Hurricane

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BySarah Gibbens Published June 17, 2022 • 8 min read When Florida International University turns on the “Wall of Wind” inside its airplane hangar turned engineering lab, the 12 enormous fans recreate the strength of a major hurricane. Within seconds, the walls and roof of their target, a shed-sized model…

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Tropical Storm Alex, the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, gained a bit more force as it headed toward Bermuda on Sunday after killing three people in Cuba and causing flooding in parts of Florida. Alex reached tropical storm force early Sunday after strengthening off Florida’s east coast…

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MIAMI — Tropical Storm Alex, the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, formed Sunday morning in the Gulf of Mexico on a track to come ashore in southern Florida with heavy rains and gusty wind. National Hurricane Center forecasters said in a 5 a.m. advisory that Alex had…

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Flooding rain hit parts of South Florida on Saturday as a storm moved across the state, the National Hurricane Center said. A potential tropical cyclone brought "considerable flash and urban flooding," the center said in a tweet. Flash flooding is also expected across the Florida Keys and the northwestern Bahamas.…

Topline Numerous roadways across south Florida essentially turned into waterways Saturday morning as a tropical system—just three days into what’s forecast to be a punishing hurricane season—pummeled the area, dropping nearly a foot of rain with more possible in the coming hours. A vehicle sits in a flooded street caused…