2008 Hurricanes

Three months after floodwaters forced residents of Manna Christian Missions RV park from their homes, only a frAction have returned -- some 24 families out of more than 200. Those who remain either own or are still paying for newer trailers that lack the issues of surrounding older units. Full story »

There were 16 named storms this season. Six made landfall in the United States. Only one of those hit Florida, something officials are thankful for as the season comes to a close. Tropical Storm Fay made landfall Aug. 19. The storm came ashore early that morning over Cape Romano near Marco Island with tropical storm force winds that stretched for 125 miles from the center.
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Lee County will request roughly $1.24 million in federal reimbursement from Tropical Storm Fay expenses, significantly less than was requested for previous storms like Hurricanes Wilma and Charley, public records show. Full story »

Anyone in Collier County who suffered damages or losses from Tropical Storm Fay must register for state/federal insurance by the end of Monday. Full story »

Crashing waves and a powerful sea surge from Hurricane Paloma destroyed hundreds of homes along Cuba's southern coast, but the storm rapidly weakened into a tropical depression Sunday as it moved over the island. Full story »

Paloma became an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 hurricane early Saturday, bringing wind and rain to the Cayman Islands and threatening to strike hurricane-ravaged Cuba as a major storm, forecasters said. Full story »

Forecasters say Tropical Storm Paloma is strengthening and turning to the north as it approaches the Cayman Islands and Cuba. Full story »

Three years ago Friday Hurricane Wilma’s 125 mph winds whipped Immokalee. Some residents of the farming community 40 miles northeast of Naples are still waiting on relief. “Floridians knew that recovering from the third costliest storm in our nation’s history would not happen overnight,” Jim Homstad, a Federal Emergency Management Agency spokesman at the agency’s Florida office, wrote in an e-mail. “FEMA has made incredible progress.” Full story »

Forecasters say Omar has reached hurricane strength with top winds of 75 mph as it menaces Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Full story »

The National Hurricane Center in Miami says a new tropical depression has formed over the eastern Caribbean even as what had been Tropical Storm Nana lost strength over the Atlantic. Full story »

Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami say Tropical Storm Nana has formed in the eastern Atlantic, but predict it will weaken to a tropical depression by Monday. Full story »

The National Hurricane Center says Subtropical Storm Laura is keeping its strength as it churns through the north central Atlantic, far from land. Full story »

The National Hurricane Center says Subtropical Storm Laura has formed in the north central Atlantic Ocean. The storm is centered about 1,015 miles west of Faial island in the Azores and moving west-northwest near 8 mph early Monday. Full story »

The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Kyle has formed south of Bermuda in the Atlantic.
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To meet the needs of residents following Tropical Storm Fay, a short-term Disaster Recovery Center will be opening in Collier County. Full story »