VIDEO: Minister and Daughter Killed When Plane Taking Aid to Hurricane-Ravaged Jamaica Crashes in Florida
A father and daughter on their way to Jamaica to help with hurricane relief efforts died Monday when their small plane crashed in Florida.

A father and daughter on their way to Jamaica to help with hurricane relief efforts died Monday when their small plane crashed in Florida.

Hurricane Melissa was roaring towards Jamaica early on Tuesday morning as a newly classified Category 5 storm, the strongest to lash the island since records began 174 years ago.

Hurricane Melissa became a Category 5 storm early Monday and is forecast to cause extensive damage when it makes landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday.

Hurricane Melissa has been upgraded to a Category 4 hurricane as it threatens Jamaica, Haiti, and Cuba while producing winds of 140 miles per hour after its wind speed doubled in under 24 hours.

The southeast U.S. is bracing for a potential storm impact, as the National Hurricane Center (NHC) tracks a disturbance in the Atlantic, currently known as Invest 94.

Meteorologists are keeping a sharp eye on second storm brewing in the Atlantic that could impact, or even join, Hurricane Humberto as it becomes a Category 3 storm on a path toward the southeastern coast of the United States.

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) warned of two tropical disturbances that could turn into storms within the week.

Hurricane Erin was deemed a Category 2 on Tuesday but it is expected to grow as it moves over the Atlantic Ocean.

Hurricane Erin, the first hurricane of the 2025 season in the Atlantic, was graded a Category 3 on Sunday.

Florida has released its hurricane plan for Alligator Alcatraz — the illegal migrant processing facility in the Florida Everglades — as critics continue to bash the facility as inhumane.

Millions of people were urged to stay at home Friday as hurricane-force winds disabled power networks and brought disruption.

More than two dozen people in North Carolina are still unaccounted for nearly a month after Hurricane Helene brought devastation to the western region of the state, officials said Monday.

A majority of Democrats believe it is a “good idea” to spend FEMA money on migrants, a Rasmussen Reports survey released Monday found.

Countless Floridians continue to rebuild across the state in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, but one animal rescue, Furry Friends, is reeling after a tornado ripped through their ranch, resulting in a “total loss.”

Power restoration is nearing the end in Florida less than a week after Hurricane Milton, according to recent figures.

People and pets in Hillsborough County, Florida, are grateful for crews who have worked hard to rescue them after Hurricane Milton hit the state’s west coast on Wednesday.

The Florida dog whose image went viral after he was left trapped on the side of a highway ahead of Hurricane Milton was rescued and placed in foster care, a Tallahassee humane society announced in a happy update.

A Mississippi lineman is putting a huge life event on hold so he can help Floridians recover from Hurricane Milton.

The death toll from Hurricane Milton stood at 16 on Friday morning with Florida residents warned to expect the number to rise as rescue workers make their way through floodwaters and debris.

A Florida man has garnered lots of online attention after photos of his unique Hurricane Milton home preparation went viral.

A small dog was pulled alive Thursday from heavy debris in Fort Pierce, Florida, after Hurricane Milton tore through the area.

A Florida resident in Fort Myers was surprised after discovering an alligator chomping at a vehicle’s tire.

North Carolina GOP county chair Michele Woodhouse discusses the federal government’s botched response to the Hurricane Helene disaster in her state.

A man in Tampa, Florida, nicknamed “Lt. Dan” has survived the wrath of Hurricane Milton while sheltering on his boat.

Hurricane Milton tore a coast-to-coast path of destruction across the state of Florida, whipping up a spate of deadly tornadoes that left at least four people dead and millions without power Thursday.

Pop music star Taylor Swift has donated $5 million to Feeding America to help those impacted by recent hurricanes in the American southeast.

Weary Floridians will confront a growing death count, flooding, homelessness, gas shortages, and power outages on Thursday morning as Hurricane Milton’s overnight trail of destruction becomes evident in the harsh light of day.

Climate alarmists have reacted to hurricane season with predictable hysteria, seeing in every storm further confirmation of their worst doomsday fears.

Britain’s state broadcaster the BBC caused alarm on Thursday morning when its weather service predicted hurricanes across the country.

Sexual predators are not permitted to stay at shelters, at least in Flagler County, Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly announced on Wednesday as Florida braces for Hurricane Milton.

Florida officials have told residents who are not evacuating from Hurricane Milton’s path to write their names and information on themselves in case their bodies need to be identified after the storm.

Officers with the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) in Tampa rescued a dog tied to a pole off the highway ahead of Hurricane Milton, prompting Gov. Ron DeSantis to warn that the state of Florida “will hold anyone who mistreats pets accountable.”

Tampa Mayor Jane Castor issued a blunt warning to those who are not heeding evacuation orders as Hurricane Milton barrels toward the west central coast of Florida, making it clear to those residents that they cannot compete with catastrophic storm surge, putting it this way: Your home will be your coffin.

Ominous videos circulating on social media show officials riding around Florida neighborhoods warning that “the time to leave is now” as the National Hurricane Center (NHC) warns that the opportunity to do so is “quickly coming to a close,” as Hurricane Milton approaches.

There is still time to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Milton’s arrival, Gov. Ron DeSantis said on Wednesday, urging those in evacuation zones to — in the very least — travel to a nearby shelter to hunker down for the storm.

Just go. That was the message Wednesday morning for Floridians still prepared to defy orders to evacuate ahead of the landfall of Hurricane Milton as officials warned stay-behinds they face grim survival odds.

There is “still a lot of uncertainty” of where Hurricane Milton’s eye will make landfall, according to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), who held another press conference Tuesday afternoon, warning that this is “not just an event about the west coast of Florida,” as it will impact the east coast as well.

Hurricane Milton has the “potential to be one of the most destructive hurricanes on record for west-central Florida,” the NHC says.

Florida will have at least 37,000 linemen at the ready — and perhaps a few thousands more — as Hurricane Milton barrels toward the west coast, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday morning.

Residents of Tampa, Florida, are being warned that ignoring evacuation orders as Hurricane Milton approaches could result in dire consequences.
