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Louisiana, New Orleans Face Category 4 Hurricane In The Form Of Ida
NEW ORLEANS — Hurricane Ida is forecast to rapidly intensify into a major hurricane as it draws closer to the northern Gulf Coast this weekend, where it will bring life-threatening storm surge, dangerous rainfall flooding, potentially catastrophic winds and tornadoes. Ida is currently centered 440
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USVI and Puerto Rico Keeps A Wary Eye On Tropical Disturbance Moving Towards Windward Islands - Virgin Islands Free Press
MIAMI — The second named system of the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season could form as soon as today, but it will not be impacting the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. The National Hurricane Center reports Potential Tropical Cyclone Two is west-southwest of the northern tip of the Guajira
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Turks and Caicos On The Lookout For Low Pressure System in the Caribbean
MIAMI — There’s a low pressure system located northeast of the Turks and Caicos, but tropical development is unlikely due to the presence of storm-shredding wind shear, the National Hurricane Center said. The system has brought heavy rain to areas in the Caribbean for several days. It is expected
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Tropical Storm Peter Expected To Bring 1-2 Inches Of Rain To USVI By Tuesday
MIAMI — Forecasters said Tropical Storm Peter formed over the Atlantic Ocean early today and a new tropical depression was spinning over the far eastern Atlantic. Peter was centered about 630 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands, the National Hurricane Center said in a 5 a.m. EDT
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St. Croix Native Appointed To NOAA Leadership Team In Washington D.C.
WASHINGTON — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has announced key members of the agency’s leadership who will work to tackle climate change, promote equity throughout the agency, build up the coastal economy, develop a new generation of environmental satellites, manage ocean
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Floods and Torrential Rains Close Schools In Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — Dozens of schools in Puerto Rico closed on Monday following torrential rains that caused widespread flooding and several landslides across the territory over the weekend. The severe weather also knocked over several trees and forced authorities to close various main roads, with more than
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Black Water Leaders: Outreach “Critically Important” in Gov. Newsom’s Conservation Plan
Tanu Henry | California Black Media (CBM) - If it were not for the news headlines, you probably would not know California is under a state of emergency due to […] The post Black Water Leaders: Outreach “Critically Important” in Gov. Newsom’s Conservation Plan appeared first on T
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NHC Tracking 3 Systems In Atlantic; Tropical Depression 10 Forms Today
MIAMI — Tropical Depression 10 formed in the Atlantic early this morning. It's expected to become a tropical storm later today. This would be our 10th named storm. The storm is expected to move into a less-favorable environment tomorrow as it turns northward. Disturbance 2: In the north Atlantic
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Tropical Wave Coming Off Africa Has A 30% Chance of Becoming A Tropical Storm: NHC - Virgin Islands Free Press
MIAMI — The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season may have started slow — there have only been three named storms so far — but forecasters warned activity is still expected to be above normal. TheNational Hurricane Centercurrently is watchingthree tropical waves, including one in the Caribbean. Another
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NHC Monitoring Tropical Wave Invest 95L 1,400 Miles East Of The Lesser Antilles
MIAMI — The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is currently monitoring a tropical wave (Invest 95L) across the tropical Atlantic, located about 1,400 miles east of the Lesser Antilles. The formation chance through 48 hours is low, but there is a moderate (60 percent) formation chance through 5 days
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NHC Projects Invest 95L Could Morph Into Hurricane Grace As Early As Sunday
MIAMI — Invest 95-L, the low-pressure system moving across the Atlantic towards the Caribbean, could develop into a tropical cyclone by this weekend, the National Weather Service said this morning. And a tropical wave could be in the U.S. Virgin Islands by tomorrow, according to the
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NHC Tracking Tropical Storms Peter And Rose In The Tropical Atlantic
CHRISTIANSTED — The busy tropical season continued on Sunday afternoon as Tropical Depression Seventeen morphed into Tropical Storm Rose. Rose, the 17th storm of the season, is located about 552 miles west of the southernmost Cabo Verde Islands, the National Hurricane Center said. The other active
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ALONG CAME LARRY: NHC Tracking 4 Disturbances In The Tropical Atlantic
MIAMI — Tropical Storm Kate formed today in the Atlantic, hurricane forecasters said. It is one of four disturbances they are tracking, including Ida, which hit Louisiana as a Category 4 hurricane yesterday. As of 11 a.m., Ida had weakened into a tropical storm and was moving northeast over
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Hurricane Ida Mushrooms Into A Category 4 Storm Hours Before Landfall In N’Orleans
Hurricane Ida has strengthened into a Category 4 as it heads toward landfall on the northern Gulf Coast today, where it will bring life-threatening storm surge, dangerous rainfall flooding and potentially catastrophic winds. Ida had winds of 150 mph as of 6 a.m. CDT on Sunday, making it a strong
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Tropical Wave Brings Much Needed Rain To USVI and Puerto Rico - Virgin Islands Free Press
