Storms and Hazards

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (145+ words) An apartment complex at 432 Coast Drive in Brooksville caught fire after a lightning strike early Wednesday evening. Hernando County Fire Rescue responded to a call about a lightning strike at the Authentix Suncoast apartment complex around 5:45 p.m. Occupants had reported smoke…...

2+ day, 18+ min ago   (1504+ words) EUSTIS, Fla. – The floodwaters that tore through Spring Ridge Estates last fall are gone. The damaged culvert has been repaired. But nearly a year later, the financial aftermath is still being worked out — and homeowners are waiting to learn exactly…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (199+ words) HERNANDO COUNTY, FL — A lightning strike sparked an apartment fire Wednesday evening, displacing 34 residents and damaging four units, Hernando County Fire Rescue said in a news release. Firefighters responded to the Authentix Suncoast apartment complex at 432 Coast Drive around 5:45 p.m....

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (258+ words) Tampa Bay Times Thirty-four people were displaced overnight after a suspected lightning strike caused a fire at an apartment complex in Brooksville on Wednesday, Hernando County Fire Rescue said.The agency responded to the Authentix Suncoast apartment complex at 432 Coast…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (237+ words) Home » Trending » Brooksville Apartment Building Fire Sparks After Suspected Lightning Strike BROOKSVILLE, Fla. – Emergency crews responded promptly to a fire that erupted in an apartment complex in Brooksville on Tuesday evening, which is believed to have been triggered by a…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (285+ words) Knoxville starts Wednesday partly cloudy and near 70 degrees before the skies clear and temperatures climb to around 90. The calm, dry stretch will hold through most of Thursday, but storm chances return late in the week and peak this weekend. Wednesday…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (113+ words) Headline: Heat Advisory from TUE 12:00 PM CDT until TUE 8:00 PM CDT Headline: Heat Advisory until TUE 8:00 PM CDT TOWANDA, Kan. (KAKE) — Two volunteer firefighters were sent to local emergency rooms for heat exhaustion while fighting a grass fire over Labor…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (712+ words) Just before 8 a.m. on Aug. 24, a loud bang was heard in Little Rock's SoMa district, accompanied by a flash. The sound was "like a gunshot," Kyle Leyenberger said. Leyenberger, executive director of the Little Rock Downtown Partnership, was downstairs at his…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (242+ words) Memphis started Sunday clear and around 81 degrees, but the calm morning will quickly give way to dangerous afternoon heat. Temperatures are expected to climb to about 102 degrees, with sunny skies and little chance of rain. The hottest stretch is expected…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (576+ words) When your home is a tent in the woods or a falling-down mobile home, extreme weather is not your friend. In January 2022, Nature Coast Community Church in Homosassa opened its doors as a cold weather shelter for people who were…...