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Tropical Storm Bud swirls far off Mexico
Tropical Storm Bud is still slowly organizing but predictions are that it will strengthen and could become a hurricane by Thursday. As of Tuesday afternoon, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Bud was centered about 455 miles (732 kilometers) south of Zihuatanejo, Mexico, and was moving west-northwest near ...
Alberto weakens to tropical depression in Atlantic
Alberto has weakened to a tropical depression as it spins off the coast of the Carolinas. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami says Alberto's maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph (55 kph) Monday evening. The storm is centered about 245 miles (390 kilometers) east-southeast of Charleston, S.C. Alberto ...
Heat Wave: James, Wade combine for 70 in Heat win
As the clock ticked down to a precious few seconds, LeBron James threw his right arm around Dwyane Wade's neck and pulled his teammate close. This was their moment. Together. The MVP and his superstar sidekick. They silenced 18,000 frenzied fans, quieted armies of critics and tied a series just ...
Tropical Storm Alberto weakens off SC coast
Tropical Storm Alberto hovered off the South Carolina and Georgia coasts on Sunday, canceling tourist cruises, producing showers and serving as a reminder that the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season is just around the corner. The first storm of the season that officially begins June 1 was not expected to approach ...
First tropical storm of the season, Alberto, forms off the coast of SC with 45 mph top winds
First tropical storm of the season, Alberto, forms off the coast of SC with 45 mph top winds.
Forecasters eye low pressure off Carolinas' coast
The National Hurricane Center is keeping an eye on a low pressure system off the South Carolina coast to see if it will develop into a tropical depression or storm. An advisory issued Saturday said satellite and radar images shows the system about 120 miles southeast of Myrtle Beach, S.C., ...
New director named for National Hurricane Center
Richard Knabb, the tropical weather expert at The Weather Channel, will be the next chief of the U.S. government's hurricane forecasting hub in Florida, federal officials said Friday. The promotion to director of the National Hurricane Center in Miami fulfills a childhood dream for Knabb, who grew up in Coral ...
Tropical Storm Aletta weakening in the Pacific
Tropical Storm Aletta is weakening as it spins far out over the Pacific. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami says the storm's maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 40 mph (65 kph) Wednesday with gradual weakening expected during the next two days. Aletta is centered about 840 miles ...
Storm conference views Hurricane Andrew's legacy
The ability to predict how bad a storm will be has eluded forecasters since Hurricane Andrew made a catastrophic landfall in South Florida two decades ago and it will remain a challenge for the next chief at the National Hurricane Center, the center's outgoing director said Wednesday. Forecasters have significantly ...
Tropical Storm Aletta forms in the Pacific
Tropical Storm Aletta has formed in the Pacific, becoming the first named storm of the year in the eastern north Pacific. The storm has maximum sustained winds Tuesday near 45 mph (72 kph). Aletta was expected to start weakening on Wednesday or Thursday. The storm is swirling far out over ...
Tropical storm Aletta forms in Pacific, first tropical storm of year in eastern north Pacific
Tropical storm Aletta forms in Pacific, first tropical storm of year in eastern north Pacific.
Fla. hurricane insurance fund may not cover needs
Florida may not have enough money to pay off hurricane insurance claims if a big storm hits this year. An advisory panel on Thursday concluded that the state may fall nearly $2 billion short of the total needed to cover all of its obligations and is urging that Gov. Rick ...
Florida Cabinet approves hurricane shelter plan
The construction of new public schools across Florida has contributed to a significant increase in the number of hurricane shelter spaces, according to a plan approved Tuesday by Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Cabinet. The Division of Emergency Management presented its updated statewide emergency plan to the cabinet at ...
NWS to meet with Gulf lifeguards on warning system
Beach safety officials say the National Weather Service should know when lifeguards post a red flag to warn swimmers about the high risk of rip currents at the beach. "The majority of the time they are saying it's low risk of rip currents," said Scott Smothers, beach safety supervisor in ...
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