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Teddy Upgraded To Hurricane Status, Newly Released Path Takes Storm Toward Northeast Teddy Upgraded To Hurricane Status, Newly Released Path Takes Storm Toward Northeast
Teddy Upgraded To Hurricane Status, Newly Released Path Takes Storm Toward Northeast Get ready for Alpha. Maybe even Beta. With so many storms forming in the Atlantic, the 26-letter English alphabet may not be enough to name them all. In which case, it's on to the Greek alphabet. The storm area residents should most be aware of is Teddy, which has just been upgraded to hurricane status. It's a Category 2 storm as it moves toward Bermuda before continuing toward northern New England - hardly a hotspot for tropical activity. But in this crazy 2020 hurricane season, apparently, anything goes. Teddy, located about 700 miles east-northeast of the Lesser Antilles, is slowly mo…

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Newly Named Tropical Storm Teddy Expected To Become Hurricane Newly Named Tropical Storm Teddy Expected To Become Hurricane
Newly Named Tropical Storm Teddy Expected To Become Hurricane As slow-moving Tropical Storm Sally makes its way into the Gulf Coast with landfall expected in Louisiana early Tuesday morning, Sept. 15, there's a new system in the Atlantic that is expected to become a hurricane by midweek. Tropical Storm Teddy, the fifth active named storm in the Atlantic, now has maximum winds of about 40 miles per hour with higher gusts, but it's expected to strengthen and become a major hurricane by week's end, the National Hurricane Center said. It's the 19th named storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season and the earliest 19th named storm. It also marks…

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Tropical Storm Paulette Expected To Become Hurricane As It Moves West Toward Bermuda Tropical Storm Paulette Expected To Become Hurricane As It Moves West Toward Bermuda
Tropical Storm Paulette Expected To Become Hurricane As It Moves West Toward Bermuda Two tropical storms, a tropical depression, and three more disturbances are now active in the Atlantic. The National Hurricane Center announced Saturday morning, Sept. 12 that it has issued advisories on Tropical Storm Paulette, Tropical Storm Rene and Tropical Depression 19. (See the first image above.) Paulette, tracking steadily closer to Bermuda, is near hurricane strength. For its projected track, see the second image above. Rene, meanwhile, is lingering farther east, and its projected track calls for slow movement eastward. (See the third image above.) Tropical Depression 19, is mov…

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More Spotty Storms Will Be Followed By Rainfall From Now Tropical Depression Laura More Spotty Storms Will Be Followed By Rainfall From Now Tropical Depression Laura
More Spotty Storms Will Be Followed By Rainfall From Now Tropical Depression Laura A new round of scattered, severe thunderstorms will be followed by rainfall from now Tropical Depression Laura on its trek out to sea. Friday, Aug. 28 will be mostly sunny with the high temperature in the mid 80s. Very humid air will create conditions ripe for thunderstorms. Clouds will gradually increase, and there will be spotty showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. The storm chance will continue overnight into Saturday, Aug. 29 when a weakened Laura will cross over the region. (See image above for timing.) Showers are likely and thunderstorms possible starti…

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Laura Now Forecast To Be Dangerous Category 4 Hurricane: Here's Latest Projected Path Laura Now Forecast To Be Dangerous Category 4 Hurricane: Here's Latest Projected Path
Laura Now Forecast To Be Dangerous Category 4 Hurricane: Here's Latest Projected Path Laura strengthened overnight into a large, "formidable" storm, the National Hurricane Center announced Wednesday morning, Aug. 26. It's expected to become a Category 4 hurricane before making landfall near the Texas/Louisiana border late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning, Aug. 27. A dangerous, "life-threatening storm surge of up to 15 feet" in some places will be accompanied by dangerous wind gusts and waves as well as torrential downpours, the National Hurricane Center said. Rainfall totals of 5 to 10 inches are expected in parts of Texas and Louisiana, with up to 15 inches i…

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