Frustrated residents and business owners might blame too much hype for the early evacuation of the Keys for Hurricane Ike. But Monroe County Emergency Management Director Irene Toner says there were valid and complex reasons for the call to get people out.
Posted - Wednesday, September 10, 2008 09:03 AM EDT
Police and National Guardsmen warn visitors away from a Key West seawall Tuesday morning.
What was billed as "The Tempest" turned out to be "Much Ado About Nothing."
Posted - Wednesday, September 10, 2008 09:02 AM EDT
In June, Village of Islamorada officials gathered in their emergency operations center to prepare for a storm barreling north across Cuba with a direct path through the Lower and Middle Keys.
Posted - Monday, August 25, 2008 04:38 PM EDT
When a hurricane threatens the Keys, you'll have to make the decision whether to evacuate or ride out the storm in safety at home. If local authorities recommend evacuation, you should leave. Their advice is based on knowledge of the strength of the storm and its potential for death and destruction.
Posted - Friday, June 06, 2008 02:53 PM EDT
A satellite image of Hurricane Lili in the Gulf of Mexico (2002).
Links to National Weather Service offices, advisory products and local conditions reports are here.
Posted - Saturday, May 31, 2008 03:07 PM EDT
For the thousands of Keys residents who purchased a generator the past few years, there are a few things you should do to ensure your alternate power source will be ready for use when the power is knocked out for the first time.
Posted - Tuesday, May 27, 2008 12:12 AM EDT
Four hurricanes blew over or past the Florida Keys in the hurricane season just ended, stripping our plants of foliage, twisting branches, breaking fronds, uprooting trees, spraying saltwater on the foliage and inundating the plants’ root zones.
Posted - Tuesday, May 27, 2008 12:14 AM EDT
