Hurricane Ian Could Send A Destructive Storm Surge Into Tampa Bay This Week
The only thing scarier than a strong hurricane threatening a major metro area is a strong and slow-moving hurricane threatening a major metro area. Hurricane warnings are in effect for the Tampa Bay area this evening as Hurricane Ian makes a beeline for…
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Tropical Storm Ian Could Hit Category Four Intensity In The Gulf This Week
It only takes one. The slow start to this year’s Atlantic hurricane season may not be what we remember about this season after all. We’re staring down the prospect of tracking our second major hurricane in a week, and this one could be…
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Powerful Hurricane Fiona Sets Its Sights On Bermuda And Atlantic Canada
Hurricane Fiona continues to strengthen in the western Atlantic Ocean after unleashing catastrophic flooding across Puerto Rico this weekend, causing widespread damage and knocking out power to the entire island at one point. The major hurricane will…
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Agatha To Hit Mexico As A Major Hurricane, Gulf Development Possible Next Week
The first storm of the 2022 eastern Pacific hurricane season is going to be a doozy for folks along the southern Mexican coast. Hurricane Agatha is on track to make landfall as a major category three storm late on Monday, bringing prolific rainfall and…
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A Look at Tropical Storm Michael’s Unexpectedly Intense Winds in Central N.C.
More than a million people in North Carolina and Virginia are without power this evening as energy crews try to repair the damage caused by Tropical Storm Michael’s passage on Thursday. The Piedmont region was particularly hard hit, unexpectedly…
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Here’s Why It’s So Hard to Verify a Monstrous Hurricane’s Maximum Winds
Hurricane Michael made landfall today near Panama City, Florida, with maximum sustained winds of 155 MPH. Its winds were just a few ticks short of a top-of-the-scale category five, but that doesn’t matter to the folks in the path of the storm. This…
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Hurricane Michael Nearing Landfall With 150 MPH Winds
Hurricane Michael is just hours from landfall near Panama City, Florida, with maximum sustained winds of 150 MPH. The storm’s minimum pressure is now among the top-five lowest for any storm at landfall in the U.S. on record. Its winds are now…
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Hurricane Michael’s Winds Are Forecast to Reach Category Four Intensity by Landfall
Hurricane Michael is an extremely dangerous storm in the eastern Gulf of Mexico this evening. The National Hurricane Center now expects its maximum winds to reach category four intensity by landfall on Wednesday afternoon. The storm will be one of the…
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