Gulf of Mexico Florida

Melissa, Tropical Storm and Florida

Tropical Storm Melissa forms in Caribbean, expected to strengthen into hurricane. Florida impacts?

AccuWeather forecasters said it's possible the system could strengthen into a hurricane in the warm waters of the Caribbean.

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National Hurricane Center tracking Tropical Storm Melissa, tropical wave. What can Florida expect?

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Tropical Storm Melissa Poised to Become a Hurricane and Drop Torrential Rain on Caribbean

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Jamaica braces as rapidly intensifying Hurricane Melissa creeps toward island

Tropical Storm Melissa has strengthened into a hurricane and is expected to become a major hurricane by the end of the weekend, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Saturday.

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Hurricane Melissa strengthens to Category 3, menacing Jamaica and Haiti with catastrophic flooding

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See Hurricane Melissa path, spaghetti models. Florida impacts?

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Tropical Storm Melissa: Will it become a Category 4 hurricane? Latest update

Jamaica could be the epicenter for the worst of Melissa, causing extremely heavy rainfall, flooding, and storm surge.

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Hurricane Melissa forms, could reach Category 5, heads toward Jamaica. Florida update

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Melissa strengthens into Category 3 hurricane, threating catastrophic flooding in Jamaica, Haiti

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GOP-dominated Florida town votes to keep the name Gulf of Mexico Drive

Of the hundreds of towns that crowd Florida’s coastline bordering the broad blue sea between America and Mexico, only one has a street named Gulf of Mexico Drive. For 68 years, the main road through the small island town of Longboat Key on Florida’s Gulf Coast has used that name — GMD to the locals.

Sarasota Magazine

Gulf of Mexico Drive Will Keep Its Name

The Town of Longboat Key Commission unanimously voted to keep the road's name, citing overwhelming public sentiment and potential administrative strain.

MySuncoast.com on MSN

Longboat Key commissioners unanimously vote to keep ‘Gulf of Mexico Drive’ name

City commissioners said 83% of residents emailed letters expressing they’re in favor of keeping the name ‘Gulf of Mexico Drive.'

Tampa Free Press on MSN

NHC Monitors Two Disturbances For Development; Gulf Moisture To Soak Florida

The tail end of the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season is showing new signs of life, with the National Hurricane Center (NHC) actively monitoring two distinct areas of interest, including one in the Gulf of Mexico,

Sun Sentinel

Florida House backs erasing ‘Gulf of Mexico’ from state laws, educational materials

TALLAHASSEE — Erasing the Gulf of Mexico from state laws and educational materials won Florida House approval Thursday. The Republican-controlled House passed two bills along party lines to carry out President Donald Trump’s directive to rename the ...

CBS News

Florida lawmakers advance proposal to rename Gulf of Mexico as "Gulf of America"

Florida lawmakers took the first steps Tuesday to wipe away the Gulf of Mexico from state laws and educational materials. Three Republican-controlled House and Senate panels gave initial approvals to bills aimed at carrying out President Donald Trump's ...

‘Drill, baby, drill’: But not off Florida, if you’re asking

The plan is not as extensive as the one Trump floated in 2017 that alarmed politicians in Florida and was ultimately pulled back. But the proposal is nonetheless running into a bipartisan buzz saw on Capitol Hill, Garrett Downs reports, and potential encroachment on the Florida coastline is getting a reaction again.

Orlando Weekly

Florida lawmakers approve bills to remove ‘Gulf of Mexico’ from state laws, school books

CBS News

Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bills to rename Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed two bills aimed at carrying out President Donald Trump's directive to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, according to the Florida Senate. One of the bills (HB 575) will change dozens of ...