Francine gains strength and is expected to be a hurricane when it reaches US Gulf Coast

Tropical Storm Francine was strengthening and swirling in the Gulf of Mexico and was expected to reach hurricane strength before making landfall in Louisiana on Tuesday. Storm surge warnings were issued for areas from east of Houston to the mouth of the Mississippi River south of New Orleans, according to the National Hurricane Center. Such […]

Forecasters Impressed As Hurricane Season Gets Weird

Impressed… or confused? Forecasters noted that the Atlantic Ocean cooled considerably this hurricane season over Labor Day, which was totally unexpected. The Atlantic hasn't had a named storm since Hurricane Ernesto slammed into Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas and New England in mid-August. While that may not sound like news, the “surprisingly quiet” hurricane season from […]

Tropical Storm Ernesto again strengthens into a hurricane as it nears Canada  

Tropical Storm Ernesto reintensified into a hurricane on Sunday and moved toward the northeast Atlantic, bringing powerful swells to the U.S. East Coast. The National Hurricane Center said Sunday that Ernesto It became a hurricane again Maximum sustained winds were 75 mph, just barely reaching the Category 1 threshold. Ernesto is expected to strengthen over […]

Rip currents caused by Hurricane Ernesto kill 2 in South Carolina

HILTON HEAD, S.C. – Two men died after being caught in a rip current off the coast of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, on Friday, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office. Officers received a call at 10:28 a.m. Friday about a possible drowning. When deputies arrived on scene, Coast Guard personnel and emergency medical […]

Video Shows Beachfront House Collapse, Float Away As Hurricane Approaches

Video captured the moment a home on high ground along the coast of North Carolina’s Outer Banks was toppled by waves from Hurricane Ernesto and swept out to sea, The New York Times reported Friday. Hurricane Ernesto made landfall in Bermuda on Saturday morning as a weakening Category 1. The combined waves and storm surge […]

US single-family housing starts dented by Hurricane Beryl, higher mortgage rates

Erin Sykes, chief economist at Nest Seekers International, weighs in on “The Bottom Line” as high interest rates continue to hurt the housing market. U.S. single-family home construction fell to its lowest level in a year and a half in July, partly due to the disruption to housing activity caused by Hurricane Beryl, but an […]