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Hurricanes and other storms may leave vehicles underwater. Some will likely end up being repaired and sold to unsuspecting buyers ...
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Special to Lake Okeechobee News
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5/5/22
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![Coffins stacked beside the road between Belle Glade and Pahokee, after the hurricane of 1928 - Palm Beach County, Florida. [Photo courtesy Florida Memory Project]](https://delta.creativecirclecdn.com/scfl/medium/20220502-153849-1928HurricaneTrucksCoffins%20on%20their%20way%20to%20Clewiston%20from%20LaBelle.jpg)
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The threat of hurricanes and tropical storms is an inescapable part of living in Florida.
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From the Florida Memory Project
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5/3/22
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Following on the heels of a record-breaking 2020 hurricane season, the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season was another active one ...
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5/3/22
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On May 2, AARP Florida announced a variety of AARP resources available to Floridians as they prepare for Hurricane Season ...
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Special to Indiantown Independent
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5/3/22
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Since 1953, Atlantic tropical storms had been named from lists originated by the National Hurricane Center.
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Special to Lake Okeechobee News
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5/3/22
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Emergency preparedness officials on Wednesday warned Floridians not to get complacent during the upcoming hurricane season, particularly in coastal areas that haven't …
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4/13/22
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LABELLE -- Hail damage was reported in LaBelle on April 4.
According to Interactive Hail Maps, there were five reports of on-the-ground jail by trained spotters.
At 3:38 p.m. on April 4, …
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Special to the Caloosa Belle
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4/8/22
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WEST PALM BEACH -- The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) issued a temporary burn ban on SFWMD lands in Lee, Collier and Hendry Counties due to dry conditions and the imminent danger of …
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4/2/22
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Although a mild and sunny climate is one of South Florida’s greatest natural assets, extremes of heat and cold ...
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Special to the Lake Okeechobee News
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2/11/22
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Feb. 10 is Hurricane and Flooding Awareness Day
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2/10/22
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No other country in the world has more tornadoes than the United States.
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Special to Lake Okeechobee News
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2/9/22
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A cold weather shelter/warming center opening for Saturday, Jan. 29 and Sunday Jan. 30, …
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Special to the Okeechobee News
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1/28/22
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According to the National Weather Service, overnight lows may dip into the high 20s to low 30s degrees Fahrenheit this weekend.
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News from Florida Department of Health
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1/28/22
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According to the National Weather Service, overnight lows will dip into the 30 degrees Fahrenheit this weekend.
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News from Florida Department of Health
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1/27/22
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OKEECHOBEE COUNTY -- There is a chance of severe weather including high winds and hail on Friday afternoon from 2 to 8 p.m. ...
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Special to the Lake Okeechobee News
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1/20/22
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Snow fell in Okeechobee in 1977
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1/4/22
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Over half of all flood-related drownings occur when a vehicle is driven into hazardous flood water.
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By Danika J. Fornear
Caloosa Belle | 8/9/21 |
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WASHINGTON -- FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been made available to the state of Florida to supplement state, local and tribal response efforts …
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Special to the Lake Okeechobee News
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7/5/21
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The National Weather Center issued the following update on Tropical Storm Elsa at 11 a.m. on July 5:
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Special to the Lake Okeechobee News
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7/5/21
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MOORE HAVEN -- Glades County BOCC met this afternoon (Friday, July 2) at 2:30 p.m. to sign a Local State of Emergency in response to Hurricane Elsa.
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Special to the Lake Okeechobee News
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7/2/21
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