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Have Your Heard About Matlacha, Florida?

8/19/2019 by US Harbors

• Travel

Think of Matlacha (pronounced MATT-luh-SHAY) as Mayberry meets Woodstock. Locals in town—and on the island that shares its name—offer the kind of warm welcome you'd expect from a small Southern town. But Matlacha's proximity to the Gulf of Mexico and its chill island vibe attract outdoor adventurers, as well as free-spirited artists… SEE MORE

US Precipitation Record Hits All-time High in 2019

7/18/2019 by US Harbors

• Nature

Rain – and plenty of it – was the big weather story in June, adding to a record-breaking 12 months of precipitation for the contiguous U.S. It's the third consecutive time in 2019 (April, May and June) the past 12-month precipitation record has hit an all-time high. Here’s a snapshot of… SEE MORE

• flooding
• NOAA
• Rain

Hurricanes 101: Storm Surge

7/15/2019 by US Harbors

• Hurricanes

By Christina Edwards. Storm surge flooding is the greatest threat to life and property during a tropical system, and storm surge directly accounts to approximately half of the deaths associated with tropical storms and hurricanes in the U.S. As a tropical system inches closer to shore, the familiar tropical storm… SEE MORE

• Hurricane Prep
• Storm Surge

Gulf Coast Tropical Depression Forecast to Hit Land as Hurricane

7/10/2019 by US Harbors

• Hurricanes

By Doyle Rice. The second storm of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season is expected to form Wednesday or Thursday along the Gulf Coast. The weather system, currently spinning off the coast of the Florida Panhandle, could either form as a tropical depression or a tropical storm. If the depression's winds reach 39 mph, it… SEE MORE

• Gulf Coast
• Hurricane Prep
• Storm
• Tropical Depression