Hurricane

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The GOP has chosen Jacksonville, Florida, as the site where President Donald Trump will accept his party's nomination for reelection. Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel made the announcement a day after saying that Jacksonville was a front-runner to hold the event. Florida's prize of 29 electoral votes is considered crucial to…

Tropical Storm Cristobal could soon renew its strength by uniting with another storm system coming from the west to form one giant cyclone, forecasters say.After drenching much of the South, forecasters now expect the remnants of Cristobal to bring fierce winds, heavy rain and thunderstorms to much of the Midwest…

Tropical Storm Cristobal could soon renew its strength by uniting with another storm system coming from the west to form one giant cyclone, forecasters say. After drenching much of the South, forecasters now expect the remnants of Cristobal to bring fierce winds, heavy rain and thunderstorms to much of the…

Residents at their home in the West End section of New OrleansImage: GettyHurricane season just officially started last week, but it’s off to a terrifying start. Tropical Storm Cristobal made landfall on Sunday, bringing dangerous weather to the Southeast. By Monday morning, Cristobal had weakened significantly with wind speeds of…

There were nine reported tornadoes over the weekend in Florida.June 8, 2020, 12:10 PM3 min read Cristobal finally made landfall yesterday evening in southeast Louisiana as a weak Tropical Storm with winds of up to 50 mph. The highest wind gust recorded on the surface was up to 57 mph…

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tropical Storm Cristobal continued to weaken early Monday, after the lopsided storm crashed ashore in Louisiana and ginned up dangerous weather farther east, sending waves crashing over Mississippi beaches, swamping parts of an Alabama island town and spawning a tornado in Florida. Cristobal made a Saturday…

NEW ORLEANS -- Tropical Storm Cristobal could soon renew its strength by uniting with another storm system coming from the west to form one giant cyclone, forecasters say. After drenching much of the South, forecasters now expect the remnants of Cristobal to bring fierce winds, heavy rain and thunderstorms to…

Tropical Storm Cristobal is edging closer towards the U.S. Gulf Coast as of Sunday morning with strong winds and rainfall already affecting the northern part of the coast. Flooding and storm surges caused by Cristobal “are the biggest hazards,” the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in a Sunday morning forecast.…

NEW ORLEANS -- Tropical Storm Cristobal could soon renew its strength by uniting with another storm system coming from the west to form one giant cyclone, forecasters say. After drenching much of the South, forecasters now expect the remnants of Cristobal to bring fierce winds, heavy rain and thunderstorms to…