During the 1830s alone, the migration of slaves to the lower South increased the slave population in Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Florida and ... land in the West, thus opening ...

A tropical storm warning has been issued for the lower and middle Florida Keys from Key West to west of the Channel 5 Bridge, ...

The storm is forecast to become a hurricane on approach to western Cuba where hurricane warnings are in effect.

Hurricane Rafael made landfall in western Cuba Wednesday afternoon after it became a Category 3 hurricane earlier in the day.

A broad area of low pressure will likely form over the southwestern Caribbean Sea in a few days. Some slow development is possible late this week while the syst ...

Coastal flood advisories have also been issued near Jacksonville, Florida, along the Texas Gulf Coast ... A map from the National Weather Service shows the coastal flood risk for southern Florida ...

It’s forecast by the National Hurricane Center to continue rapidly intensifying, probably into at least a Category 4 hurricane by Tuesday, before slamming the west coast of Florida as a Category ...

Nearly half-a-million Floridians were still without power Monday morning, days after Hurricane Milton barreled through the state's west-central coast.

CBS News flew over Siesta Key, just west of Sarasota ... tornado watch was issued through 9 p.m. for parts of South Florida and the Gulf Coast, including Fort Myers and Naples, CBS News Miami ...

Updated forecasts for Tampa, Sarasota, Fort Myers, Orlando, Miami and Jacksonville.

Even without a landfall in Florida, the state is expected to feel some impacts from Rafael, starting as early as today.