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Nicole Expected to Become Hurricane Before Hitting Florida's East Coast
Residents along portions of Florida’s east coast were preparing for Tropical Storm Nicole, which was expected to strengthen to a category 1 hurricane Wednesday before making landfall, forecasters said.
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Tropical Storm Nicole Expected to Strike Florida Coast as a Category 1 Hurricane
Tropical Storm Nicole neared Category 1 hurricane strength Tuesday night and will stay a hurricane when it’s expected to approach the east coast of Florida as early as Wednesday, forecasters said.
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Ian Moves Across Florida After Leaving Path of Destruction Along Gulf Coast
Rescue crews waded through flooded streets and used boats Thursday in a scramble to save people trapped after Hurricane Ian destroyed a cross-section of Florida, killing multiple people and bringing torrential rains that inundated communities.
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Ian Batters Florida With Life-Threatening Storm Surge, Winds, Flooding
Hurricane Ian continued to batter Florida after it made landfall as an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm Wednesday, bringing “catastrophic” storm surge, winds and flooding as one of the strongest recorded storms to ever hit the state.
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Weather Forecast: Clear, Cool Night
Tuesday night: Mostly clear, cool. Lows in the 40s and 50s. Wednesday: Cool sun to puffy clouds, afternoon sprinkle. Highs 65-70. Thursday: Sun and high wispy clouds. Highs in the low 60s.
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Hurricane Ian Continues Toward Southwest Florida as Powerful Category 3 Storm
Hurricane Ian has been a multifaceted storm with varying impacts as it roars in the Gulf of Mexico. As of midday Tuesday, Ian is a Category 3 hurricane with winds at 115 miles an hour. The storm made its first landfall over western Cuba with 125 mph winds. The next landfall is seemingly imminent. Hurricane warnings are now posted for…
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What Do the Hurricane Categories Mean? The Saffir Simpson Scale Explained
The National Hurricane Center uses the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale for hurricane categories. Here’s how the wind speeds break down in terms of intensity and damage.
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Flying Out? What to Know as Airlines Brace for Travel Disruptions From Hurricane Ian
One of Florida’s prominent airports is set to suspend flights Tuesday as Hurricane Ian heads toward the state, expected to become a dangerous Category 4 hurricane after making landfall Tuesday morning in western Cuba. A number of airlines around the country are also preparing for flight cancellations and changes.
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‘Life-Threatening' Hurricane Ian Takes Aim at Florida's Gulf Coast,
Florida’s Gulf Coast was bracing for Hurricane Ian as it churned toward the state and was expected to become a dangerous Category 4 hurricane after making landfall Tuesday morning in western Cuba.
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Ian Expected to Become Major Hurricane as It Nears Cuba
Evacuations were underway along Florida’s Gulf Coast Monday as Hurricane Ian formed and was quickly strengthening and expected to become a dangerous Category 4 hurricane before possible landfall later in the week.
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Tropical Storm Warning in Lower Florida Keys, Hurricane Warning in Western Cuba for Strengthening Ian
A tropical storm watch was issued for the lower Florida Keys Sunday as Tropical Storm Ian was set to rapidly strengthen, with a large stretch of the Gulf Coast of Florida preparing for a possible landfall later this week.
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Tropical Storm Ian Forms in Caribbean, Heads Toward Florida
Miami and Fort Lauderdale are now out of the cone of concern, but Tropical Storm Ian is still forecast to strengthen and impact Florida and Cuba as a hurricane
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Atlantic Hurricane Season Off to Slow Start, But Peak Is Still a Month Away
It’s been a quiet hurricane season for the Atlantic Basin to date, but we still have a ways to go — the season lasts through the end of November. We’ve had three tropical storms so far, which is running a little bit behind the pace of last year. And July, in particular, was very quiet. National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
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Tropical Storm Colin Brings Rain to Carolinas, Weakens
Tropical Storm Colin has brought rain and winds to parts of North and South Carolina, though the storm has weakened and conditions are expected to improve by Monday’s July Fourth celebrations. Separately, the center of Tropical Storm Bonnie rolled into the Pacific on Saturday after a rapid march across Central America, where it caused flooding, downed trees and forced thousands...
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Heavy Rain Hits Florida, Flooding Strands Miami Vehicles
Parts of Florida were facing heavy rain and wind as a storm system that battered Mexico moves across the state. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says the storm once known as Agatha in the Pacific Ocean will be known as Alex in the Atlantic Ocean basin if it reaches tropical storm status. Several Miami streets were flooded and authorities...
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Everything Points to Another Busy Hurricane Season, Experts Say
“It’s everything and the kitchen sink,” Colorado State University hurricane researcher Phil Klotzbach said
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Agatha Hits Southern Mexico Coast as Strongest May Hurricane
Hurricane Agatha has become the strongest hurricane on record to make landfall in May in the eastern Pacific as it swept ashore on a sparsely populated stretch of tourist beaches and fishing towns in southern Mexico. It quickly weakened moving over inland mountains and was downgraded to a tropical storm by late Monday. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says the...
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NOAA Predicting ‘Above-Normal' 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts an “above-normal” 2022 Atlantic hurricane season. See how many hurricanes NOAA predicts.
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Hurricane Rick Gains Force Off Mexico's Pacific Coast
Hurricane Rick gathered force off Mexico’s southern Pacific coast and is forecast to hit that coast by Monday as a near-Category 3 storm
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Sam Becomes Major Category 4 Hurricane, but Intensity to Vary: Forecasters
Hurricane Sam is a Category 4 storm, but forecasters say the system could fluctuate in strength over the next day or so