Hurricane

Tropical Storm Sally strengthened off the west coast of Florida on Sunday and was poised to become a category 2 hurricane, bringing the threat of dangerous storm surges and high winds to the U.S. Gulf Coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.Residents fill sandbags in preparation for tropical storm…

A storm system that was forecast to loop around Cuba and head back toward South Florida this week is no longer forecast to develop, according to the National Hurricane Center. Forecasters said Tuesday night that the system, which was predicted to impact South Florida on Thursday and Friday, was not…

"Catastrophic" flooding from Tropical Depression Sally spilled inland across eastern Alabama and southwestern Georgia on Wednesday, bringing peak winds down to 45 mph winds, per the National Hurricane Center. Why it matters: The mayor of Orange Beach, Ala., said one person died in the storm and hundreds of others have…

HOUSTON — Tropical storm Sally strengthened off the west coast of Florida on Saturday and was poised to become a Category 1 hurricane, bringing high winds, heavy seas and flash flooding to the U.S. Gulf Coast, the National Hurricane Center said.Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards declared a state of emergency…

A new study finds that partisan conservative media led to "hurricane skepticism" among Trump voters before Hurricane Irma hit Florida in September 2017, discouraging evacuations.Why it matters: As the divided response to the coronavirus pandemic underscores, how we view the world politically is increasingly determining how we view the threat…

MIAMI (AP) — A tropical depression that is expected to reach near hurricane intensity early next week formed Friday off south Florida, threatening heavy rains as it neared the peninsula.The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Tropical Depression 19 was centered at 11 p.m. EDT about 20 miles (40 kilometers) east-southeast…

When Hurricane Laura hit last week, all I could think about was Katrina. The world considers August 29 the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. For New Orleans residents like myself, that date marks the mere beginning of a disaster that unfolded over the course of a week and then reverberated for…

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Before weakening inland on Thursday afternoon, Laura slammed ashore on the coast of Louisiana before dawn Thursday as a powerful Category 4 hurricane, with life-threatening storm surge, inland flooding and damaging winds. Now a tropical depression, Laura was bringing heavy rains over parts of Arkansas, the National Hurricane Center said…

No longer the menacing, major hurricane it was Thursday morning, Tropical Depression Laura on Saturday was reduced scattering rain across eastern portions of the Mid-Atlantic states. On Saturday morning, the Weather Prediction Center issued its last update on Laura, forecasting 1-2 inches across the mid-Atlantic region, from Virginia to New…