Category 3 storm unleashes devastation on parts of Florida and Georgia, sending metal flying, snapping trees, downing power lines, blowing up propane tanks and closing highways

Having pummeled Cuba and Mexico, Category 4 storm projected to be the first major hurricane on record to pass through bay abutting US state's Big Bend area

Residents urged to wrap up preparations with landfall expected in coming days; evacuation order issued for 21 counties; Biden approves emergency declaration for state

Forecasters say it's first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years, bringing potential for flash floods, mudslides, isolated tornadoes, high winds and power outages

US National Hurricane Center says Category 4 gale has become 'extremely dangerous' with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph

Unknown number of people trapped on Sanibel Island after chunk of access route falls into sea, as winds of 241 kph batter coast; governor: death toll estimated to be hundreds

Governor of US state warns of 'rough stretch' ahead as massive storm rapidly intensifies off coast, with winds jumping to 155 mph

No immediate reports of deaths after island takes 'catastrophic' battering; US authorities urges residents to obey evacuation orders as weather system expected to gain strength

Storm prompts mass evacuations and fears of widespread destruction along its path

Spacecraft to be returned to Kennedy Space Center hangar and may not launch until November