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Construction materials and debris are gathered in a dumpster near homes and businesses in Gulfport on Sept. 16 as the recovery process continues a year after hurricanes Helene and Milton ravaged the area. The 2025 hurricane season will, with all certainty, conclude Sunday without a landfalling storm in the state.
Florida’s hurricane season was unusually quiet. What happened?
From a historic lull to powerful storms, the 2025 season was an odd one.
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Why hurricanes pose extra risks for pregnant, postpartum women and their babies
Jasmine Fernandez walks with her 1-year-old child at Skyway Park in Tampa on Oct. 27. Fernandez gave birth in August before Hurricane Helene, and she and her husband had to evacuate their Tampa home twice last year with their newborn. “It was super exhausting, and not in my own space,” Fernandez said.
Emergency plans often lack accommodations for vulnerable women and children during natural disasters.
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Hurricanes walloped Tampa Bay. A year later, how the area is recovering
The Gulfport Casino, a popular venue and local landmark shown in this Sept. 16 photo, is still shut down after sustaining damage during last year's hurricane season.
Much of the area has come back after last hurricane season, but hard-hit spots are still picking up the pieces.
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7 hurricanes that show how powerful late-season storms can be
An aerial view of a downtown high-rise that was smashed by a fallen crane from Hurricane Milton at in St. Petersburg. The building housed the Tampa Bay Times and other businesses.
Plenty of late-season storms affect Florida.
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LATEST

  1. Pinellas County OKs redevelopment of flood-prone mobile home park
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    A motorcycle is parked outside a vacant mobile home that was slated for demolition in this photo taken just before Halloween at the Twin City Mobile Home Park on Gandy Boulevard in St. Petersburg.
  2. This St. Petersburg hurricane party celebrates storm season’s end
    • St. Petersburg
    Guests network and socialize during a party celebrating the end of hurricane season at Sharon Joy Kleitsch's condo on Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, in St. Petersburg.
  3. Florida’s dreaded hurricane season that wasn’t | Column
    • Viewpoints
    A hurricane-damaged pier is pictured in Boca Ciega Bay in Gulfport. This year's quiet storm season should give us all pause.
  5. Florida’s hurricane season was unusually quiet. What happened?
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    Construction materials and debris are gathered in a dumpster near homes and businesses in Gulfport on Sept. 16 as the recovery process continues a year after hurricanes Helene and Milton ravaged the area. The 2025 hurricane season will, with all certainty, conclude Sunday without a landfalling storm in the state.
  6. St. Petersburg’s $160M storm recovery program delayed by government shutdown
    • St. Petersburg
    Debris is piled on the curb on Overlook Drive Northeast, near the intersection of Connecticut Avenue Northeast, in St. Petersburg's Shore Acres neighborhood Oct. 22, 2024. The city's leadership planned to open applications for a $160 million storm recovery program this month. The federally funded initiative became another casualty of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. 

HURRICANE PREPARATION GUIDE

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Debris left over from Hurricane Helene is pictured on the side of a road near Bahia Beach, in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton on Oct. 10 in Ruskin.
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Storm surge was a major issue with Hurricane Helene. Make sure your important documents are protected.
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Locals walk on the Oldsmar Pier before Hurricane Helene arrives on Sept. 26, 2024.
Resources for Tampa Bay seniors, others needing hurricane evacuation help
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Damaged homes on Shoreview Drive due to storm surge from Hurricane Milton on Manasota Key on Oct. 16 in Englewood.

Hurricane Emergency Information

Here are the latest evacuation maps (interactive and printable), shelter locations and emergency information provided by your county:

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