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Weakened Hurricane Bud to Hit Mexico

Rob Quinn — Fri, 25 May 2012 05:00:00 CDT

Residents of Mexico's central Pacific coast have been warned that this Bud's for them. Hurricane Bud, the first Pacific hurricane of the season, has weakened to a Category 2 storm and is headed in the direction of the tourist city of Puerto Vallarta, where swimming has temporarily been banned, reports...

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...

Tropical Storms Nate, Maria Form

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 07:39:35 CDT

Irene, Katia, and Lee all made not-so-nice headlines, and unfortunately there’s more where they came from: Tropical Storms Nate and Maria are currently taking shape in the Caribbean and Atlantic. Nate, formed in the southern Gulf of Mexico, is expected to drop anywhere from 2 to 8 inches of rain...

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...

Geraldo Wishes a Hurricane Had Come on 9/11

Kevin Spak — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:51:21 CDT

Geraldo Rivera loves hurricanes. Reflecting on his career on Fox and Friends this morning, Rivera waxed romantic about the danger and excitement of covering a hurricane—"It's like war, only no one is shooting at you"—and then let the hosts in on his particularly weird meteorological daydream. "One funny...

Hurricane Warning Issued for NC

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:32:59 CDT

A hurricane warning has been issued for the North Carolina coast as powerful Hurricane Earl bears down on the East Coast, while a hurricane watch now extends into Delaware. Visitors have been evacuating Ocracoke Island in ferries and told to leave neighboring Cape Hatteras in North Carolina's Outer Banks, and...

BP Sending Back Ship as Bonnie Weakens

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 08:52:53 CDT

A key ship is preparing to move back toward the site of BP's broken oil well as the remnants of Tropical Storm Bonnie weaken over the Gulf. A BP spokesman says the rig drilling the relief tunnel that will blast mud into the broken well to permanently seal it is...

BP: Spill May Be Fixed as Soon as July 27

Kevin Spak — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 09:58:30 CDT

The relief well that is supposed to finally stanch the oil flow from the Deepwater Horizon may be ready as early as July 27, BP is now telling the Wall Street Journal . That's weeks ahead of the mid-August schedule they’ve discussed until now, and just happens to be the day...

Hurricane Season Looms Over Gulf Cleanup

Polly Davis Doig — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 09:14:16 CDT

Tropical Storm Alex looks to be steering clear of the Gulf oil spill, barring any last-minute turns, but he brings the shadow of a hurricane season predicted to be busy and violent to bear over the ongoing cleanup operation. A major storm would mean the evacuation of 39,000 people...