Tropical Storm Nicole

Out of all 50 states, Florida ranked first in damages with $116 billion attributed to the state alone.

They include reducing the amount of time people have to remove damaged boats from waterways and to provide uniform requirements for local governments about debris-removal contracts.

The National Weather Service reports the river had been above flood stage since Sept. 16.

In addition to the insurance bill passed by the state legislature during its special session, DeSantis also signed a bill to provide property tax rebates to people whose homes were left uninhabitable by Ian.

In addition to providing $1.25 billion for homeowners impacted by Hurricanes Ian and Nicole, it expands on a current toll rebate program.

One of the bills ) calls for spending $751 million, including providing property-tax refunds for homes that sustained major damage in Hurricane Ian and Hurricane Nicole.

WMFE examines the devastation Hurricanes Ian and Nicole brought on Central Florida, and how some areas rebuild in an area that's known to flood as storms become more intense due to a changing climate.

The impacts of Hurricanes Ian and Nicole were especially devastating on the inland communities of Central Florida.

The forecast for the 2022-2023 season would put the industry at roughly half of the production from the 2021-2022 growing season, which itself resulted in decades-low numbers.

On this week's Florida Roundup, we discuss Florida being hit with a "tripledemic" as the holidays approach, as well as a new study that says the state's roads are dangerous for drivers, and Hurricanes Ian and Nicole unearth a pair of shipwrecks.

A draft of the bill, which will be presented during a special legislative session that starts Monday, would allow property tax refunds to those who were forced from their homes for more than a month.

The wooden structure is between 80 and 100 feet long and was found in front of homes that collapsed on Daytona Beach Shores last month from Hurricane Nicole.