Tag Archives: Florida

January, 2023

• 5 January

  Dry Tortugas National Park temporarily closed

  

  The Dry Tortugas National Park located about 70 miles off of Key West, Florida has been closed by the National Park Service (NPS) for an indeterminate period of time. The NPS advisory, provided below, advises that the closure is temporary.Click to go to Dry Tortugas National Park siteThe Washington Post …

January, 2020

• 22 January

  Florida - Falling Iguana Warning

  Winter temps have drifted down into the Sunshine State, Florida this week. Temperatures were forecast to fall into the 30-40 degree Fahrenheit range which would push Floridians and Snowbirds alike into their woolies. Jan 22: Don't know about you, but 4 layers plus a scarf was not enough this morning …

September, 2019

• 2 September

  Travel Alert - Hurricane Dorian U.S. Evacuations

  Category 5 Hurricane Dorian has stalled atop of the Bahamas, with an expected trajectory towards the southeastern United States. As of 1000 hours, 02 September Dorian is 120 miles directly east of West Palm Beach, Florida moving at 1mph. It is expected to continue west and then moving northeast up …
• 1 September

  Cat 5 Hurricane Dorian - Florida

  Hurricane Dorian is now a Category 5 Hurricane. With 180mph sustained winds, Dorian is the strongest hurricane in modern record to hit the Bahamas and heading toward the southeastern coast of the U.S.The Governors of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina have all declared a state of emergency. FEMA has activated their …

August, 2019

• 31 August

  Hurricane Dorian bears down on South-Eastern U.S.

  Hurricane Dorian is expected to make landfall the evening of 01 September 2019 into eastern-Florida. The National Hurricane Center issued the following advisory at 0500 hours, 31 August.FloridaFlorida Governor DeSantis issued a state of emergency and has requested the Federal Government do the same (which occurred on 30 August). Emergency …

October, 2018

• 10 October

  Hurricane Michael - Category 4 heading to Alabama, Florida and Georgia

  UPDATED: 1100 EDT 10 October 2018 Hurricane Michael will make landfall shortly as a Category 4 Hurricane.   The National Hurricane Center provides the following advisory, which they issued at 1100 EDT At 1000 AM CDT (1500 UTC), the eye of Hurricane Michael was located near latitude 29.4 North, longitude 86.0 …
• 5 October

  Florida - Health Hazard - Red Tide Affecting Both Coasts

  Florida health officials are advising residents and travelers to avoid contact with the hazardous algal bloom, also known as Red Tide, which has now appeared on both of Florida’s coasts. The Red Tide was originally showed itself along Florida’s Gulf Coast, and affected 100s of miles of beach front, littering …