Hurricanes

Hurricane Rafael has strengthened to a Category 2 storm and is expected to become a major hurricane by Wednesday evening.

Hurricane Rafael strengthened into a Category 3 storm Wednesday morning just hours before it was forecast to make landfall in Western Cuba.

Tropical Storm Rafael is chugging past western Jamaica and is expected to strengthen into a hurricane as it heads toward Cuba.

The local medical community is facing an IV shortage following Hurricane Helene, which destroyed a supplier’s manufacturing plant in the Carolinas. NBC 5’s Candace Sweat reports on the impact in North Texas.

A supplier’s manufacturing plant was destroyed when the storm ripped through the Carolinas. The situation in North Texas isn’t dire yet, and the healthcare community is trying to keep it from getting to that point.

The Environmental Voter Project says more than 130,000 first-time voters, who prioritize climate change, have already cast ballots. Combined with the impacts of extreme weather and climate change, they could decide this election. National climate reporter Chase Cain shows us where climate voters could have the most influence.

Texans on Mission shares how they’re helping people rebuild and recover in the aftermath of two devastating hurricanes.

The Small Business Administration loan program is a key source of federal aid for those impacted by the storms, but the aid won’t be available until mid-November at the earliest.

A Southwest Airlines pilot who flew over 100 animals to safety from areas affected by Hurricane Milton and Hurricane Helene took his duty a step further and gave one of the rescues a new family.

The pilot was part of a volunteer mission to transport more than 100 animals out of areas impacted by Hurricane Milton.

Gov. Ron DeSantis says the dog who was rescued from a fence post by a state trooper ahead of Hurricane Milton is safe. The owner of the dog has been identified and charged with animal cruelty.

“I want to caution that this is not a definitive count, because the task force is continuing its work,” Cooper said. “The number will continue to fluctuate as more reports come in and others are resolved.”

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper told those spreading misinformation about Hurricane Helene relief efforts to “stop it” Tuesday. He warned that the interference threatened the safety of first responders and victims from the storm.

An armed North Carolina man was arrested after it was reported that he had made comments about “possibly harming FEMA employees” involved in hurricane relief efforts in the state, authorities said.

As Florida begins to recover from Hurricane Milton, there are plenty of ways to help those impacted by the devastating storm.

Back-to-back hurricanes that brought death and devastation to parts of the South were made worse by a wide range of false and misleading information, some of which still circulates even though they have been conclusively proven false.

At least 16 people are dead and more than 2 million people are without power after Hurricane Milton impacted central Florida.

Video shows Royal Caribbean’s Harmony of the Seas cruise ship experiencing huge waves, strong winds and rough waters in the Gulf of Mexico because of Hurricane Milton.

North Texans responding to the calls for help this hurricane season are being put to the test.

Hurricane Milton was the second major storm to devastate the same region within two weeks and local nonprofits are having to be strategic in getting crews where they’re needed. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen has the details.