Resilient SRQ is the newly created county program tasked with administering more than $200 million in Hurricane Ian recovery funds from the federal government. Its first program launched this week.

The unexpected storm caused "significant" damage to some of the sand dunes that had been replenished after Hurricane Idalia washed away five feet of sand in some places.

Some residents say it has been difficult to get assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Businesses and homeowners have until the extended deadline of Dec. 14, 2023, for physical disaster loans through the United States Small Business Administration. Economic Injury Disaster Loans are still available through May 31, 2024.

After Hurricane Idalia swept through North Florida, some farmers faced tough decisions about whether to continue their profession or “sell out and leave.”

The 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season officially comes to an end today, concluding six months of above-normal activity.

Three months after Idalia, many here are more preoccupied with recovery than COP28.

State Division of Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie credited lessons from hurricanes Irma in 2017, Michael in 2018 and Ian and Nicole in 2022 for helping speed the recovery after Idalia.

FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers across the state will close for Thanksgiving starting Wednesday, Nov. 22. The centers in Hillsborough, Charlotte and Dixie counties will close permanently starting Tuesday, Nov. 21, at 5 p.m.

Parts of South Florida received 9 inches of rain, along with high winds that produced gusts of up to 70 mph.

The storm ripped through the Big Bend region as a Category 3 storm, devastating the town's fishing and boating community.

Floridians whose property sustained damage from Hurricane Idalia have until Nov. 29 to apply for federal assistance.