Hurricane Irene slammed into Puerto Rico yesterday, knocking out power to more than one million people and downing trees. The storm then headed out over warmer ocean waters this morning on a path that could take it to the U.S. by the end of this week. (UPDATE: See the 8/23 updated forecast path here) There [...]
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We have our first major hurricane of the year…and it certainly didn’t take very long. Hurricane Adrian officially formed yesterday off the Pacific coast of Mexico with sustained winds of 115 miles per hour. The storm currently poses no immediate threat to land, according to the National Hurricane Center. The first hurricane of the season, [...]
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It’s that time of year once again as June marks the beginning of the Atlantic hurricane season. Forecasters are predicting that 2011 will be an above average year, expecting three to six major hurricanes that could prove dangerous to 1.8 million coastal homes. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has generated lists of hurricane and tropical [...]
Hurricane Tomas has struck the already-earthquake-damaged country of Haiti with intense winds and heavy rains. Forecasters are warning of flooding and treacherous conditions. The National Hurricane Center says the center of the Haiti hurricane is expected to pass west of the country on Friday. Forecasters warn that Hurricane Tomas, packing winds of 85 mph, could [...]
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Hurricane Paula has formed and is headed for Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. The storm began as a tropical storm on Monday and quickly became a hurricane early Tuesday morning, according to the National Hurricane Center. As the storm blew through Honduras, 19 homes were destroyed and schools were closed along the country’s Atlantic coast. Some airports [...]
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Hurricane Igor has quickly strengthened to a category 4 storm in the Atlantic Ocean, now packing maximum sustained winds of 140 miles per hour. Hurricane Igor is currently moving west at 14 miles per hour with some additional strengthening expected in the next two days, possibly becoming a category 5 storm. The center of the [...]
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The evacuations have begun as powerful Hurricane Earl barrels toward the East Coast. On Wednesday, the first batch of tourists were driven from several vacation spots in North Carolina, including Ocracoke Island the Outer Banks. Get more Hurricane Earl coverage on Blippitt here Visitors were boarding ferries off of Ocracoke Island and instructed to vacate [...]
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Hurricane Earl could have some competition in the form of a lady named Fiona. Tropical Storm Fiona formed this afternoon, and she’ll soon be nipping at the heels of Hurricane Earl. As of this moment, Tropical Storm Fiona has sustained winds of 40 mph and was located roughly 850 miles to the east of the [...]
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Now that we’ve seen a couple of powerful storms develop already during this 2010 hurricane season, including our friend Hurricane Earl, let’s take a look and see what the names of the rest of our hurricanes will be this year. Every year, there is a preapproved list of tropical storm and hurricane names. The tradition [...]
As predicted, Hurricane Earl has now become a powerful Category 3 storm. Hurricane Earl is now packing winds of about 120 mph and is sitting about 95 miles east northeast of St. Thomas and 165 miles east of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Hurricane Earl is forecast to continue to strengthen over the next few days. [...]
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UPDATE: The storm may now track closer to the East Coast than initially thought. More here: Hurricane Earl Tropical Storm Earl has now become Hurricane Earl as of this morning. The storm is forecast to reach “major” Category 3 status, according to the National Hurricane Center. As of 2 p.m. EDT, Hurricane Earl’s eye was [...]
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