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Newly Named Tropical Storm Sara Forms: Here's Latest
There's a brand-new tropical storm with just two weeks remaining in the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. A system in the central Caribbean Sea called Tropical Depression 19 was upgraded to Tropical Storm Sara on Thursday afternoon, Nov. 14. It's now moving westward toward Central America. Tropical storm warnings are in effect for parts of Honduras and Nicaragua. "Residents in these areas should monitor the storm's progress and follow local advisories," the National Hurricane Center said. Current projections have the storm headed to Florida on Wednesday, Nov. 20. (See the …
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Oscar Heading North After Making Landfall In Cuba As Hurricane
Oscar is now moving north after making landfall in eastern Cuba as a Category 1 hurricane. It's now a tropical storm on landfall on Sunday evening, Oct. 20 in eastern Cuba, where heavy rain will continue causing life-threatening flash flooding and mudslides on Monday, Oct. 21, according to the National Hurricane Center. Oscar formed rapidly over the weekend, After being upgraded to a tropical storm Saturday morning, Oct. 19, it strengthened to hurricane status just hours later. As it tracks north, Oscar will bring gusty winds and heavy rain to the southeastern Bahamas M…
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New Projected Timing Released For Potentially Major Hurricane Taking Aim At US
The projected timing for a potentially major hurricane taking aim at the US coast has been updated and is earlier than some initial projections. AccuWeather is forecasting a powerful Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained wind gusts of 110 to 130 miles per hour to make landfall along the Gulf Coast on Thursday, Sept. 26, likely in the Big Bend on Florida's west coast. “This is expected to be a large hurricane with a major storm surge threat and impacts that will reach hundreds of miles inland from where this storm makes landfall,” said AccuWeather Chief Meteorologist Jon Porter. …
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Idalia Strengthens To Hurricane, With 120 MPH Winds Expected: Latest Projected Path, Timing
Idalia has strengthened to become the third hurricane of the 2023 Atlantic season with its projected path taking it up the East Coast. Idalia formed late Saturday afternoon, Aug. 26 as a tropical depression before being upgraded on Sunday, Aug. 27 to a tropical storm and to a Category 1 hurricane in the early hours of Tuesday morning, Aug. 29. It's expected to make landfall along North Florida's Big Bend region (where the panhandle transitions to the peninsula) on Wednesday morning, Aug. 30 as a Category 3 hurricane with winds predicted to be around 120 miles per hour. Heavy rain and …
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Tropical Storm Idalia Expected To Become Major Hurricane: Latest Projected Path, Timing
A newly named tropical storm is expected to become a hurricane with its projected path taking it up the East Coast. New update - Idalia Strengthens To Hurricane, With 120 MPH Winds Expected: Latest Projected Path, Timing Idalia formed late Saturday afternoon, Aug. 26 as a tropical depression before being upgraded on Sunday, Aug. 27, according to the National Hurricane Center. It's expected to become a Category 1 and then Cat 2 hurricane as it reaches the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, Aug. 28 before expected landfall north of Tampa, Florida on Wednesday, Aug. 30. Forecasters sa…
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Hurricane Ian Nears Category 5 Status As It Takes Aim On US, Projected Path Changes
Ian has strengthened to Category 4 hurricane status and its projected path has changed as it nears a direct hit on the southwest Florida coast with the potential to be one of the most devastating and costly storms in US history. Early Wednesday morning, Sept. 28, the center of Ian is now heading straight to the Fort Myers/Sarasota, Florida area, a notable shift in the path to the south southeast after early path projections had its track moving farther north toward Tampa and St.Petersburg. It is about 65 miles west-southwest of Naples, Florida at about 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to…
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Hurricane Ian Expected To Reach Category 4 Status Before Taking Aim At US: Latest Track, Timing
Click here for a new, updated story: Hurricane Ian Nears Category 5 Status As It Takes Aim On US, Projected Path Changes Ian has strengthened to Category 3 hurricane status and is expected to become an even stronger storm on a path directly taking it to the United States. Early Tuesday morning, Sept. 27, the center of Ian is moving northward over Cuba after making landfall around 4:30 a.m. near Pinar Del Rio, a city in western Cuba, according to the National Hurricane Center. It's now packing winds of 125 miles per hour with a projected path having it making landfal…
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Ian Becomes Hurricane: Latest Projected Timing, Track Along East Coast
Ian has strengthened to Category 1 hurricane status and is projected to become a Cat 4 storm as it moves north toward Cuba and Florida in the coming days. “Life-threatening storm surge and hurricane-force winds are expected in portions fo western Cuba beginning late today, and Ian is forecast to be at major hurricane strength when it is near western Cuba,” the National Hurricane Center said in a statement issued Monday, Sept. 26. “Efforts to protect life and property should be rushed to completion.” Ian is located about 85 miles south-southeast of Grand Cayman, as of early Monday morning, S…
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Tropical Storm Ian Strengthening Rapidly On Track To Hit US As Major Hurricane: Latest Timing
