Hurricane season can be stressful for anyone near the potential path of a storm, as powerful winds and heavy rain can cause widespread damage, cut power for days or weeks and otherwise upend people’s lives.

The USS Nimitz is returning to its home port in Naval Base Kitsap in Washington state after having been deployed to the Middle East for most of the summer as part of the U.S. response to attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on commercial shipping. The carrier is on its final deployment before decommissioning.

Jamaica and other countries impacted by Hurricane Melissa will be getting help from organizations right here in South Florida.

A hurricane warning was in effect for Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa barreled toward the island as a Category 4 storm on Sunday, October 26.According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC), the storm’s main threats would include “life-threatening and catastrophic” flash flooding,