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New Tropical Threat Looms For US Coast As Helene Death Toll Rises To 130 New Tropical Threat Looms For US Coast As Helene Death Toll Rises To 130
New Tropical Threat Looms For US Coast As Helene Death Toll Rises To 130 There's a new threat in the tropics as millions of Americans are still reeling from Helene, which devastated the Southeast after making landfall in Florida's Big Bend as a Category 4 hurricane.  The death toll from Helene has increased to 130, with hundreds missing, and many still without power or having issues with cell phone signals and internet connectivity. The new potential tropical storm is now located over the western Caribbean Sea and is expected to slowly move west-northwestward into the Gulf of Mexico during the latter portion of this week. That's the…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Chances Increase Helene's Breeding Ground Could Spawn New Tropical Storm Chances Increase Helene's Breeding Ground Could Spawn New Tropical Storm
Chances Increase Helene's Breeding Ground Could Spawn New Tropical Storm Forecasters are tracking the increasing chance of another potential tropical threat that could form in the same area that Helene developed. Click here for a new, updated story - Here's Latest On Potential New Tropical Storm With Millions Reeling From Deadly Storm Helene A new named storm may form close to the US coast during the first days of October, forecasters say. "An area of low pressure is forecast to form over the western Caribbean Sea in a couple of days," the National Hurricane Center said on Sunday afternoon, Sept. 29. (See the first image above.) "Development chances are…

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Tropical Storm Beryl Expected To Make Landfall In US As Hurricane, Then Track North: Timing Tropical Storm Beryl Expected To Make Landfall In US As Hurricane, Then Track North: Timing
Tropical Storm Beryl Expected To Make Landfall In US As Hurricane, Then Track North: Timing The second named storm of the 2024 hurricane season is projected to trek north through the US this coming week. According to the National Hurricane Center, Tropical Storm Beryl, which is now churning in the Gulf of Mexico, is predicted to make landfall in south Texas as a hurricane on Monday morning, July 8. Beryl strengthened to Category 5 hurricane status last week before making its first landfall—over the island of Carriacou in Grenada. "Beryl could stall over Texas, which may result in excessive rainfall and widespread, major flooding in some areas early week," AccuWeather says. Some …

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by Joe Lombardi