Category: Hurricane

Airlines Scrap Over 2,000 US Flights as Hurricane Ian Set to Make Landfall

Airlines canceled over 2,000 U.S. flights on Tuesday and Wednesday and some Florida airports halted operations as they braced for impact from Hurricane Ian, which was set to make landfall in the state. As of 1:20 p.m. ET Wednesday, airlines had scrapped 403 flights on Tuesday and 2,100 on Wednesday across the United States, and…


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (September 28)

Congress, on track to avert a government shutdown — after the senate passes a key hurdle, advancing a short-term spending bill. Category four Hurricane Ian hurtles towards Florida after putting the lights out in Cuba. 2.5 million Florida residents are being asked to evacuate. Setting up tents for illegal immigrants in the Big Apple. The mayor…


Hurricane Ian Almost Category 5, Nears Florida Landfall; Tents Set Up in NYC for Illegal Immigrants | NTD News Today

Congress, on track to avert a government shutdown — after the senate passes a key hurdle, advancing a short-term spending bill. Category four Hurricane Ian hurtles towards Florida after putting the lights out in Cuba. 2.5 million Florida residents are being asked to evacuate. Setting up tents for illegal immigrants in the Big Apple. The mayor…


Tampa’s Phoenix Simulation Anticipated Category 5 Hurricane

In ominous tones, a documentary narrator describes the devastation wrought on the Tampa Bay, Fla. area by “Phoenix,” a tropical storm that grew into a Category 5 hurricane. More than 160 deaths with 30,000 missing people. Upwards of 300,000 people seeking shelter. As much as $200 billion in building damage. “The devastation to the region…


Hurricane Ian Forces Mandatory Evacuation of 300,000 in Tampa Bay

As Hurricane Ian strengthened into a Category 2 over the Caribbean, authorities in Florida on Monday ordered the evacuation of around 300,000 people at risk of potentially deadly storm surges in the Tampa Bay region. Ian is currently expected to make landfall over the Florida Panhandle on the state’s west coast on Thursday. Its intensity…


General: Unvaccinated National Guardsmen Activated for Hurricane Ian

Ahead of Hurricane Ian’s predicted landfall in western Florida, the head of the Florida National Guard confirmed Monday that Guardsmen who are not vaccinated for COVID-19 will be activated in response to the storm. Florida National Guard Maj. Gen. James Eifert on Monday told reporters that the Pentagon’s vaccine mandate does not impact the state’s…


Hurricane Ian Nears Cuba on Path to Strike Florida as Category 4

HAVANA—Hurricane Ian was growing stronger as it approached the western tip of Cuba on a track to hit the west coast of Florida as a major hurricane as early as Wednesday. Ian was forecast to hit the western tip of Cuba as a major hurricane and then become an even stronger Category 4 with top…


Tropical Storm Fiona Batters Canada’s East Coast; NYPD Vaccine Mandate Ruled Invalid | NTD Good Morning

It could be one of the costliest natural disasters in Canada’s history. Tropical storm Fiona hit the country’s east coast over the weekend — leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. And Residents in Florida are buckling down for a possible hurricane that could make landfall later this week. Police officers in New York battling the…


Ian Strengthens Into a Hurricane in the Caribbean, Is Forecast to Become a Major Storm and Head Toward Cuba and Florida

MIAMI—Ian strengthens into a hurricane in the Caribbean, is forecast to become a major storm and head toward Cuba and Florida. …


Ian Strengthens Into a Hurricane, Heads Toward Cuba, Florida

HAVANA—Hurricane Ian moved near the Cayman Islands and closer to western Cuba early Monday on a track to hit Florida as a major hurricane this week. Ian was forecast to intensify rapidly and become a major hurricane as soon as late Monday before becoming an even stronger Category 4 hurricane over warm Gulf of Mexico…