Tag: hurricane

Don Pedro Island engine heads out on ferry

September 26, 2024
Staff Report
News, Police & Fire

Charlotte County Station 10 evaculated Don Pedro in the advance of Hurricane Helene. Below, the engine on the Palm Island Transit ferry. Photo...

Helene from Havana

September 26, 2024
Staff Report
Breaking News, News

At press time, the island was waiting for the outer bands of Hurricane Helene. Pictured here, the radar from MyRadar phone app, hanging just west of Cuba. Above, Palm Avenue flooded during these...

Gasparilla Island Water Authority continues operations through Hurricane Helene

September 25, 2024
Staff Report
News

The Island’s Water Authority will continue normal operations through Hurricane Helene as it passes by Gasparilla Island. There will be no interruptions in service. According to Ronald Bolton, Executive...

Watching for PTC 9, perhaps soon to be Helene

September 24, 2024
Staff Report
Breaking News, News

The storm PTC 9, expected to be named Helene, will pass through the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday and Thursday. The storm is a large area, and even if not in the cone, expect high winds and higher water....