Hurricane Idalia was a Category 3 hurricane at the time it made landfall northwest of Crystal River, a low-lying coastal community about 80 miles north of Tampa. In addition to the town of Crystal ...

As a low-lying coastal Florida community with the Gulf of Mexico overwhelming the city’s waterway, Crystal River Mayor and lifelong resident Joe Meek said Hurricane Idalia fueled the area's ...

CRYSTAL RIVER — Citrus County Fire Rescue Chief Craig Stevens had seen this type of community-paralyzing flooding before. Thirty years ago, the unnamed March 1993 “Storm of the Century ...

Striking photos show water-logged communities after Hurricane Idalia brought disastrous flooding ... including Ozello and Crystal River, two neighboring coastal communities that sit less than ...

Hurricane Idalia briefly strengthened into an extremely ... considered the greatest threat to life during a hurricane. In Crystal River, north of Tampa, city manager Doug Baber warned about ...

CRYSTAL RIVER, Fla. (WSVN ... among seven Florida counties which are considered a disaster zone after Hurricane Idalia. President Joe Biden is scheduled to visit some of the hardest hit ...

CRYSTAL RIVER, Fla. — Some residents in Crystal River reported at least two feet of water in their homes following Hurricane Idalia. Residents finally returned to their homes Thursday morning ...

CRYSTAL RIVER, Fla. (WFLA ... But Ozello was one of the first areas to see Hurricane Idalia’s powerful storm surge sweep through homes. “It’s like your own little slice of heaven ...

Citrus Country deputies have been out since about 11 a.m. for water rescue. They have several airboats and a large rescue vehicle in the floodwaters, bringing families and pets back. Deputies have ...

A dance company in Citrus County tried its best to protect its studio from the seven foot storm surge of Hurricane Idalia, before the category four storm rolled through Crystal River on Aug. 30.

is among the areas facing storm surge flooding as Hurricane Idalia makes landfall further up the coast. Duke Energy, which owns the Crystal River Nuclear Plant near Yankeetown, to the north of ...