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Lee County officials issued their first mandatory evacuation orders on Tuesday morning, less than 24 hours before Hurricane Ian made landfall as a Category 4 in southwest Florida. The orders also came after calls from neighboring counties for their residents to leave Monday ahead of the impending storm.
Tropical Storm Isaias has formed in the Gulf, and meteorologists warn it is likely to strengthen into a Category 2 hurricane in the next few days when it makes landfall in the US.
Residents in parts of Tampa, Fla., received mandatory evacuation orders on Monday as Hurricane Ian barrels toward the state's Gulf Coast, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) warning more evacuations are likely to come. The evacuation order spans waterfront ...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Sept. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- As National Preparedness Month begins, Kids4Kids Relief has released a free family resource born from a lesson its young founders learned after Hurricane Ian: practical checklists can cover supplies and ...