The crash near Branch Forbes Road is blocking part of the road on westbound I-4, according to troopers.

A storm surge warning has been issued for the west coast of Florida as the National Hurricane Center warns storm surge in the Tampa Bay area could reach 10 to 15 feet above ground level.

The road in question is called Tamiami Trail. It’s the southernmost stretch of U.S. Highway 41 that, as its name suggests, cuts through the Florida Everglades to connect Tampa and Miami.

Hurricane Helene passed Tampa to the west on Thursday on a path to landfall on Florida’s Big Bend, but the storm has a very large wind field and continue bring hurricane-force winds and ...

It caused severe flooding and power outages for millions of people in south Tampa Bay ... (This story was updated to add a map locating reported tornadoes in Florida on Wednesday, and a before ...