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Tropical Weather Forecast - Flossie falling apart, monitoring waters around Florida for possible development
Hurricane Flossie is starting to fall apart in the Eastern Pacific. The National Hurricane Center is monitoring the waters ...
Florida’s year-round sales tax exemption on essential hurricane supplies now in effect
Hurricane preparedness items like batteries, portable generators and tarps are permanently exempt from state sales tax.
Tropical or subtropical depression may form near Florida over 4th of July weekend, NHC says
A potential low-pressure system could bring significant rainfall to Florida during the July 4th weekend. What to expect: ...
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Stock up any time: Florida ends sales tax on hurricane prep supplies
Floridians can now save on disaster supplies year-round. A new law removes sales tax on essential items like batteries, ...
Destructive, Historic Hurricanes Have Happened During Otherwise Quieter Seasons
This is why we say you should be prepared every hurricane season, regardless of what seasonal outlooks say. Here are some of ...
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Built in 8 days, can Alligator Alcatraz in Everglades take on hurricane? Not a major one
Alligator Alcatraz, a detention camp in the Florida Everglades, is designed to hold 3,000 detainees and is said to ...
Florida says it fixed the flooding issue at Alligator Alcatraz
The state’s top emergency chief boasted Tuesday that the site was ready to withstand the winds of a “high-end” Category 2 ...
Could Alligator Alcatraz withstand a tropical storm or hurricane? Here's what Florida official says
Florida Executive Director of Emergency Management Kevin Guthrie spoke on Alligator Alcatraz's structural integrity during a ...