Beach re-nourishment remains a worry for barrier island mayors after Hurricane Helene caused massive amounts of damage. The letters were also sent to local representatives who have already helped ...

Fort Myers residents are starting to see the damage Hurricane Milton brought to ... She intended to retire in the home on Estero Island, a barrier island on Florida’s Gulf Coast, but it was ...

The National Hurricane Center released ... County suffered "major" damage, according to the NHC. Much of this was due to storm surge flooding along the barrier islands and immediate coast.

Though it’s not quite the hurricane capital of the world, that would go to a Caribbean island called Abaco ... staggering estimate of $1.4 billion in damage (adjusted for inflation).