By Brian Lada, AccuWeather meteorologist. Published Mar 27, 2024. A super-charged hurricane season could spawn a near-record number of storms in the Atlantic this year, and forecasters may even run out of names for storms amid a frenzy of tropical systems. The scene is being set for a turbulent year in the tropics, one that could…
Hurricane Idalia made landfall Wednesday, August 30th in Florida as a Category 3 storm and unleashed devastation along a wide stretch of the Gulf Coast, submerging homes and vehicles, turning streets into rivers, unmooring small boats and downing power lines before sweeping into Georgia. Idalia came ashore in the Big Bend region, where the Florida Panhandle curves…