As Hurricane Ian nears Florida, St. Petersburg and Tampa order evacuations St. Petersburg and Tampa are preparing for what could be their first direct hit by a major hurricane in over a century.

As Hurricane Ian moves towards Florida’s west coast as a Category 3 storm, St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch urged residents to heed state officials’ evacuations orders, saying, “We are prepared.

Tampa, St. Petersburg and Clearwater are under a hurricane warning as Hurricane Ian is forecast to make landfall near Category 5 strength south of the region near Port Charlotte on Wednesday.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Ian, one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the U.S., swamped southwest Florida on Wednesday, turning streets into rivers, knocking out power to 1 ...

ST. PETERSBURG — The worst of Hurricane Ian may have dodged St. Petersburg, but Mayor Ken Welch on Saturday night extended the city’s state of emergency.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Ian, one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the U.S., swamped southwest Florida on Wednesday, turning streets into rivers, knocking out power to 1 ...

Storm surges and rain from Hurricane Ian could mean that Florida sees water in places it's never seen before, St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch told CNN. "We'll see water in places we've never seen ...

Hurricane Ian battered Florida on Wednesday, making landfall as a Category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds near 150 mph and what the National Hurricane Center called a “catastrophic ...

Hurricane Ian’s impact on Florida is discussed by St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch. "It's good to see folks working together for the benefit of our community, because lives are literally at stake ...