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Business, Safety, Logistics

South Florida Now in Forecast Cone for Potential Hurricane Nicole

The financial district in downtown Miami

South Florida is now in the forecast cone for Subtropical Storm Nicole, which is forecast to be near hurricane strength, or possibly a hurricane, by midweek, according to the National Hurricane Center’s latest advisory.

Robin Webb and Lois K. Solomon | South Florida Sun Sentinel
November 7, 2022
Technology, Private, TCA

Amazon’s Hurricane Disaster Program Provides Relief in Tampa Bay

An Amazon employee loads a pallet of snack foods into a semi truck trailer.

Amazon had donated more than 1.5 million items for victims of the Category 4 storm that hit Florida in early October to charities like the Red Cross and South Florida disaster nonprofit Global Empowerment Mission.

Bernadette Berdychowski | Tampa Bay Times
October 14, 2022
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics, For-Hire, Private

Broad Relief Efforts Converge After Hurricane Ian

Amazon disaster relief

Trucking companies, government entities and nonprofit groups responded to the devastation wrought along Florida’s Gulf Coast by Hurricane Ian last month with relief efforts for the many areas affected by the storm, and are working to overcome challenges in getting aid to those in need.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
October 6, 2022
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

States Approve Rule Exemptions to Speed Florida Relief Efforts

Florida DOT truck

Motor carriers transporting relief supplies to regions of Florida and South Carolina affected by Hurricane Ian are working with a variety of emergency vehicle size and weight exemptions in effect in neighboring states, moves made by governors and state agencies looking to help speed relief supplies to storm-ravaged areas.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
October 6, 2022
Government, Business, Safety

Ian Lashes South Carolina as Florida Surveys Devastation

Hurricane Ian

CHARLESTON, S.C. — A revived Hurricane Ian made landfall on coastal South Carolina on Sept. 30, threatening the historic city of Charleston with severe flooding after the deadly storm caused catastrophic damage in Florida and trapped thousands in their homes.

Meg Kinnard and Adriana Gomez Licon | Associated Press
September 30, 2022
Government, Business, Fuel

Biden to Oil Industry: Don’t Raise Prices as Hurricane Nears

President Joe Biden speaks during the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington

President Joe Biden on Sept. 28 warned oil and gas companies against increasing prices for consumers as Hurricane Ian neared landfall along Florida’s southwest coast.

Aamer Madhani | Associated Press
September 28, 2022
Government, Safety, Logistics

Hurricane Ian Nears Florida Landfall

Hurricane Ian

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Hurricane Ian rapidly intensified as it neared landfall along Florida’s southwest coast Sept. 28, gaining top winds of 155 mph (250 kph), just shy of the most dangerous Category 5 status. Damaging winds and rain lashed the state, and the heavily populated Naples to Sarasota region was at highest risk of a devastating storm surge.

Curt Anderson | Associated Press
September 28, 2022
Government, Business, Safety

Strengthening Nicholas Threatens to Hit Texas as Hurricane

HOUSTON — Tropical Storm Nicholas gathered strength Sept. 13 and threatened to blow ashore in Texas as a hurricane that could bring up to 20 inches of rain to parts of the Gulf Coast, including the same area hit by Hurricane Harvey in 2017 and storm-battered Louisiana.

Associated Press
September 13, 2021
Business, Logistics

Louisiana Ports Shutdown May Impact Agriculture Exports

The ports of New Orleans, Baton Rouge and South Louisiana, vital in terms of shipping grain commodities worldwide, have been shut down, and there is no timetable for when they will reopen.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
August 31, 2021
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel

Energy Companies Begin to Assess Damage From Ida

Louisiana communities battered by Ida faced a new danger as they began the massive task of clearing debris and repairing damage from the storm: the possibility of weeks without power in the stifling, late-summer heat.

Associated Press
August 31, 2021

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