Putting and taking down hurricane shutters can be stressful for many reasons. With two hurricanes in two weeks, maybe it's ...

The best time to put up your shutters depends if your area is under a hurricane watch, according to the National Weather Service Melbourne meteorologist Jared Hile. On the Treasure Coast, he said, the ...

We felt safe,” said Angela, “because neighbors told us it had never flooded.” But even as the Brudoses’ home remained perfectly dry, climate change was beginning to reshape the housing market here — ...

The eighth named storm of the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season, Hurricane Helene, is headed for Florida's Gulf Coast and is expected to make landfall somewhere near the Big Bend region of the state ...

Do I need hurricane shutters if I have hurricane windows? You don’t need hurricane shutters if you have hurricane windows. Hurricane windows provide robust year-round protection against flying ...

A 69-year-old man fell off a ladder while installing hurricane shutters for Milton, prompting West Palm Beach police to urge ...

A man sustained serious injuries while installing hurricane shutters in West Palm Beach ahead of Hurricane Milton.

Be sure to cover all of your windows. If you don't have permanent hurricane shutters, close and board up all windows and doors with plywood. The Red Cross also offers a one-page safety checklist ...

As Hurricane Helene pushed toward the U.S. mainland on Thursday, at least 25 million people were under a tornado watch. While tornadoes don’t typically get the same attention as hurricanes ...

Farmers in the southern U.S. rushed to harvest key crops like cotton and rice ahead of Hurricane Francine’s arrival. Francine made landfall Wednesday as a Category 2 hurricane about 60 miles ...

Under our rules we are only allowed to close the shutter if a hurricane is imminent and the HOA board issues permission to close it. It must be opened again within a few days. We are away for the ...

A 42-year-old restaurant may never reopen in the same location. An event space-owner is trying to cobble together income as he faces tens of thousands of dollars in repairs to his barn. A gallery ...