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Newly Named Tropical Storm Rafael Expected To Quickly Become Hurricane As It Heads Toward US Newly Named Tropical Storm Rafael Expected To Quickly Become Hurricane As It Heads Toward US
Newly Named Tropical Storm Rafael Expected To Quickly Become Hurricane As It Heads Toward US A system in the Caribbean has just strengthened to become a tropical storm. Rafael became the latest named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season late Monday afternoon, Nov. 4. After it moves near Jamaica Monday night, it's expected to quickly become a hurricane when it passes at or around the Cayman Islands by Tuesday night, Nov. 5, when a dangerous storm surge is expected. Tropical storm conditions are expected in Jamaica Monday night into Tuesday morning, the National Hurricane Center said. Additional strengthening is expected as it advances toward western Cuba on Wednes…

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New Projected Timing Released For Potentially Major Hurricane Taking Aim At US New Projected Timing Released For Potentially Major Hurricane Taking Aim At US
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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New Update - Debby’s Most Intense Rainfall Still Ahead: Here's When Storm Will Affect Northeast New Update - Debby’s Most Intense Rainfall Still Ahead: Here's When Storm Will Affect Northeast
New Update - Debby’s Most Intense Rainfall Still Ahead: Here's When Storm Will Affect Northeast The most intense rainfall from Debby, which made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane over Florida's Big Bend, is still to come, and the storm is now expected to affect the Northeast later this week. Landfall was around 7 a.m. Monday, Aug. 5 about 70 miles southeast of Tallahassee, the National Hurricane Center said.  It was downgraded to a tropical storm shortly thereafter as it hit Florida's Gulf Coast with flooding rain, damaging winds, and storm surge. Debby could bring over a foot of rainfall this week to eastern Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina, with widesprea…

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Rapidly Strengthening New Tropical Storm Expected To Become First Hurricane Of Season Rapidly Strengthening New Tropical Storm Expected To Become First Hurricane Of Season
Rapidly Strengthening New Tropical Storm Expected To Become First Hurricane Of Season A newly named, rapidly strengthening tropical storm is likely to become the first hurricane of the 2024 season. Tropical Storm Beryl, the second named storm since the season began on Saturday, June 1, is now located about 820 miles east-southeast of Barbados.  It has maximum sustained winds of 65 miles per hour and is moving west at 23 miles per hour. Beryl is expected to become a major hurricane Sunday night, June 30, or Monday morning, July 1, the National Hurricane Center said. It likely will bring destructive hurricane-force winds and a life-threatening storm surge…

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Hurricane Ian Nears Category 5 Status As It Takes Aim On US, Projected Path Changes Hurricane Ian Nears Category 5 Status As It Takes Aim On US, Projected Path Changes
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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Tropical Storm Sunday: New Outlook For Power Outages, Rainfall Totals, Wind Speeds For Henri Tropical Storm Sunday: New Outlook For Power Outages, Rainfall Totals, Wind Speeds For Henri
Tropical Storm Sunday: New Outlook For Power Outages, Rainfall Totals, Wind Speeds For Henri With its sustained wind strength of 70 miles per hour just short of hurricane status, Tropical Storm Henri is expected to make landfall between Montauk Point and Rhode Island late Sunday morning, Aug. 22. Since Saturday morning, Henri's track has shifted about 50 miles to the east, making landfall on Long Island less likely now. Henri (pronounced ON-ree) became a Category 1 hurricane late Saturday morning, before returning to tropical storm status early Sunday morning. About 50 million people in the Northeast are under a Tropical Storm Warning, with earlier hurricane warnings in some …

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Brand-New Forecast Has Henri Tracking Farther West, Enhancing Potential Risk For Region Brand-New Forecast Has Henri Tracking Farther West, Enhancing Potential Risk For Region
Brand-New Forecast Has Henri Tracking Farther West, Enhancing Potential Risk For Region A brand-new projected track for Tropical Storm Henri has shifted it even farther to the west, enhancing the risk of power outages and flashing flooding for the region. The latest models were released Friday afternoon, Aug. 20 by the National Weather Service NOAA National Hurricane Center. If it strengthens to hurricane status as expected, Henri could be the first hurricane to make landfall in New England since Bob in 1991. A Hurricane Watch has now been issued for portions of Long Island, Connecticut, and southeastern Massachusetts. Additional warnings and watches may be required later, th…

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Hurricane Watch Issued For Parts Of Region With Millions At Risk Of Losing Power Hurricane Watch Issued For Parts Of Region With Millions At Risk Of Losing Power
Hurricane Watch Issued For Parts Of Region With Millions At Risk Of Losing Power Click here for an updated story: Brand-New Forecast Has Henri Tracking Farther West, Enhancing Potential Risk For Region The projected track for Tropical Storm Henri has shifted to the west, putting millions of residents in the Northeast at risk of flash flooding and power outages. If it strengthens to hurricane status as expected, Henri could be the first hurricane to make landfall in New England since Bob in 1991. A Hurricane Watch has now been issued for portions of Long Island, Connecticut, and southeastern Massachusetts. Additional warnings and watches may be required later, …

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Severe Thunderstorms With Damaging Winds, Possible Tornadoes Expected Ahead Of Isaias' Arrival Severe Thunderstorms With Damaging Winds, Possible Tornadoes Expected Ahead Of Isaias' Arrival
Severe Thunderstorms With Damaging Winds, Possible Tornadoes Expected Ahead Of Isaias' Arrival Scattered severe thunderstorms with heavy rain, strong winds and hail are expected, with isolated tornadoes possible, ahead of the anticipated arrival of Hurricane turned Tropical Storm Isaias.  Showers and storms are possible starting Sunday morning, Aug. 2. The likelihood of storms increases Sunday afternoon and evening. The highest chance for storms will be north and west of New York City from about 2 p.m. until 11 p.m. Sunday. Damaging winds, heavy rain and large hail are the main threats, however, an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out, the National Weather Service said in …

