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The full story of a storm is not told by the Category
Hurricane Milton, a Category 3 storm, hit Florida, US, on Saturday with wind speeds of up to 100 mph. The National Hurricane Center said Milton was likely to make landfall on Tuesday morning as a Category 3 storm with maximum winds of around 100 mph. Meanwhile, Hurricane Harvey is expected to make landfall on Wednesday…
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Why is it that the city is at high risk of being affected by a storm?
Hurricane Milton has intensified into a hurricane and is expected to make landfall in Florida, US on Tuesday night or Wednesday morning, National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. Mandatory evacuations have been ordered from Bonita Beach to Middle of Milton Key, including Charlotte Harbor, NHC added. It further said that storm surge warnings have been issued…
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As it bears down on Florida, Milton reaches Category 3 strength
The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) has issued a warning for Florida’s west coast as Hurricane Milton approaches the state. The storm, which is forecast to make landfall on Wednesday, is likely to strengthen into a Category 2 hurricane by Sunday, the NHC said. It’s expected to cause “catastrophic” damages and lead to life-threatening storm…
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The flooding crosses southern Appalachians as a weakened Helene crosses it
At least seven people have been killed in Hurricane Florence that hit the US Southeast region on Thursday night. The death toll is expected to rise as rescue workers continue their efforts to rescue those trapped by the floodwaters. According to the National Hurricane Center, the storm made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane with…
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Thousands of people were in the dark and there were threats of more flooding
Tropical Storm Debby, which made landfall in the US on Friday, is the second cyclone to make landfall on the US East Coast in three months. The National Hurricane Center said that Debby was a post-tropical cyclone on Friday. The storm caused flooding in the US and Canada and left at least eight people dead.
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Texas braced for a possible hit from the storm that churned in the Gulf of Mexico
The US has issued a Hurricane Warning for the coastline of Texas and Florida as Tropical Storm Beryl made landfall on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula on Saturday. “There is an increasing chance of damaging hurricane-force winds and…life-threatening storm surge in portions of northeastern Mexico and the lower and middle Texas coast late Sunday and Monday,” the…
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As it nears Mexico, the Hurricane strengthens into a Category 3 storm
Hurricane Beryl formed off the coast of the Cayman Islands on Thursday, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. The storm is expected to make landfall in the Yucatan Peninsula on Friday as a Category 5 hurricane. The NHC added that the storm is expected to move away from the Cayman Islands before moving inland…
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As it moves towards Mexico, Hurricane Beryl becomes a Category 3 storm
Hurricane Beryl strengthened into a Category 3 storm on Thursday as it nears Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, US National Hurricane Center said. The storm is expected to make a landfall over the Yucatan Peninsula on Saturday or Sunday. Hurricane Beryl, which was the first Category-5 hurricane in the Atlantic, now has winds of 115 mph (195…
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There is a Category 5 storm barreling toward Jamaica
Caribbean Beryl-Arctic hurricane, which has been upgraded to a Category 5 storm on record, has killed at least two people and destroyed nearly 90% of homes in Jamaica. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) said it’s the first Atlantic hurricane on record to attain that status in June. “It’s…a good time to be calculated and strategic…
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The forecasters say Lee will see 180 mph winds
The US’ National Hurricane Center (NHC) said that it is too late to know what level of impacts, if any, tropical storm Lee might have on the East Coast, Atlantic Canada, or Bermuda late next week. However, the NHC said that the potential for a tropical storm to happen in the northern Leeward Islands, the…
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Idalia has been extended along the U.S. coastline
Hurricane Idalia, which intensified into a Category 4 storm, has killed at least two men in separate crashes before it hit Florida. It is expected to come ashore on Thursday morning and is likely to cause “catastrophic” flooding and high winds, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. The NHC said that the storm’s winds have…
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California has its first tropical storm watch
The National Hurricane Center on Tuesday issued a tropical storm watch for southern California as Hurricane Hilary barrels toward the US and Mexico. Flood watches are in effect from Mexico, north to Ventura, and inland to western Arizona, as torrential rains from Hurricane Hilary are expected to impact the West Coast and Southwest through the…
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Hilary is the first tropical storm in more than 80 years to hit California
Hurricane Hilary has been downgraded to a Category 4 storm, with winds of up to 140 kilometres per hour. It is expected to make landfall in the California and Nevada territories on Wednesday. Hilary is expected to cause “rare and dangerous flooding” in parts of Southern California and Nevada, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.
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The opinion is that the risk is growing
Hurricane Nicole is expected to strengthen slowly as it approaches the Florida peninsula, bringing heavy rain that could lead to high winds beginning Wednesday, according to the National Hurricane Center. It’s projected to be a strong tropical storm or Category 1 Hurricane by the time it arrives in Florida on Wednesday evening, R home said.
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The weather is getting more severe because of climate change.
A climate scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) has said that climate change may make storms “worse”. Rhome added that federal forecasters, such as those at the National Hurricane Center, could also be effective messengers for climate information. As per the latest research, climate change isn’t making storms to form in the Atlantic.
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The vulnerabilities of older mobile homes were highlighted by Hurricane Ian.
Hurricane Ian, that made landfall in Florida as a tropical storm on Monday, was downgraded to a Tropical Depression on Thursday. The National Hurricane Center said that Hurricane Ian is expected to make landfall in South Carolina as a Hurricane on Friday, bringing with it winds and gusts of up to 90 km/h.
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At least 19 people have died and millions of people are without power as a result of Hurricane Ian.
Hurricane Ian struck South Carolina on Thursday and is expected to hit the state on Friday. Ian was downgraded to a Tropical Storm on Thursday, hours after making landfall in the US state of Florida. “Ian is forecast to weaken into a tropical storm…by Friday,” the US National Hurricane Center said.