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In the days before Hurricane Milton hit Florida, forecasters worried it could send as much as 15 feet of water rushing onto ...

A vehicle driving through Lee County was attacked by an alligator as it drove through watery roadways after storms hit the area.

Sign up to get updates about current storms and weather events by location Conditions across Lee County quickly deteriorated, leaving nearly 180,000 without power and communities inundated ...

But for the faithful in Florida, destructive Hurricane Milton has disrupted plans for observing the Day of Atonement -- the ...

Florida residents are returning to the familiar ritual of assessing hurricane damage, the day after Milton smashed through ...

Hurricane Milton strengthened as it churned through the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida on Tuesday and could wallop one of the ...

At least 16 people have died from Hurricane Milton, which roared onshore on Florida's west coast as a Category 3 hurricane, ...

The Town of Fort Myers Beach began welcoming residents back to Fort Myers Beach on mud-filled streets Thursday, the morning ...

This drone video provides a view from high above of Fort Myers Beach, which has been hit by two hurricanes in the last two ...

Widespread flooding has begun from the storm surge brought by Hurricane Milton to Fort Myers Beach as conditions rapidly ...

The worst storm surge appeared to be in Sarasota County ... Among the dozens of tornadoes was a twister that hit the tiny ...