Read more storm stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2611/storm.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:33:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73594/ida-churns-toward-gulf-coast.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHurricane Ida is surging toward the Gulf Coast, triggering emergency warnings in Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, and Florida. Ida "threatens the safety and security" of citizens along the state's southeast coastline, said an emergency declaration by Lousiana Gov. Bobby Jindal. Forecasters are hoping Ida will lose force as it heads north,...http://www.newser.com/story/73594/ida-churns-toward-gulf-coast.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Nov 2009 2:07:30 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73008/fourth-typhoon-hits-philippines-7-dead.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAnother typhoon battered the Philippine capital and surrounding provinces today, leaving seven people dead and at least five missing. Typhoon Mirinae is the fourth storm to lash the northern Philippines in a month and brought new hardship to areas struggling from the previous disasters. Nearly 95,000 people were still...http://www.newser.com/story/73008/fourth-typhoon-hits-philippines-7-dead.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 31 Oct 2009 11:25:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70882/no-deaths-as-typhoon-parma-slams-into-philippines.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTyphoon Parma slammed into the Philippines today, knocking down trees and power pylons with powerful winds and pelting the already sodden country with more heavy rain, but there were no immediate reports of injuries. The storm—the country's second in eight days—roared ashore in the northern province of Cagayan...http://www.newser.com/story/70882/no-deaths-as-typhoon-parma-slams-into-philippines.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 03 Oct 2009 5:50:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68382/nasa-briefly-lost-touch-with-spacewalking-astronauts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAstronauts walking outside the International Space Station lost communications with NASA ground control for 33 minutes today, Reuters reports, after a storm cut the link through a relay station on the Pacific island of Guam. “This is no safety of flight issue,” said a spokesman, who added that crewmates kept...http://www.newser.com/story/68382/nasa-briefly-lost-touch-with-spacewalking-astronauts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 01 Sep 2009 22:50:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67526/hurricane-bill-weakens-surfers-party.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA weakening Hurricane Bill spun northward today, churning up rough seas, creating dangerous rip tides and closing beaches to swimmers up and down the eastern seaboard, including President Obama's planned vacation spot, Martha's Vineyard. The Category 1 hurricane was expected to pass the mainland well off New England, but was...http://www.newser.com/story/67526/hurricane-bill-weakens-surfers-party.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 22 Aug 2009 19:50:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67263/hurricane-bill-hits-category-4.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHurricane Bill grew to a Category 4 storm today with maximum sustained winds approaching 135mph, CNN reports. The storm’s center was some 460 miles east of the Leeward Islands and 1,100 miles southeast of Bermuda at 5am. “It's a little too early to evaluate what kind of direct impact...http://www.newser.com/story/67263/hurricane-bill-hits-category-4.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 19 Aug 2009 8:40:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67087/claudette-hits-fla-as-hurricane-bill-forms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTropical Storm Claudette made landfall on the Florida Panhandle near Fort Walton Beach early this morning after dumping heavy rains on the area. The storm has been weakening as it moves farther inland, with winds at around 40mph, and forecasters said it would probably become a tropical depression later in...http://www.newser.com/story/67087/claudette-hits-fla-as-hurricane-bill-forms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 17 Aug 2009 7:03:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66549/taiwan-mudslide-buries-500-in-wake-of-typhoon.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA typhoon-spawned mudslide engulfed a mountain village in southern Taiwan, burying up to 600 people, a police official and a rescued villager said today. Earlier, Typhoon Morakot had struck the Philippines, leaving at least 22 dead. Another typhoon slammed into Japan's west coast today, bringing heavy rain that triggered floods...http://www.newser.com/story/66549/taiwan-mudslide-buries-500-in-wake-of-typhoon.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 10 Aug 2009 9:48:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55762/lightning-predicts-hurricane-intensity-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA day before the gustiest part of a hurricane hits, nature sends a warning sign via lightning, researchers tell USA Today . A study of Category 4 and 5 storms yielded a strong correlation between the hurricanes’ intensity and lightning, making the latter a powerful gauge for places that don’t have...http://www.newser.com/story/55762/lightning-predicts-hurricane-intensity-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 09 Apr 2009 11:44:01 CDT