Florida to Louisiana braces for likely tropical storm or Hurricane Helene as weather threatens Gulf of Mexico
Millions of people living along the Gulf Coast are being urged to prepare as there are growing signs that the next tropical threat to the United States is brewing in the Caribbean and that the ingredients for a tropical storm or hurricane are lining up. Many computer forecast models are predicting a strong tropical storm […]
Brewing tropical threat to US could play out in 4 scenarios
There are growing signs that the ingredients necessary for a tropical storm or hurricane to form are coming together, with the next tropical threat to the United States brewing in the Caribbean. Many computer forecast models are predicting a strong tropical storm or hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico by the end of next week, […]
Carolina Beach flooding leads to state of emergency as Potential Tropical Cyclone 8 slams North Carolina
Carolina Beach, North Carolina As a potential tropical storm swirled near the North Carolina coast on Monday, one coastal town declared a state of emergency due to storm-related flooding. Officials in Carolina Beach urged residents to stay home as they dealt with more than 18 inches of rain that fell since midnight. Video from the […]
Massachusetts Welfare Recipients Are Spending EBT on Tropical Vacations
A Massachusetts investigation found that welfare recipients in the state were using their EBT cards while traveling to tropical destinations, including Hawaii, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, thousands of miles from home. Boston Herald Revealed. Public records obtained by the outlet show dozens of EBT card spending in several popular vacation destinations, including California, […]
Tropical cyclone could form in Gulf of Mexico as Atlantic basin nears peak of hurricane season
After monitoring four different disturbances for potential tropical development in the Atlantic Basin, attention is currently focused on a tropical disturbance aimed at the southern Gulf of Mexico just as the hurricane season reaches its climatological peak on September 10th. The disturbance spent more than a week traveling across the Atlantic as a tropical storm, […]
NHC monitoring 4 tropical disturbances in Atlantic Basin
Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center (NHC) are keeping a close eye on four tropical disturbances swirling in the Atlantic basin, including newly designated Invest 99L off the U.S. East Coast and Invest 90L off the Gulf Coast. “Invest” is simply a naming convention used by the NHC in Miami, the Central Pacific Hurricane Center […]
Three areas in Atlantic being monitored for potential tropical development
MIAMI – The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is keeping an eye on several disturbances that have the potential to develop into tropical storms, but forecasters are primarily focused on one swirling a few hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles in the Atlantic Ocean. The disturbance is located east of the Caribbean Sea, and associated […]
Hone downgraded to tropical storm after pounding Hawaii’s Big Island with flooding rains
HILO, Hawaii – As the sun rose over the Hawaiian Islands Sunday, the full impact of what was then Hurricane Horn was being felt across the Big Island. Horn battered the Big Island and coastline over the weekend as a Category 1 hurricane, packing flooding rain, damaging winds and dangerous surf, before weakening by Monday […]
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 […]
Tropical Storm Ernesto expected to become Hurricane as it moves through Caribbean
Tropical storm warnings remain in effect for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands as Tropical Storm Ernesto continues to batter the islands with flooding rains and destructive wind gusts, with forecasters warning the storm could strengthen into a hurricane sometime Wednesday. The tropics have been active in recent weeks with the development of Hurricane […]