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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...

652 Now Dead in Philippines Storm

Kate Schwartz — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 09:18:05 CST

Tropical Storm Washi blew past the Philippines today, leaving heartbreak in its wake. The death toll now sits at 652—mostly women and children—with another 900 missing, according to the local Red Cross. Another 45,000 people have been displaced in the coastal cities of Cagayan de Oro and...

Zookeepers Shoot Bison Trapped in Floodwaters

Evann Gastaldo — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 07:28:37 CDT

As the floodwaters rose in Pennsylvania’s Hersheypark ZooAmerica, zookeepers made a tough—and controversial—choice: Rather than let two American bison drown while trapped in their pen, zookeepers shot both. Though other zoo animals were evacuated, officials say no one anticipated how quickly the floodwaters would rise, and that euthanization...

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...

Hurricane Katia Weakens to Category 1

Mark Russell — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 06:07:06 CDT

Hurricane Katia has weakened to Category 1 early this morning, after building to Category 2 on Sunday , its winds decreasing to 90mph, reports the AP . Katia is not expected to hit land, but its storm surge could affect the US East Coast, Bermuda, and parts of the Bahamas, according to...

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...

Tropical Storm Lee Plows Into La.

Sun, 04 Sep 2011 09:36:31 CDT

As Katia regained hurricane status, the center of Tropical Storm Lee stretched across the central Gulf Coast early today, dumping torrential rains that threatened flooding in low-lying communities in a foreshadowing of what cities further inland could face in coming days. Lee's center crawled ashore in Louisiana before dawn after...

32K Lose Power in Tropical Storm Lee

Sat, 03 Sep 2011 15:35:17 CDT

Bands of heavy rain and strong wind gusts from Tropical Storm Lee knocked out power to thousands in south Louisiana and Mississippi today and prompted evacuations in bayou towns like Jean Lafitte, where water lapped at several front doors. The sluggish storm stalled just before making landfall, and threatened to...

Lee Becomes Tropical Storm as Gulf Coast Braces

John Johnson — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 16:13:43 CDT

Lee has intensified as expected into a tropical storm and is expected to drench Louisiana and Mississippi over the weekend. Both states have declared states of emergency near the coast, with Lee expected to make landfall in the next 48 hours with 65mph winds, reports CNN . The real hazard is...