City Council approved the purchase of Tiger Dams, which are flexible, water-filled barriers designed to form temporary walls around critical facilities.

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office unveils new rescue fleet including high-water trucks and boats to better respond to ...

Punta Gorda on the south side of Charlotte Harbor is preparing for hurricane season. Some residents still are dealing with ...

Hurricane Milton left five boats scattered across Gilchrist Park in Punta Gorda. On Tuesday, the boats were finally gone; the city and a handful of volunteers got their hands dirty and cleaned ...

The residents of Punta Gorda were just getting a handle on wreckage from Hurricane Helene when Milton threw everything back into chaos. Mayor Lynne Matthews on Friday said city officials ...

It’s been closed since Oct. 8 due to Hurricane Milton ... We have not a scratch on a boat, and in Punta Gorda in the boating department, that’s saying something. We got very lucky.” ...

Of those storms, the federal weather agency forecasts that six to 10 will be hurricanes — with three to five of them major.

As Hurricane Milton tore through Florida, it ripped up homes, knocked over signs and trees and caused flooding in parts of the state. Flood waters inundated a neighborhood in Punta Gorda and ...

Milton hits Florida ... is sadly sort of a reality now,” he said. In Punta Gorda, located around 20 miles northwest of Fort Myers, a resident captured on video an electrical transformer ...

The streets of Punta Gorda, Florida, were littered with storm surge debris left behind by Hurricane Milton on Oct. 10. Storm chaser Mike Scantlin is in the area surveying the extent of the damage.

PUNTA GORDA – OCTOBER 10: In this aerial view, a boat rests in a street after it was washed ashore when Hurricane Milton passed through the area on October 10, 2024, in Punta Gorda, Florida.

In this aerial view, flood waters inundate a neighborhood after Hurricane Milton came ashore on Oct. 10, 2024, in Punta Gorda, Fla. Joe Raedle/Getty Images A 2018 study published in the Journal of ...