake of Hurricane Ian.

The Florida Department of Children and Families is opening the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to St. Johns County residents as part of the state’s response to Hurricane Ian, St. Johns County Emergency Management announced Wednesday.

Florida has seen an increase in cases of flesh-eating bacteria this year driven largely by a surge in the county hit hardest by Hurricane Ian.

River City Pride, in coordination with the City of Jacksonville, has rescheduled its Pride parade after the original October date was postponed due to Hurricane Ian.

A new report finds preliminary agriculture losses in Florida from Hurricane Ian’s high winds and drenching rains could reach $1.56 billion, with citrus, cattle, vegetable and melon operations hit the hardest.

A winning lottery ticket worth a share of a $494 million Mega Millions jackpot was purchased in a southwest Florida city hammered by Hurricane Ian late last month.

People in hard-hit areas can file for temporary housing assistance, basic home repairs and certain other uninsured disaster-related needs through insurance through FEMA.

Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis was in Jacksonville on Monday to talk about Hurricane Ian relief.

There are three proposed amendments to the Florida Constitution that the Florida Legislature voted to place on the ballot this November.

The first of three proposed amendments to the Florida Constitution that the Florida Legislature voted to place on the ballot this November is an effort to help homeowners fight the effects of rising sea levels and climate change.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Sunday visited Flagler Beach, surveying the damage left in wake of Hurricane Ian.

The thousands of oranges scattered on the ground by Hurricane Ian’s fierce winds are only the start of the disaster for citrus growers.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has opened a Disaster Recovery Center in St. Johns County in the wake of Hurricane Ian.

A spokesperson for St. Augustine Solid Waste says it’s making noticeable progress with the collection of storm debris following Hurricane Ian, and as of Friday, crews realized that some areas still need attention.

Lee County deputies arrested seven Osceola County men, accused of looting in Fort Myers after the area and its residents faced Hurricane Ian.

Hurricane Ian brought a historic and deadly storm surge to southwest Florida when it came ashore two weeks ago yesterday.

The Jacksonville Humane Society transferred in 75 cats from shelters that were affected by Hurricane Ian.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has established a hotline for reporting displaced vessels still on Florida state waters because of Hurricane Ian.

More than two weeks since Category 4 Hurricane Ian made landfall in Southwest Florida, residents are trying to rebuild, but it’s a slow process.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has issued an executive order expanding voting access for the midterm elections in three counties where Hurricane Ian destroyed polling places and displaced thousands of people.

It has been a historic sea turtle season in Mayport.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday that he was initiating an executive order to help ensure voters in Charlotte, Lee and Sarasota counties have adequate access to voting in the 2022 election after Hurricane Ian ripped caused major devastation in those areas.

As people work to recover from the devastation Hurricane Ian left behind, they have helping hands from Northeast Florida. Several law enforcement and rescue agencies from our area sent teams to help with everything from rescues to clean up.

Wednesday marks two weeks since Hurricane Ian made landfall in Southwest Florida.

A convoy of truck drivers left the fairgrounds around 6 a.m. They are heading to areas including Pine Island, Punta Gorda, and Cape Coral.

It has been an active stretch for hurricanes in Florida in the past seven years.

After Hurricane Ian, residents in the hardest hit areas in Southwest Florida have a long way ahead of them.

The seafood industry in southwest Florida is racing against time and the elements to save what’s left of both a major shrimping fleet and a lifestyle battered by Hurricane Ian.

After Hurricane Ian tore through Southwest Florida, people are still struggling for basic needs like power, water and a place to stay.

Gov. DeSantis made three major announcements about restoration updates Monday morning alongside other state officials at the Charlotte County Disaster Recovery Center in Port Charlotte.

Some members of the Florida Highway Patrol took a moment off from Hurricane Ian relief efforts to play basketball with residents of Arcadia, in west-central Florida.

Southwest Florida is looking ahead toward the long slog of recovering from a rare direct hit by a major hurricane.

Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program also known as D-SNAP will provide food assistance to Floridians in select counties, News4JAX sister station WKMG-TV reported Saturday.