National Hurricane Center announces changes ahead of upcoming 2023 season

Six months after Hurricane Ian made landfall as a powerful Category 4 storm, people across Florida are still working to recover. As those efforts continue, state leaders and meteorologists are already looking ahead to the upcoming hurricane season.

Here are the hurricane names for the 2023 Atlantic season

The Atlantic hurricane season officially begins on June 1 and ends on Nov. 30. This six-month period was chosen by the National Hurricane Center because it accounts for 97% of all Atlantic tropical storms and hurricanes. Here are the names of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season.

20th anniversary concert for Hermitage Artistic Retreat will raise money to repair Hurricane Ian damages

Hermitage Artistic Retreat is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a star-studded concert. The performers are coming to help raise money to make repairs to damages caused by Hurricane Ian. 

'A beacon of hope': Sanibel Lighthouse relit five months after Hurricane Ian damage

Five months ago, after Hurricane Ian made landfall in southwest Florida, locals spotted the Sanibel Lighthouse from the mainland missing a leg but still standing – it became a beacon of hope. That hope shined bright Tuesday morning after city officials relit the lighthouse for the first time since the major hurricane.

Local leaders travel to Sanibel to learn from Hurricane Ian, recovery efforts

The Tampa Bay area dodged a bullet for the most part when it came to Hurricane Ian. City officials from a few beach communities, though, said they want to be ready in case we’re not as lucky next time.

Hurricane Ian causes estimated $1 billion in agricultural-production losses

Hurricane Ian caused an estimated $1 billion in agricultural-production losses, with the biggest hits to the citrus industry, along with growers of vegetables and melons, according to a new University of Florida report.

Children's Community Clothing Closet reopens in new location after Hurricane Ian

Four months ago, Hurricane Ian ripped back roofs and caused flooding in North Port. Many homes and buildings were damaged, including the city's Children's Community Clothing Closet.

Body of last missing person from Hurricane Ian found on sunken boat in Fort Myers Beach

The body of 72-year-old James "Denny" Hurst was recovered from a sunken sailboat in Fort Myers Beach on Friday afternoon. He had been missing since Hurricane Ian, when he told his family he was going to ride out the storm on his boat. Hurst was the last person still unaccounted for after the Category 4 storm.

National Hurricane Center tracking rare January disturbance in Atlantic

A system moving through the Atlantic Ocean far off the coast of the Northeast U.S. on Monday has gotten the attention of forecasters.

Remains found in mangroves identified as elderly woman missing since Hurricane Ian, Lee County sheriff says

82-year-old Ilonka Knes had been missing since Hurricane Ian destroyed her Fort Myers Beach home. Her husband's body had been found not long after the storm struck, but she remained missing for more than three months until workers clearing debris found her remains in a thicket of mangroves. She was one of two people still missing since the storm made landfall back in September.