Stay informed about prep, closures, dangers, impact and the latest storm path as now Tropical Storm Helene heads towards Sarasota and Manatee.

Sarasota County commissioners have made clear at that the dredging of Phillippi Creek is at the top of their hurricane recovery checklist.

In a press release announcing the closure, Shore cofounder Tom Leonard blamed the City of Sarasota for a lack of urgency in responding to the floods, citing up to 5 feet of storm surge. “ ...

Sarasota County sent a news release noting ... are still recovering from Helene to "start preparing for potential storm surge ...

More than three decades ago, residents who lived along Phillippi Creek donned matching T-shirts that read “I survived the ...

Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. ET near Sarasota, generating catastrophic storm surge and life-threatening flooding across west-central Florida.

The U.S. Small Business Administration opened two local Business Recovery Centers to advise hurricane victims on their ...

A storm surge is also expected along the east coast ... A displaced boat at Marina Jack in Sarasota, Florida, this morning following the arrival of Hurricane Milton. Debris from palm trees ...

Florida’s Big Bend region – recently no stranger to squalls from the Gulf – saw a storm surge up to 12 feet. In Sarasota County, the no-name storm flooded 300 homes near Phillippi Creek.

Storm surge is anticipated to be 3 to 5 feet above the mean high water line in Charlotte County; 4 to 7 feet above the mean ...

will also be in Sarasota through March 15 to advise general contractors and initiated homeowners on how to recover from the storms and prepare their homes for future storm seasons. “ ...