Hurricane Lee now powerful Category 4 storm as it barrels through Atlantic with eventual path uncertain

Hurricane Lee weakened slightly to a Category 4 storm after reaching Category 5 strength Thursday night. Lee is expected to remain a powerful storm through early next week as its potential path for East Coast impacts remains uncertain.

Watch: Lee's monstrous eyewall captured by Hurricane Hunters in electric video

Hurricane Hunter footage from the eye of Hurricane Lee shows the surreal scene of massive storm clouds towering around a calm eye amid darkness.

Hurricane Lee becomes Cat. 3, expected to remain powerful storm through next week: Live updates

Hurricane Lee became the first Category 5 hurricane of the 2023 season and remains a powerful storm as it treks across the Atlantic Ocean. Will it hit Florida? Will it hit the eastern U.S.? Here are live updates on its path, track, and forecast.

Hurricane Lee forms, expected to rapidly intensify into 'extremely dangerous' major storm by weekend

Hurricane Lee continues to gain strength as it churns west in the Atlantic Ocean, forecast to reach at least Category 4 strength by the weekend as it brushes past the northern Leeward Islands.

Florida dog reunited with owner after being separated during Idalia

Copper the pup went on an "unexpected adventure," the Charlotte County Emergency Management team said, but was reunited with its owner, thanks to an animal control officer.

Biden requests extra $4 billion for disaster relief, bringing total to $16 billion

The Biden administration initially asked for $12 billion in additional funding for FEMA's disaster relief fund, which helps with rescue and relief efforts.

Idalia weakens to post-tropical storm after carving deadly path of destruction from Florida to Carolinas

Authorities have attributed at least three deaths to Idalia -- two in Florida and one in Georgia. The storm is forecast to move away from North Carolina on Thursday while dumping heavy rain on coastal areas of the state.

Idalia's wrath continues across Southeast with flooding in Charleston following historic Florida landfall

The deadly Category 3 hurricane hit along the coast of the Florida Big Bend near Keaton Beach about 7:45 a.m. local time, posing an immediate threat to lives and properties with 125 mph winds and significant flooding.

Local companies send help to Florida
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A Libertyville-based business that serves restoration contractors nationwide was on its way to Florida Wednesday.

2 dead in Hurricane Idalia as storms move north
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The eye of Hurricane Idalia left the state of Florida, however, the state is still being impacted.

FEMA prepares to assist states affected by Hurricane Idalia
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Officials are calling Idalia a "catastrophic storm surge." Some reports are saying at least two people have been killed. President Biden approved Florida's emergency declaration ahead of the storm to prepare for federal assistance.