By WGCU News on Friday, September 15th, 2023 in WordPress. No Comments
A growing number of Hurricane Ian victims are raising their homes to prevent catastrophic flood damage from another storm — that’s raised, as in having the entire structures lifted up, … Read more
By Vishal Thoriya on Friday, September 8th, 2023 in WordPress. No Comments
Bequest Language WGCU Public Media is a member supported service of Florida Gulf Coast University. Since the FGCU Foundation raises monies for various colleges, programs and institutes it is important … Read more
By WGCU News on Monday, September 4th, 2023 in WordPress. No Comments
Hurricanes can be disastrous and Florida sticks out like a sore thumb directly in the path of many hurricanes. It’s the heat of the sun and curvature and spinning of … Read more
By WGCU News on Wednesday, August 30th, 2023 in WordPress. No Comments
Hurricane Idalia officially made landfall as a Category 3 Major Hurricane with sustained winds of 125 MPH near Keaton Beach at 7:45 EDT. The strong winds have caused scattered to … Read more
By WGCU News on Tuesday, August 29th, 2023 in WordPress. No Comments
Ahead of Hurricane Idalia making landfall, evacuations (mandatory and voluntary) have been issued for several coastal counties in Florida. Hurricane Idalia strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane early Tuesday morning … Read more
By WGCU News on Tuesday, August 29th, 2023 in WordPress. No Comments
Town of Fort Myers Beach officials are cautioning residents living in travel trailers that the expected two- to four-feet storm surge from Hurricane Idalia overnight could be very dangerous. Residents … Read more
By WGCU News on Tuesday, August 29th, 2023 in WordPress. No Comments
The forecast continues for Idalia to strengthen into a major category 3 hurricane and make landfall early Wednesday somewhere across the Big Bend Coast of Florida. Depending on the final … Read more
By WGCU News on Tuesday, August 29th, 2023 in WordPress. No Comments
To help speed evacuations ahead of what is expected to be a powerful Hurricane Idalia, the state is lifting tolls at 4 a.m. Tuesday in parts of the state. Gov. … Read more
By WGCU News on Tuesday, August 29th, 2023 in WordPress. No Comments
Floridians pray that when Idalia hits the Gulf Coast it won’t join the long list of destructive Atlantic Ocean storms whose names started with “I.” Since 1955, 13 Atlantic storm … Read more
