Hurricane News
- Gulf Coast prepares as Ida weakens to tropical storm
- PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Gulf Coast residents hunkered down at home and in shelters Monday as a rare late-season tropical storm headed their way, bringing with it the potential for high winds, flooding and up to 8 inches of rain in some places.... Full story
- 2 workers rescued from wobbly oil rig as Ida nears
- NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Coast Guard says two Chevron Corp. workers have been rescued from an oil rig that was in danger of toppling as Tropical Storm Ida churned up high seas. The Chevron workers were rescued at about 5 a.m. Monday after a... Full story
- Tropical Storm Marty lingers over the Pacific
- MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Marty is lingering over the Pacific off the coast of Mexico, though it is expected to weaken later in the day. Marty's maximum sustained winds remained at 40 mph (65 kph) Friday morning. Marty is centered about... Full story
- Flash flood watch extended through Saturday
- Heavy downpour caused by a low chance of a tropical storm forming over Central Texas has extended the flash flood watch over several Rio Grande Valley counties until Saturday morning. The watch is slated for Cameron, Kenedy, Brooks, Hidalgo, and... Full story
- Hurricane Fred grows into Category 3 storm far out over Atlantic Ocean
- MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Fred has gained strength to become the second major hurricane of the Atlantic season but remains far out at sea without threatening land. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Fred gained strength Wednesday to... Full story
- Jimena makes landfall on Baja California peninsula
- LOS CABOS, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Jimena has made landfall on Mexico's Baja California peninsula with winds of about 85 mph (140 kph). The storm has been tearing off roofs, knocking down power poles and bringing welcome rainfall to the... Full story
- Hurricane Jimena swirls past southern Baja resorts
- LOS CABOS, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Jimena pounded the middle of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula on Wednesday after lashing the Los Cabos resort region with driving rains and thundering surf. Winds from the once-mighty storm had fallen to... Full story
- Tropical Storm Erika headed toward Bahamas, Florida
- FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — After emerging in the western Atlantic on Tuesday, Tropical Storm Erika was forecast to aim in the general direction of Florida and the U.S. coastline. Still, the fifth named storm of the season may spare us. Over the... Full story
- Cabo San Lucas prepares for Hurricane Jimena
- CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) — Emergency workers built shelters for thousands of endangered families as a strengthening Hurricane Jimena roared toward Mexico's resort-studded Baja California Peninsula Monday. Jimena, a dangerous Category 4... Full story
- Bermuda, US coast warned as Bill stays offshore
- HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) — The skies darkened ominously over Bermuda as Hurricane Bill approached Friday on a path to brush the Atlantic island with high surf and gusty winds while spreading dangerous waves and riptides along the eastern... Full story
- East Coast marinas prepare for weekend storms
- HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut marina owners are preparing for potentially stormy weather this weekend as Hurricane Bill sweeps past New England. The staff at Three Belles Marina in Niantic are securing boats and dragging in a... Full story
- Bermuda on alert for Hurricane Bill; 120 mph winds
- MIAMI (AP) — Bermuda was under a hurricane watch Thursday as Hurricane Bill approached, slightly weakened but with winds still near 120 mph, while dangerous waves and riptides were likely along most of the eastern U.S. coast over the... Full story
- Hurricane Bill a Category 4, may head for New England
- MIAMI — Hurricane Bill hit Category 4 on Wednesday and forecasters expected its 135 mph winds might grow even stronger. The first major hurricane of the season posed the most immediate threat to Bermuda but, by week's end, it also could be... Full story
- Rebuilding Lives: Families to split $50,000 grant to repair Hurricane Dolly damage
- It has been more than a year that Hurricane Dolly swept across South Texas leaving more than a billion dollars in damages in her path. In that time, many families had to live with blue tarps on their roofs, mold on walls and other damage because... Full story
- Maps show new borders of Texas beaches hurt by Ike
