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Tropical Storm Alberto Forms Off Carolinas

Polly Davis Doig — Sun, 20 May 2012 09:48:38 CDT

With 12 days left before the official start of hurricane season, Tropical Storm Alberto has formed about 95 miles off the coast of South Carolina, according to the National Hurricane Center. Thus far, Alberto isn't expected to make landfall, but he's got his own tropical storm warning and could mean...

Katia Swells to Category 2

Sun, 04 Sep 2011 10:31:24 CDT

The National Hurricane Center says that Katia has "rapidly" intensified into a Category 2 hurricane. Hurricane specialist Robbie Berg said earlier today that Katia has cycled on and off between tropical storm and hurricane status while moving across the open Atlantic. But as of 11am today, Katia had sustained winds...

Hurricane Earl Hits Category 4

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:22:12 CDT

Hurricane Earl battered tiny islands across the northeastern Caribbean with heavy rain and roof-ripping winds today, rapidly intensifying into a major Category 4 storm on a path projected to menace the United States. Already dangerous with sustained winds of 135mph, Earl is expected to gain strength before potentially brushing the...

Chicago Seeks Aid After Deluge

Peter Fearon — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 01:55:20 CDT

Chicago officials seeking clean-up funds have asked the state to declare a disaster after the city was hit by a deluge of weekend rains which flooded streets and stranded families, reports CNN. More than six inches of rain fell Saturday—the most in 137 years in a single day. That...

Ike Spikes to Cat 4, Deadly Hanna Churns Toward US

Peter Fearon — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:25:03 CDT

Two major storms are churning across the Atlantic, with their chances of striking the US still unclear. Hurricane Ike has rapidly strengthened to a raging Category 4, while Tropical Storm Hanna is now battering the Bahamas after killing 26 in Haiti. Hanna could hit the US Saturday anywhere between Georgia...

'Ghost Town' New Orleans Steels for Gustav

Peter Fearon — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 02:29:00 CDT

The last bus out of New Orleans drove off at 3pm yesterday, leaving behind a virtual ghost town, reports the Houston Chronicle. An estimated 10,000 residents are left in the hurricane-threatened city, now subject to a strict dusk-to-dawn curfew. Some 1.9 million Louisianans have fled Hurricane Gustav—the...

Gustav Slams Jamaica as Gulf Coast Braces

Matt Cantor — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:46:26 CDT

Tropical Storm Gustav pummeled Jamaica today with 65mph winds and may build to a category 3 storm by the time it reaches Cuba tomorrow, CNN reports. The storm killed some 51 in Haiti and eight in the Dominican Republic yesterday. Officials in the National Hurricane Center’s “cone of uncertainty” from...

Hurricane Gustav to Hit Haiti

Kevin Spak — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:48:56 CDT

Hurricane Gustav is expected to make landfall in Haiti later today, Bloomberg reports, buffeting a country already hard hit by Tropical Storm Fay earlier this month. Gustav was upgraded from a tropical storm earlier this morning, after strengthening over the Caribbean. The National Hurricane Center said that preparations should “be...

Hurricane-Proof Your Vacation

Paul Stinson — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 14:21:37 CDT

The government’s storm-watching body upped this year’s hurricane forecast to include 14 to 18 named storms, which could spell trouble for travelers. Forbes offers tips to stem potential financial losses and prevent your Caribbean vacation from going south. Know your risks: The National Hurricane Center offers a month-by-month historical snapshot...