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Future Hurricanes Could Have More Intense Rain, Study Projects Future Hurricanes Could Have More Intense Rain, Study Projects
Future Hurricanes Could Have More Intense Rain, Study Projects Future tropical cyclones, or hurricanes, will feature more intense rain with more rain produced per hour than previous storms but fewer hurricanes will make landfall, according to predictions in a brand-new study. The researchers at the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University announced the findings on Monday, June 15. Published early online in Geophysical Research Letters, the study, which used global climate modeling, suggests that while rain intensity is likely to increase the number of storms that make landfall in the United States will decrease. “Essentially…

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Tracking Dorian: Hurricane Could Bring Tropical Storm-Force Winds To Area Tracking Dorian: Hurricane Could Bring Tropical Storm-Force Winds To Area
Tracking Dorian: Hurricane Could Bring Tropical Storm-Force Winds To Area Major hurricane Dorian is expected to slowly approach the eastern Florida coastline late in the day on Tuesday, Sept. 3, before starting a days-long northerly trek that could affect the New York area with Tropical Storm-force winds at the end of the workweek. Dorian will remain a large and dangerous hurricane as the storm tracks northward near or just offshore the Florida east coast through Wednesday, Sept. 4, the National Hurricane Center said in a new advisory issued Tuesday morning.  The slow-motion nature of the storm will bring long-duration rain, storm surge, damaging winds, and …

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Tracking Dorian: Slow-Moving, Monster Storm Now A Category 5 Hurricane With 175 MPH Winds Tracking Dorian: Slow-Moving, Monster Storm Now A Category 5 Hurricane With 175 MPH Winds
Tracking Dorian: Slow-Moving, Monster Storm Now A Category 5 Hurricane With 175 MPH Winds With maximum sustained winds of 175 miles per hour as it nears the Bahamas, Hurricane Dorian was upgraded to Category 5 status at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 1. The slow-moving monster storm is about 200 miles east of West Palm Beach, Florida, meandering at about 8 mph. In its latest advisory, issued at 8 a.m. Sunday, the National Hurricane Center still predicted Florida would avoid a direct hit, with the eye of the storm remaining about 70 miles offshore. “Since Dorian is forecast to slow down and turn northward as it approaches the coast, life-threatening storm surge and dangerous hu…

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Latest Update On Timing, Strength Of Nor'easter Barreling Toward The Area Latest Update On Timing, Strength Of Nor'easter Barreling Toward The Area
Latest Update On Timing, Strength Of Nor'easter Barreling Toward The Area Click here for an updated story: Eye On The Storm: Here's What To Expect And When Nor'easter Roars Through Area As Hurricane turned Tropical Depression Willa dumps rain on the south while barreling north, more details on the timing and strength of the Nor'easter that will hit the area this weekend are emerging. On Friday, Mid-Atlantic states will see Gale-force winds at the coast of between 40-45 mph that could cause power outages and widespread heavy rain with flooding possible. The storm will rapidly make its way up the coast before arriving in the tristate area around midnight. Rain wi…

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East Coast Braces For Massive Amounts Of Rain, Devastating Flooding From Florence East Coast Braces For Massive Amounts Of Rain, Devastating Flooding From Florence
East Coast Braces For Massive Amounts Of Rain, Devastating Flooding From Florence Click here for an updated story: Florence Now Likely To Soak Parts Of New York According To Latest Forecast Model With Hurricane Florence's outer bands now nearing the Carolina Coast, millions of people in several states are now bracing for a days-long stretch of massive amounts of rain, devastating flooding and 100-plus mile-per-hour winds that could knock out power to some for weeks. While the storm's winds have weakened since Wednesday, making it now a Category 2 storm, its range has grown and its damaging effects are now expected to be felt far inland and in several states beyond Nort…

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Dramatic Change In Path Projected As Cat 4 Hurricane Florence Closes In On Coast Dramatic Change In Path Projected As Cat 4 Hurricane Florence Closes In On Coast
Dramatic Change In Path Projected As Cat 4 Hurricane Florence Closes In On Coast Click here for an updated story: East Coast Braces For Massive Amounts Of Rain, Devastating Flooding From Florence There has been a dramatic change in the projected path of the first hurricane of the season expected to make landfall on the United States. The latest tracks for Category 4 storm Florence, released early Wednesday morning, now have the storm staying farther south, following the European model. This means the storm will have less of an impact in northern North Carolina and southern Virginia and more of an impact on southern North Carolina, South Carolina and northern Georgia.…

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Monster Storm Strengthens: Life-Threatening Hurricane Closes In On East Coast Monster Storm Strengthens: Life-Threatening Hurricane Closes In On East Coast
Monster Storm Strengthens: Life-Threatening Hurricane Closes In On East Coast Click here for an updated story: Dramatic Change In Path Projected As Cat 4 Hurricane Florence Closes In On Coast More than 1.5 million people have been ordered to evacuate along 300 miles of coastline from the Carolinas to Virginia as a monster and strengthening Category 4 storm is poised to become the first hurricane of the season to make landfall on the United States. Hurricane Florence is churning 800 miles off the coast with sustained winds 140 mile per hour winds early Tuesday event. It is now projected to make landfall in North Carolina in the Wilmington/Myrtle Beach area between …

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