Pin Itemailprint Just one day after becoming a hurricane, Hurricane Kenneth has strengthened into a Category 4 storm. This rare mid-November storm is now officially the latest-occurring major hurricane ever recorded in the eastern North Pacific basin. Hurricane Kenneth has strong winds of about 145 mph, but is currently not thought to be much of [...]
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Tropical Storm Rina is now Hurricane Rina, and the powerful storm is expected to hit Mexico later this week. Hurricane Rina’s top winds are now 75 mph, according to an afternoon update from the National Hurricane Center. “Additional strengthening is expect during the next 48 hours,” the NHC said. “Interests in Belize, the east coast [...]
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Here are your top stories for this Wednesday, October 12, 2011: – Candidates hold Republican debate in New Hampshire – Underwear bomber trial gets under way – Hurricane Jova heads for Mexico – Weapons blunder in Brad Pitt movie “World War Z”
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Hurricane Ophelia continues to strengthen and could pass near Bermuda this weekend. Ophelia was upgraded to a tropical depression late Tuesday afternoon and then to a tropical storm on Wednesday before becoming a hurricane early Wednesday night. That strengthening trend will continue into early this weekend. Hurricane Ophelia was ravaged by wind shear while the [...]
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Hurricane Hilary is picking up steam – and fast! The storm became a Category 4 hurricane off the southwestern coast of Mexico and could become more powerful as it heads out into the open Pacific, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center. Hilary, packing maximum sustained winds of 135 miles per hour, was located approximately [...]
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Hurricane Maria is picking up speed today and heading for the coast of Newfoundland, packing 80 mph winds and the potential for up to three inches of rain. The storm is now a Category 1 hurricane and sits about 80 miles east-southeast of Sable Island, Nova Scotia, according to Environment Canada. Hurricane Maria is moving [...]
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It’s getting a little crowded in the Atlantic Ocean as the 2012 hurricane season cranks into high gear, so we thought we’d help you keep track of what’s going on. There are now three separate systems spinning away and preparing to potentially wreak havoc on the Eastern U.S. Hurricane Katia has weakened to a category [...]
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Here are your top stories for this Wednesday, August 31, 2011: – Helicopters bring hurricane relief – Worst not yet over for some storm-ravaged areas of the U.S. – Rebels have “good idea” where Moammar Gadhafi is hiding – Ex-NBA player Javaris Crittenton arrested in murder case
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What’s that? All the hype from Hurricane Irene left you feeling a little down? Never fear, weather freaks, Hurricane Katia is (almost) here. While it’s technically still a tropical storm, Katia could develop into a “major hurricane” by late Wednesday or early Thursday, according to the National Hurricane Center. In its 11 a.m. EDT advisory, the NHC [...]
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Here are you top stories for this Tuesday, August 30, 2011: – Hurricane Irene leaves more than 30 dead, many areas underwater – Some FEMA money for tornado-ravaged Joplin, MO on hold after Hurricane Irene – Gadhafi’s family flees to Algeria – ‘Happy Feet’ heading home Incoming search terms:russel holloway fema
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Hurricane Irene certainly wasn’t the big city disaster the media made it out to be, but it was no picnic either. The storm left 5 million homes and businesses without power and over 20 people were killed along the East Coast. The extent of Irene’s damage remains yet to be seen, as upstate New York [...]
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Want to hear something scary? Hurricane Irene really wasn’t as “devastating” as the hype made it out to be, yet National Grid says that power is out to more than 270,000 of its 480,000 Rhode Island customers. The utility company has 6,500 people working in the state today to repair the damage done by Hurricane [...]
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