FREDERIKSTED — The U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico are experiencing periods of heavy showers and gusty winds this morning, especially to the east and south of San Juan and in the west of St. Croix. The National Hurricane Center says a tropical wave continues to produce a broad area of
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As Peak Season Approaches, NHC Watches 4 Tropical Waves, CSU Monitors Ocean Temperatures - Virgin Islands Free Press
MIAMI — TheNational Hurricane Centeris monitoringfour tropical wavesin the Atlantic basin, including one in the western Caribbean. Nonew tropical cyclones are expectedduring the next five days as the busiest period of the Atlantic hurricane season approaches. There have been four occasions in the
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NHC Continues To Monitor 3 Tropical Waves, No Threats Expected Now - Virgin Islands Free Press
SAN JUAN — During hurricane season, the words every Virgin Islander loves to hear are: 'Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next five days.' The National Hurricane Center continues to monitor three tropical waves in the Atlantic basin: two in the Caribbean and one in the
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Tropical Wave Now Has A 40% Chance of Becoming Severe Weather: NHC - Virgin Islands Free Press
MIAMI — With the peak of hurricane season approaching the tropics may have woken up from their weeks-long slumber. The National Hurricane Center began projecting the formation a potential tropical system in the eastern Atlantic Ocean as a tropical wave is forecast to move off the west coast of
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HURRICANE SEASON 2021: Improperly Installed Generators Killed More People Than The Storms Themselves
MIAMI — The 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season begins today. But with the news that people in the active hurricane belt should be on guard against the storms from June to November — came the grim warning that improperly installed generators kill more people in the aftermath of the deadly cyclones
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Future Hurricanes and Typhoons Will Cover Greater Swaths of the Earth
MIAMI — A new, Yale-led study suggests the 21st century will see an expansion of hurricanes and typhoons into mid-latitude regions, which includes major cities such as New York, Boston, Beijing, and Tokyo. Writing in the journal Nature Geoscience, the study’s authors said tropical cyclones
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Early Storm Modeling Shows 2 Waves Passing South of U.S. Virgin Islands
MIAMI —The National Hurricane Center is monitoring two tropical waves in the Atlantic; including one that is better organized as of today and showing improved odds of development. In the mid-Atlantic, disorganized showers and thunderstorms associated with a tropical wave continue to move west at
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Tropical Depression Eighteen Forecast To Become Hurricane Sam This Weekend
MIAMI — Tropical Depression Eighteen has formed in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and will become a hurricane by this weekend. However, it's uncertain whether it will strike the Leeward Islands next week. This new system is about 2,000 miles east-southeast of the northern Leeward Islands in the eastern
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Tropical Storm Ida A Hurricane Menace To New Orleans
MIAMI — Tropical Storm Ida prompted a hurricane watch for New Orleans and an emergency declaration for the state of Louisiana as it pushed across the Caribbean toward an anticipated strike on Cuba today. Ida could be near major hurricane strength by the time it reaches the northern Gulf Coast,
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André 3000 To Drop His Debut Solo Album This Week, 17 Years After Outkast's Last Project — And It Won't Have Vocals - Blavity
André 3000 provided fans with classic hits as one-half of the rap duo Outkast and has featured on tracks with artists like Frank Ocean, Beyoncé, Drake and more. Now, the rapper and singer plans to drop his debut solo album on Friday, and it's surprisingly different from his past projects.
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Caribbean Beach Communities Strive To Shut Out Tsunami Risk
BRIDGETOWN — As hotels grab prime seafront land along Barbados’ west coast, the road through Mullins offers an increasingly rare “window to the sea” with unhindered views over the blond beach and shallow Caribbean waters beyond. But for Kimberley Agard, who chairs the local district emergency
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Tropical Depression Victor Begins To Crumble, Expected To Push North
MIAMI —Hurricane Sam devolved over the weekend and continues to push north, meanwhile the National Hurricane Center is keeping an eye on Tropical Depression Victor. Located over the southeastern Bahamas near southwestern Atlantic waters is a large area of disorganized cloudiness and showers
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LAND-HO! Hurricane Sam’s Lost Its GPS Bearings … What About 2 Waves Behind It?
MIAMI — Hurricane Sam explosively strengthened on Saturday and became the season’s fourth major hurricane. Sam’s winds jumped to 140 mph on Saturday afternoon, making it a Category 4 hurricane. The National Hurricane Center said Sam could get even stronger before weakening some. Sam is far from
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Hurricane Sam Only Has A 3% Chance To Strike St. Thomas Or St. John: VITEMA Says
MIAMI — Hurricane Sam became one of the most powerful hurricanes so far this year with 150 mph winds on Sunday afternoon, according to the National Hurricane Center. Sam was in the open ocean, however, and no immediate threat to land. As of 5 a.m. today, Hurricane Sam was located
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Tropical Depression Expected To Form In The Atlantic In The Next 48 Hours: NHC
HOUSTON —Tropical Storm Nicholas hit the Texas coast early this morning as a hurricane and dumped more than a foot of rain along the same area swamped by Hurricane Harvey in 2017, drenching storm-battered Louisiana, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of people and bringing the potential
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