Florida, Hurricane Helene
Florida Evacuation Map Update as Hurricane Helene's Path Shifts
Officials have ordered all tourists to leave as well as all RVs. Mandatory evacuations also are in place for residents in Highland View, Wind Mark, St. Joe Beach, Beacon Hill to the county line and for the City of Port St. Joe for everyone from St. Joseph Bay to North Garrison Avenue and everyone from the bay to Garrison Avenue.
Florida residents who denied evacuation ahead of Hurricane Helene told to 'write name on body parts' to identify them
Residents who have refused to evacuate the path of Hurricane Helene in Florida have been instructed to write their details on their body in permanent marker. At least one fatality in Florida was blamed on the hurricane so far,
Florida Sheriff Warned People Who Rejected Helene Evacuation Order to Write Name 'on Arm or Leg' So Their Bodies Could Be Identified
Residents riding out the storm were also asked to email information about the people staying being so that they could be prioritized by Search and Rescue.
Residents in Florida county who didn't follow county's evacuation order told to write name, birthday on body
A county in Florida's Big Bend area told its residents who did not evacuate for Hurricane Helene to write their name and birthday on their body.
Ahead of Hurricane Helene, some in Florida flout evacuation orders: ‘Pray in the name of Jesus’
The storm, which could make landfall as a Category 4 hurricane and create storm surges of up to 18 feet across parts of the Gulf Coast, forced at least 16 Florida counties to issue mandatory evacuations,
Florida residents who stayed behind were urged to write name on body before hurricane’s impact
A Florida sheriff offered dire advice to residents who chose not to or were unable to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Helene’s arrival.
Residents who didn't follow Florida county's evacuation order told to write name, birthday on body
A county in Florida's Big Bend area told its residents who did not evacuate for Hurricane Helene to write their name and birthday on their body.
Grist58m
In Florida’s Big Bend, small towns bear the brunt of Helene’s impact
Rescue crews searched the wreckage of the trailer park and Yankeetown for the dozens of residents who had refused to evacuate. The community is more than 5 miles from the Gulf of Mexico, but the ...
Do you know if you live in a Florida evacuation zone? Here's how to find out
The Florida Division of Emergency Management has a website to determine whether you live in an evacuation zone and what zone ...
Tropical storm approaches Florida: Evacuation tips, what to bring if you have pets, children
Florida is bracing for Tropical Storm Helene, which could make landfall as a Category 3 hurricane this week. Here's what to ...
Florida sheriff gives somber advice to residents who defied mandatory evacuation order
Ahead of the hurricane, county officials in the Sunshine State issued mandatory evacuations due to the storm producing ...
Tropical Storm Helene Evacuation Map as Storm Strengthens
One county warned that the storm, which is expected to hit western Florida, "will be unlike anything we have experienced to ...
WUFT4d
Ahead of Helene, some in Florida flout evacuation orders: ‘Pray in the name of Jesus’
Despite evacuation orders in 16 Florida counties, some residents say they are riding out the storm, either out of convenience ...
Florida Politics4d
More Florida counties update evacuation orders
More Florida counties are ordering their residents to evacuate. Counties that have issued emergency mandatory evacuations for ...
Death toll rises from Helene while supplies are rushed to North Carolina and Florida digs out
Authorities were rushing to airlift supplies and restore communications and roads in flooded Asheville on Sunday.