© 2026 Boise State Public Radio
NPR in Idaho
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Hit by Three Hurricanes, Fla. County Looks to Nov. 2

Polk County, Fla., in the center of the state, is the only U.S. county on record to have been hit by three hurricanes in one season. NPR's Melissa Block tours a Polk County orange grove damaged by hurricanes Charley, Frances and Jeanne. She also visits a disaster recovery center set up by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and explores how the hurricanes are affecting this election season.

Copyright 2004 NPR

Melissa Block is a special correspondent and guest host of NPR's news programs.

You make stories like this possible.

The biggest portion of Boise State Public Radio's funding comes from readers like you who value fact-based journalism and trustworthy information.

Your donation today helps make our local reporting free for our entire community.