Tropical Storm Ian is rapidly gaining strength and is projected to become a Category 4 storm before making a direct hit on the United States according to the latest forecast models. Ian, the ninth named storm of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, is expected to strengthen to hurricane status and move north through Florida in the middle of this week. "In just a few days, Ian is likely to be a dangerous major hurricane," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Adam Douty said. It's located about 300 miles south-southeast of Grand Cayman, as of early Sunday morning, Sept. 25, with m…
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Newly Named Tropical Storm Ian Expected To Make Direct Hit On US As Major Hurricane
A newly named tropical storm could make a direct hit on the United States according to the latest forecast models. Tropical Depression Nine (known as #TD9) formed in the central Caribbean Friday morning, Sept. 23, and became Tropical Storm Ian on Friday night. Ian, the ninth named storm of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, is expected to strengthen to hurricane status and move north through Florida next week. The projected path for Tropical Storm Ian through next Saturday, Oct. 1 is shown in the image above from AccuWeather.com. The time frame for the arrival of tropical-storm-force win…
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Possible New Hurricane Targets US: Here's Projected Timing, Track
Updated story: Newly Named Tropical Storm Ian Expected To Make Direct Hit On US As Major Hurricane As Hurricane Fiona barrels its way north, concerns are growing among forecasters about a new storm that is on track to affect the United States next week. Tropical Depression Nine (known as #TD9) formed in the central Caribbean Friday morning, Sept. 23, the National Hurricane Center announced. Tropical Depression 9 is expected to strengthen to hurricane status and move north through Florida next week. It's located about 1,000 miles east-southeast of Cuba, as of early …
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Hurricane Ida Barrels Toward Gulf: Here's How Much Rainfall Storm Could Bring To Northeast
Hurricane Ida is heading toward the United States coast, picking up strength as it moves over warm waters surrounding Cuba, with the potential to be a Category 4 storm when it makes landfall late in the weekend. The storm's long-term track takes it north and then east, with a possible impact on the Northeast in the middle of next week. Ida, the ninth-named storm of the 2021 Atlantic season, is expected to intensify further Saturday, Aug. 28 into Sunday, Aug. 29, with projected winds of 100 to 110 miles per hour or more just south of the mouth of the Mississippi River. Earlier Report -&nbs…
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Major Hurricane Headed To US Could Have Impact In Northeast
Hurricane Ida, just upgraded from tropical storm status, is expected to make landfall in the United States as a major Category 3 or 4 hurricane on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated New Orleans and much of the Gulf Coast. The storm's long-term track takes it north and then east, with a possible impact on the Northeast in the middle of next week. Ida, the ninth-named storm of the 2021 Atlantic season, is expected to intensify further Saturday, Aug. 28 into Sunday, Aug. 29, with projected winds of 100 miles per hour or more just south of the mouth of the Mississippi R…
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Projected Track Of First Hurricane Of Season, Now A Tropical Storm, Takes It Up Atlantic Coast
Less than 24 hours after becoming the first hurricane of the 2021 season, Elsa has been downgraded to a tropical storm with its latest projected path taking it up the Atlantic Coast and into the Northeast. Tropical Storm Elsa is now nearing Haiti and the Dominican Republic with maximum sustained winds are now near 70 miles per hour with higher gusts, and its latest projected path, released Saturday, July 3, has it approaching the United States after the weekend when it could return to hurricane status. "Elsa is expected to regain some wind intensity early next week once it passes north of C…
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Tropical Storm Moving Toward US Could Become Hurricane
A tropical storm that left dozens dead and more than 100 missing in Central America is moving toward the United States and may become a hurricane within hours. Tropical Storm Eta is located over the Florida Straits just north of central Cuba on Sunday afternoon, Nov. 8. (See image in red above.) It could strengthen into a hurricane before reaching Florida late Sunday night. A hurricane warning has been issued for the Florida Keys and other parts of Southern Florida are under a tropical storm warning. Elsewhere over the Atlantic basin on Sunday afternoon, recent satellite-derived wind data…
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New Tropical Storm Zeta Expected To Become Hurricane In Days: Latest Projected Path
A newly formed tropical storm is expected to become a hurricane in days. Early Sunday morning, Oct. 25, the center of now Tropical Storm Zeta was located over the northwestern Caribbean Sea about 305 miles south-southeast of the western tip of Cuba. A turn toward the west-northwest and an increase in forward speed are forecast by Monday, Oct. 26, followed by a faster northwestward motion on Tuesday, Oct. 27, the National Hurricane Center said. It has maximum sustained winds of near 40 miles per hour with higher gusts. Zeta is forecast to approach the Gulf Coast as a t…
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Tropical Storm With Uncertain Path In Atlantic Could Become Hurricane In Days
A tropical storm with an uncertain path has formed in the Atlantic and could reach hurricane status in a matter of days, the US National Hurricane Center said. Tropical Storm Dorian could become a hurricane as soon as Tuesday, Aug. 27, when its maximum sustained winds are expected to be 80 miles per hour. It now has maximum sustained winds of 40 mph. It's the fourth tropical storm of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season and is now located about 500 miles east-southeast of Barbados and moving at a rate of about 13 miles per hour, the National Hurricane Center said in an advisory issued at…
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