Hurricane Irma

Rochester native and former KROC announcer John Westgard was among those who experienced the ferocity of a category 5 hurricane firsthand when Irma slammed into the Virgin Islands last month.

The Trump administration declared Thursday that its relief efforts in Puerto Rico are succeeding, but people on the island said help was scarce and disorganized while food supplies dwindled in some remote towns eight days after Hurricane Maria devastated the U.S. territory of 3.4 million people.

Mayo Clinic announced Monday it has donated $500,000 to help cover the cost of emergency relief efforts associated with Hurricane Irma in northeast Florida and elsewhere in the state.

St. Paul, MN (KROC-AM News) - The Minnesota National Guard is contributing to the Hurricane Irma response.

A massive but weakened Hurricane Irma zeroed in on the Tampa Bay region early Monday after hammering much of Florida with roof-ripping winds, gushing floodwaters and widespread power outages.

Rochester Public Utilities has responded to a request for help from utilities in the expected path of Hurricane Irma.

Officials across the northeastern Caribbean canceled airline flights, shuttered schools and urged people to hunker down indoors as Hurricane Irma barreled toward the region as a powerful Category 4 storm expected to strengthen more before nearing land late Tuesday.