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FWC offers tips to prepare your boat for a storm
How can you keep your boat safe during a hurricane? The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission offers the following tips: more
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Red Cross urges Floridians to prepare for storms
Forecasters are warning that it's possible that South Florida is facing an extremely active hurricane season this year. more
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FEMA By the Numbers Weekly Update June 5
Activate Hope: Displaced survivors can apply for State Non-Congregate Sheltering by visiting the Activate Hope website at hopeflorida.com... more
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A hurricane hunter flies into the eye of a storm. [Photo courtesy NOAA]
Readers share tips for hurricane season preparedness
The Lake Okeechobee News asked readers to share their hurricane season advice for newcomers. more
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Hurricane season has officially begun: Learn how you can prepare
The annual Atlantic hurricane season has officially begun and now is a good time for all of us living in Florida to ensure we are prepared... more
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FEMA provides Florida hurricane recovery update
As of June 3, 899 FEMA staff are on the ground in Florida to help survivors recover from Hurricanes Milton, Helene and Debby. more
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Better Business Bureau urge Floridians to prepare for Above Average 2025 Hurricane Season
To help residents prepare, BBB has released its 2025 Florida Hurricane Guide, a free resource for consumers... more
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Time to strengthen your property & check your coverage
The 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season officially begins June 1. Now is the time to strengthen your property... more
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FPL’s “smart trimming” technology is part of the company’s ongoing investments to fortify the energy grid to make it stronger and more storm resilient. [Photo courtesy FP&L]
FPL prepares for storm season year-round
When a storm approaches, FPL will strategically place crews at staging sites ... more
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Red Cross preparing for upcoming hurricane season; urges everyone to get ready too
Even before a hurricane threatens, the American Red Cross, South Florida Region, is working behind the scenes... more
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Florida is top target in “above average” hurricane season
While record-breaking rainfall in many areas over the past month provided some welcome if only brief relief to... more
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Red Cross offers tips for hurricane season
The Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1, and experts report we could see several powerful storms before the season ends ... more
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Photo courtesy Cross Training Ministries
Hurricane season could bring tornadoes
The 2024 hurricane season brought deadly tornadoes ... more
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AAA shares insurance advice to help residents prepare
As National Hurricane Preparedness Week kicks off, AAA – The Auto Club Group urges residents to take proactive steps... more
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Prepare your landscape and trees for the hurricane season
Given the damaging impacts of hurricanes Debby, Helene and Milton last year, you may want to prepare your landscape... more
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LAKEPORT -- Trees were bent and broken by tornadoes that hit the Lakeport area in Glades County on the afternoon of Oct. 9. [Photo by Katrina Elsken/Lake Okeechobee News]
Workshops to discuss funding for long-term resiliency
HUD has announced that Florida Commerce will receive more than $925 million in funding to support long-term resiliency efforts ... more
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LAKEPORT -- A Lakeport resident was in her home on Oct. 9, when a tornado lifted it and smashed it into a tree. She was rescued and transported to a hospital. In the background at left is the home's front porch. In the distance is the Herbert Hoover Dike. [Photo by Katrina Elsken/Lake Okeechobee News]
FEMA opens recovery centers
FEMA has opened Disaster Recovery Centers in Glades, Okeechobee and Palm Beach counties … more
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LAKEPORT – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has placed tarps on more than 7,100 homes damaged by Hurricanes Helene and Milton, including some homes in Glades County (pictured here) and Okeechobee County. If you signed up for the program and have not yet been helped, check the status of your application at https://www.usace.army.mil/Missions/Emergency-Operations/Blue-Roof-Info/..[Photo by Katrina Elsken/Lake Okeechobee News].
Operation Blue Roof helps hurricane victims
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has placed tarps on more than 7,100 homes damaged by Hurricanes Helene and Milton... more
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Operation Blue Roof extended
Operation Blue Roof is a priority mission managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the Federal Emergency... more
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MARC is set up at the library to help with disaster recovery
If you are in need of help after the recent hurricane and its accompanying tornadoes, turn to your local library. more
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