As Hurricane Irma swept across Florida last week, its floodwaters and winds dealt blows to the state's farms, including Gainesville's Family Garden, which lost an estimated 30 percent of its crops.
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Approximately 1 percent of Gainesville Regional Utility customers remain without power thanks to mutual aid crews from across the country.
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The rain from Hurricane Irma caused Lake Samson to overflow and has lead to floods ranging from two to four feet. Now local community is working to get back to normal life.
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Forest Hope hasn’t had a nightmare about his 18 months in Vietnam for the past 35 years, but he said that doesn’t mean he’s done processing what he experienced there. He served in the Marine Corps and stationed in Vietnam from late 1966 until mid-1968. Today, he is the president …
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Less than 24 hours after landfall, Hurricane Irma has already caused destruction in Florida.
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From the city of Palm Coast regarding Hurricane Irma: 1. As the winds pick up, stay indoors – even between bands or when it’s calm as the eye passes. Trees will be weakened by all the rain and will be falling, and the wind will be blowing all kinds of …
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The National Weather Service classifies any winds of 50-60 mph or above to be “damaging winds,” so Hurricane Irma doesn’t need to be a Category 5 in Gainesville to pick up debris or damage buildings. And if it’s going to do any damage, it’s likely to be from wind rather than rain.
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As Hurricane Irma bears down on Florida, an analysis by the Associated Press shows a steep drop in flood insurance across the state, including the areas most endangered by what could be a devastating storm surge.
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While people from Florida to North Carolina anxiously watched the behemoth Hurricane Irma, the storm battered the northern Caribbean, killing at least six people and leaving thousands homeless.
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As rain continued to pour Monday on Southeast Texas from the remains of Hurricane Harvey, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission sent 25 officers to Beaumont to help with search and rescue operations.
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