Watches issued for N.C. as powerful Hurricane Erin grows in size
Hurricane Erin remained a powerful Category 4 storm on Monday as the system puttered along east of The Bahamas. Tropical storm watches and storm surge watches are in effect for portions of North Carolina’s Outer Banks as forecasters expect…
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Hurricane Erin’s dangerous waves, rip currents likely to hit U.S. East Coast
Erin strengthened into a hurricane on Friday morning as the storm gradually makes its way west across the open Atlantic Ocean. Forecasters expect the storm to continue growing into a powerful Category 4 storm this weekend as it skirts north of the Lesser…
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Tropical Storm Erin set to become Atlantic’s first hurricane of 2025
Tropical Storm Erin formed off the Cabo Verde Islands on Monday. The storm is set to become the first hurricane—and possibly the first major hurricane—of the 2025 Atlantic season later this week. A vigorous tropical wave rolling off the coast of Africa…
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Tropical Storm Dexter limps out to sea as more systems try to form
Folks along or near the coast should start paying attention to the tropics as forecasters monitor several areas for potential development over the next week. Tropical Storm Dexter formed between North Carolina and Bermuda on Sunday night. This system is…
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Flooding possible as tropical disturbance meanders into the Gulf of Mexico
A tropical disturbance off Florida’s Atlantic coast will wander into the northern Gulf of Mexico over the next couple of days, bringing widespread heavy rain to the northern Gulf Coast. While there’s a small chance that the system could…
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Sad sack of clouds becomes Atlantic’s first named storm of 2025
A center of low pressure over the north-central Atlantic Ocean earned the distinction of becoming the basin’s first named tropical system of the year on Tuesday. After several days of playing “will it, won’t it,” the system…
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Low chance of Atlantic’s first named storm this week
Welcome back to that time of year—a tiresome six-month marathon of watching centers of low pressure and disturbances for signs of tropical development. We’ve got our first candidate on the board just after the official kickoff of this…
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Soon-to-be Tropical Storm Sara brewing in the Caribbean
A robust tropical disturbance in the western Caribbean Sea is on the cusp of growing into a tropical storm. This system, which would earn the name Sara, is forecast to bring extensive flooding to Honduras before potentially entering the eastern Gulf of…
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A new tropical system may develop in the Caribbean this week
The Atlantic hurricane season isn’t over just yet. Forecasters are watching yet another disturbance in the Caribbean Sea for potential tropical development later this week. The system has a medium (50 percent) chance of development, according…
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Major flood threat to develop this week as tropical storm stalls over southeast
A major flood threat will develop this week as a brewing tropical storm is expected to stall-out over the southeastern United States. Forecasters expect Tropical Storm Debby to rapidly get its act together in the eastern Gulf of Mexico through the…
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