SARASOTA, Fla. — Hurricane season officially starts June 1, and officials say now is the time to prepare. That means getting emergency kits together, including food, water, batteries and medicines.

While Sarasota has never taken a direct hit from a November hurricane, a few late-season tropical storms have still managed to drench the Suncoast. There have been just three hurricanes to make ...

Tropical cyclones hound Florida more than any other state in the U.S. or region in the Caribbean and Gulf with a historic total of 274 named storms coming within 50 miles of its saltwater borders, ...