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National Hurricane Center Tropical Outlook

The Brownsville Herald

Tropical Weather OutlookNWS TPC/National Hurricane Center Miami FL 800 AM EDT Thursday Aug 14 2008For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico1. An area of low pressure associated with a tropical wave is passing over the... Full story

Hurricane season outlooks of little use

By ALLEN G. BREED

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Each April, weather wizard William Gray emerges from his burrow near the Rocky Mountains to offer his forecast for the six-month hurricane season that starts June 1. And the news media are there, breathlessly awaiting his every... Full story

Track Storms on your Cellphone

By Odie Carden

You can now receive your weather forecast from the National Weather Service anywhere/anytime using your wireless device. All you need is a wireless device that can surf the Internet along with a wireless Internet service provider. You can use the... Full story

Hurricane Preparedness

Officials working with contractors for debris cleanup

By Emma Perez-Trevino, The Brownsville Herald

A prime contractor in the Hurricane Katrina relief effort, Ceres Environmental Services Inc., is under contract with Cameron County to provide it and its cities with disaster recovery cleanup. Katrina was the first Category 5 hurricane in 2005,... Full story

County take steps to alert deaf and blind population

Cameron County officials didn't know they were missing out on communicating with a major part of the population during hurricane season. It's a population that the county heard about last year during the 2007 hurricane season. It's the 10 percent... Full story

Businesses prepare for storms

By Fernando Del Valle, Valley Morning Star

HARLINGEN - Patricia Esquivel is ready for hurricane season all year round. In a storage room at Lack's Furniture, she keeps plywood sheets cut to fit every window of the store on Dixieland Road. "We take this very seriously," said Esquivel, the... Full story

Before the Storm

Things to do before the storm hits

- Put up shutters or plywood on windows and openings - Move outside items to safety, such as patio furniture, plants and grills - If your home is in a floodplain, move valuables and furniture to a higher level - Put valuable documents in waterproof... Full story

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