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"Uncommon" January Disturbance Appears In Atlantic, Forecasters Issue Warning
The National Hurricane Centre said it is unlikely the system will develop into a cyclone.
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Hurricane Ian Weakens To Tropical Storm: US National Hurricane Centre
Ian has weakened into a tropical storm but is still expected to produce strong winds, heavy rains, and storm surge across portions of Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas.
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Hurricane Irma Strengthens To Category 4 Hurricane As It Nears Florida Keys: US Hurricane Centre
Hurricane Irma strengthened to a Category 4 storm as it closed in on the island chain known as the Florida Keys, the US National Hurricane Center said early Sunday.
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Hurricane Harvey Grows Stronger As Texas Braces For Historic Storm To Make Landfall Friday Evening
Hurricane Harvey intensified Friday morning and is on track to be the strongest hurricane to strike the United States in 12 years. The storm is expected to make landfall late Friday night or Saturday morning near this South Texas city and then stall, delivering forecasters say could be "catastrophic flooding."
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'Don' And 'Hilary' Storm Near US Coast
Off the Atlantic coast, Tropical Storm Don is thundering away. Meantime in the Pacific, a roaring tropical depression will be named Hilary if it grows into a tropical storm, according to the National Hurricane Centre
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Tropical Storm Erika Losing Its Punch as It Heads for Florida
Tropical Storm Erika threatened Haiti with heavy rain and strong winds on Friday as it swirled across the Caribbean but showed signs of petering out as it headed toward south Florida, the U.S. National Hurricane Centre said.
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Tropical Storm Kilo Churns Across Pacific Toward Hawaii
Tropical storm Kilo formed from a low-pressure system drifting across the central Pacific on Friday on a trajectory that could threaten the Hawaiian islands as it strengthens into a hurricane early next week, the National Weather Service reported.
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Hurricane Isaac makes landfall in Louisiana, over 200,000 homes without power
Hurricane Isaac slammed into the southern Louisiana coast late on Tuesday, sending floodwaters surging and unleashing fierce winds, as residents hunkered down behind boarded-up windows. New Orleans calmly waited out another storm on the eve of the devastating Hurricane Katrina's seventh anniversary, hoping the city's strengthened levees will hold.
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400,000 homes without power as Irene hits US East Coast
More than 400,000 homes and businesses lost power on Saturday as Hurricane Irene slammed into the East Coast.Winds of up to 80 miles per hour whipped ashore Saturday morning, ripping power lines from poles and snapping trees in half. Hospitals, emergency call centers and other crucial facilities were holding up, but officials said it could get much...
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Hurricane Irene: Evacuations, transit shutdown ordered in New York
In an unprecedented decision, nearly 300,000 people who live in flood-prone areas of New York City were ordered to evacuate on Friday as Hurricane Irene sets its sights on the nation's largest city. New Yorkers, many of them without cars, don't have much time to get out of the way before the city shutters its subways, buses and trains on Saturday.
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16 killed in bombing on UN building in Nigeria
A car laden with explosives rammed through two gates and blew up at the United Nations' offices in Nigeria's capital on Friday, killing at least 16 people and shattering part of the concrete structure. A radical Muslim sect blamed for a series of assassinations and bombings in the country claimed responsibility for the attack.
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All indications suggest Hurricane would be a 'historic' storm: President Obama
Hurricane Irene began lashing the US East Coast with rain on Friday ahead of a weekend of violent weather that was almost certain to heap punishment on a vast stretch of shoreline from the Carolinas to Massachusetts. President Barack Obama says people in Hurricane Irene's path should be prepared for the worst and take precautions now.
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"Uncommon" January Disturbance Appears In Atlantic, Forecasters Issue Warning
The National Hurricane Centre said it is unlikely the system will develop into a cyclone.
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Hurricane Ian Weakens To Tropical Storm: US National Hurricane Centre
Ian has weakened into a tropical storm but is still expected to produce strong winds, heavy rains, and storm surge across portions of Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas.
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Hurricane Irma Strengthens To Category 4 Hurricane As It Nears Florida Keys: US Hurricane Centre
Hurricane Irma strengthened to a Category 4 storm as it closed in on the island chain known as the Florida Keys, the US National Hurricane Center said early Sunday.
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Hurricane Harvey Grows Stronger As Texas Braces For Historic Storm To Make Landfall Friday Evening
Hurricane Harvey intensified Friday morning and is on track to be the strongest hurricane to strike the United States in 12 years. The storm is expected to make landfall late Friday night or Saturday morning near this South Texas city and then stall, delivering forecasters say could be "catastrophic flooding."
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'Don' And 'Hilary' Storm Near US Coast
Off the Atlantic coast, Tropical Storm Don is thundering away. Meantime in the Pacific, a roaring tropical depression will be named Hilary if it grows into a tropical storm, according to the National Hurricane Centre
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Tropical Storm Erika Losing Its Punch as It Heads for Florida
Tropical Storm Erika threatened Haiti with heavy rain and strong winds on Friday as it swirled across the Caribbean but showed signs of petering out as it headed toward south Florida, the U.S. National Hurricane Centre said.
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Tropical Storm Kilo Churns Across Pacific Toward Hawaii
Tropical storm Kilo formed from a low-pressure system drifting across the central Pacific on Friday on a trajectory that could threaten the Hawaiian islands as it strengthens into a hurricane early next week, the National Weather Service reported.
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Hurricane Isaac makes landfall in Louisiana, over 200,000 homes without power
Hurricane Isaac slammed into the southern Louisiana coast late on Tuesday, sending floodwaters surging and unleashing fierce winds, as residents hunkered down behind boarded-up windows. New Orleans calmly waited out another storm on the eve of the devastating Hurricane Katrina's seventh anniversary, hoping the city's strengthened levees will hold.
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400,000 homes without power as Irene hits US East Coast
More than 400,000 homes and businesses lost power on Saturday as Hurricane Irene slammed into the East Coast.Winds of up to 80 miles per hour whipped ashore Saturday morning, ripping power lines from poles and snapping trees in half. Hospitals, emergency call centers and other crucial facilities were holding up, but officials said it could get much...
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Hurricane Irene: Evacuations, transit shutdown ordered in New York
In an unprecedented decision, nearly 300,000 people who live in flood-prone areas of New York City were ordered to evacuate on Friday as Hurricane Irene sets its sights on the nation's largest city. New Yorkers, many of them without cars, don't have much time to get out of the way before the city shutters its subways, buses and trains on Saturday.
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16 killed in bombing on UN building in Nigeria
A car laden with explosives rammed through two gates and blew up at the United Nations' offices in Nigeria's capital on Friday, killing at least 16 people and shattering part of the concrete structure. A radical Muslim sect blamed for a series of assassinations and bombings in the country claimed responsibility for the attack.
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All indications suggest Hurricane would be a 'historic' storm: President Obama
Hurricane Irene began lashing the US East Coast with rain on Friday ahead of a weekend of violent weather that was almost certain to heap punishment on a vast stretch of shoreline from the Carolinas to Massachusetts. President Barack Obama says people in Hurricane Irene's path should be prepared for the worst and take precautions now.