- HOUSTON (AP) — Texas released maps Monday showing the new boundaries of public beaches in Galveston and Brazoria counties that were severely eroded by Hurricane Ike nearly a year ago. The natural line of vegetation that grows along state... Full story
- Hurricane Bill, 1st of Atlantic season, strengthens
- MIAMI (AP) — The first hurricane of this year's Atlantic season was gaining strength far off in the ocean Monday, while weaker storms threatened the Dominican Republic and Haiti with heavy rains and drenched the Florida Panhandle. Hurricane... Full story
- Claudette weakens, but hurricane forms in Atlantic
- PENSACOLA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A quick-forming tropical storm blew into the Florida Panhandle on Monday and quickly lost steam while the first hurricane of this year's Atlantic season took shape over the open ocean on a track for Bermuda.... Full story
- Tropical storm watches issued as Ana races towards the west
- MIAMI (AP) — Tropical storm watches were issued Saturday for the U.S. and British Virgin Islands and parts of the Netherland Antilles as Ana raced west through the Atlantic. Tropical Storm Bill, the second storm of the Atlantic... Full story
- New tropical depression forms in the Atlantic
- MIAMI (AP) — A new tropical depression has formed in the Atlantic while Tropical Storm Felicia continues to move across the Pacific. The new tropical depression is only the second of the Atlantic hurricane season and has maximum sustained... Full story
- Drastic Measure: Law makes failure to comply with hurricane evacuations illegal
- A new law takes effect Sept. 1, which gives county judges and city mayors the authority to have people arrested if they fail to comply with mandatory evacuation orders during disasters. The law also states a county or municipality can bill the... Full story
- Hurricane season off to a slow start
- HOUSTON (AP) — The 2009 hurricane season has been off to a slow start, but experts say the real activity usually doesn't begin until August. The early season lull doesn't necessarily mean a weak overall season. Thursday was the one-year... Full story
- Echo Hotel weathered Hurricane Dolly
- EDINBURG — The winds howled outside the Echo Hotel & Conference Center a year ago today and Joe Nuñez wondered if they would ever stop. Nuñez, the manager of the Edinburg landmark at 1903 S. Closner Blvd., listened from... Full story
- Hurricane officials see areas for improvement
- One year today after Hurricane Dolly swept through the Rio Grande Valley, leaving destruction, flooding, and economic hardship in her wake, elected officials say they’re pleased with last year’s response, but know there’s room for... Full story
- Hurricane Andres forms off Mexico's Pacific coast
- MIAMI (AP) - Forecasters say Tropical Storm Andres has gained strength to become the first hurricane of the Pacific season. The National Hurricane Center said the hurricane off the southwestern coast of Mexico packed maximum winds near 75 mph.... Full story
- Protesters seek clarification on hurricane evacuation policies
- EDINBURG - Community activists renewed their call Monday for federal officials to close South Texas' immigration checkpoints in the event of a mandatory hurricane evacuation. Checking the legal status of every evacuee would discourage people... Full story
- Hurricane Paloma heads to Cayman Islands
- GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (AP) - Late-season Hurricane Paloma bore down on the rain-drenched Cayman Islands on Friday, triggering a run on stores and stranding hundreds as the airport closed on the chain of tiny Caribbean islands. The... Full story
- Hurricane provided training opportunity in Maine
- MACHIAS, Maine (AP) - Hurricane Kyle turned out to be a phantom storm that caused little damage in eastern Maine. But the storm preparation provided good practice in the event a hurricane does make landfall in Maine, officials said Monday.... Full story
- Laura, 11th named storm, forms far out in Atlantic
- MIAMI (AP) - The National Hurricane Center says Laura has formed over the north central Atlantic as the 11th named storm of the season. The storm was centered about 695 miles south-southeast of Cape Race, Newfoundland, at 11 a.m. EDT Monday... Full story
- $6B storm? Ike's economic impact is felt widely
- GALVESTON, Texas (AP) - Shrimpers and oystermen are dredging their boats from the muck. Tourist areas on the coast that should be bustling at the start of convention season are flattened. Lingering power outages are keeping offices empty and... Full story
- 22,000 Ike evacuees remain in Texas shelters
- ANGLETON, Texas (AP) - More than 22,000 people who fled Hurricane Ike remain in shelters across Texas. Gov. Rick Perry met Thursday in Angleton with local officials and again urged Texans who evacuated to not return to devastated areas such as... Full story
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