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Leslie Hudson

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
28
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Sep 29, 2026
Outlet visibility, for WUFT | News and public media for north central Florida
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Jul 4, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Leslie Hudson

    A royal mess: King tides are back—and more annoying than ever (opens the original)

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    King tide season has returned to Florida earlier than usual, sparking widespread "sunny-day" coastal flooding across both the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts. Over the weekend and into Monday, high water submerged sections of the Hollywood Beach Boardwalk, flooded local businesses, and forced the closure of a two-mile stretch of State Road A1A in Fort Lauderdale. Reminder: King tides are expected through Wednesday, September 30.During this period, prepare for higher than normal tides that may cause flo

  2. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Leslie Hudson

    A royal mess: Florida's king tides are back and more annoying than ever (opens the original)

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    King tide season has returned to Florida earlier than usual, sparking widespread "sunny-day" coastal flooding across both the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts. Over the weekend and into Monday, high water submerged sections of the Hollywood Beach Boardwalk, flooded local businesses, and forced the closure of a two-mile stretch of State Road A1A in Fort Lauderdale. Reminder: King tides are expected through Wednesday, September 30.During this period, prepare for higher than normal tides that may cause flo

  3. Article · Sep 21, 2026 · Leslie Hudson

    Decoding the storm: What a hurricane's reach really means (opens the original)

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    Next month marks two years since Hurricane Milton. When Milton crossed Florida, different parts of the state experienced very different versions of the same storm. A hurricane can affect communities in very different ways depending on where its center tracks — and the terminology used to describe those impacts matters. Using Hurricane Milton as a real-world example, Florida Storms breaks down the difference between a landfall, a direct hit, a strike and an indirect hit. Milton made landfall near

  4. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Leslie Hudson

    An unforgettable sky: 9/11’s environmental legacy (opens the original)

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    Twenty-five years ago, the morning of September 11th was marked by what meteorologists and pilots call “severe clear”—a calm, virtually cloudless blue sky.Following the collapse of the World Trade Center towers, weather conditions dictated the path of an enormous cloud of toxic smoke and debris, spreading across Lower Manhattan and beyond. While calm conditions allowed search and rescue efforts to proceed without storm interruptions, the environmental and health impacts would last for decades. S

  5. Article · Sep 10, 2026 · Leslie Hudson

    Florida’s hurricane peak: A quiet season with a complicated past (opens the original)

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    As of September 10, the Atlantic hurricane season has reached its climatological peak with something notably absent: hurricanes. Five named storms have formed so far in 2026, but none has strengthened into a hurricane, and overall storm energy remains far below normal for this point in the season. A strengthening El Niño is one of the major factors working against tropical development by increasing wind shear across the Atlantic. El Niño is strengthening, with a greater than 90% chance of a very

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