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- Ida Weakens; Strong Surge Still Expected
Residents along the point of landfall should expect dangerous waves and coastal storm surges from this Tropical Storm. - A late storm approaches
The 2009 season was quiet... until now. Will Ida prove that a late season storm can do as much damage as one in prime-time? - Category 4 Ike Approaches; Cuba Readies for a Long Night
The Turks and Caicos were severely damaged by this season's most ferocious storm, as Havana expects the worst. Expect a weakened Ike to make the warm waters of the Gulf sometime Tuesday. Best guesses point toward a late week Texas landfall; best guesses indicate a significant storm at landfall. Stay tuned... - Busy: Hanna Approaches US, Ike Grows to a Category 4
This amazing season continues. There's a string of storms stretched across the Atlantic, with a powerful Category 4 storm sandwiched in the middle. Best guesses put Hanna near the South Carolina coast late Friday, with a quick turn north along the East Coast this weekend. Right now it's only packing 65 MPH winds, but strengthening to a minimal hurricane is expected. Ike is the one to watch; the 5-day track moves it into the Caribbean with a slight northwest bend late Sunday. Could be a Southeast US troublemaker after that... - Hurricane Gustav Slams Louisiana
NOLA mostly spared, but other cities to the west suffer extensive damage. Gustav came ashore around 9:30am near Cocodrie Louisiana as a Category 2 storm. It's moving Northwest into Texas overnight. - Cat 3 Gustav Readies For LA Landfall
Will it be as strong as predicted. Is New Orleans in for another storm of the century? Check out HurricaneNow.com. - Gustav Cat 3; NOLA Bound? Maybe...
Though the National Hurricane Center has been slow to adjust their track, they too have now moved the official forecast for a Gustav land fall to the west. The models have been trending that way for a while. But after the experience of 2005, the government's top hurricane forecasting arm is going to be slow to give anyone a stand-down order in New Orleans. Even if the current track is correct which takes Gustav to a landfall point somewhere between Morgan City and New Iberia, Louisiana, the city of New Orleans could take hurricane force winds. - Hurricane Gustav Grows; Significant US Strike Almost Certain
Yes, Gustav may have temporarily lost its hurricane status. But, make no mistake, it is hard to envision a scenario in which we will not have a significant hurricane to deal with somewhere on the Gulf coast sometime next week. - Hurricane Gustav Blows Into the Caribbean
Hurricane Gustav quickly grew into a powerful storm literally overnight Monday and forecasters call for further strengthening after it passes Haiti. This one is serious. The NHC indicates this could be 'an extremely dangerous hurricane in the NW Carribbean Sea in a few days' with a major southwest shift in the path as well. We'll know in a day or two what Gustav is thinking. - Fay Wandering Across Florida
Who expected this? Tropical Storm Fay continues to meander across Florida at a crawl, dumping record rainfall as it turns west into the panhandle. With sustained winds of around 60 mph, this wannabe hurricane will be remembered by many as the annoying storm that dumped as much as 30-inches of soaken misery across the state. Look for a weakened Fay to wander into the Gulf late Friday or early Saturday, then turn into Alabama and Mississippi before fading away. - Fay Strengthens; Florida by Tuesday 8/19
Forecasts warn that Fay could strengthen rapidly IF it becomes well organized over water. Brace yourself if you live on the west coast or panhandle of Florida. - Target Texas - But Will Edouard Make Hurricane Strength?
Edouard looms in the Gulf of Mexico moving slowly toward a mid-Tuesday landfall in Texas. Despite a weakening trend, tropical storm force winds are anticipated from Morgan City, Louisiana to Galveston Bay. MORE>> - Dolly Damage; 100mph Winds, Flooding
Hurricane Dolly brought 100mph winds and up to 20 inches of rain as she made landfall 35 miles north of Brownsville, Texas around 1pm CDT. - Hello Dolly; Texas Readies for a Real Storm
Hurricane warnings are posted from Brownsville to Corpus Christi and the televison crews are flooding the beaches of South Padre Island. Forecasters don't expect much more than a category 1 or 2 at best, but the warm waters of the gulf can do strange things to wandering storms. - Texas on Watch
Dolly moves into the open warm waters of the Gulf; Texas braces. Looks like a mid-week showdown. - Bye Bertha, Here's Cristobal and Dolly
Dolly could be a threat to Texas by mid-week, Cristobal and Bertha stay out to sea. - Hurricane Bertha
Now a hurricane, Bertha becomes the second storm of the season. We remember the powerful 1996 version. - Tropical Storm Karen
Hurricane Now is posting Tropical Storm Karen alerts. Will it pose a threat to the US? - Things are Quiet ... But For How Long?
We're in the peak of the Hurricane 2007 season. Will things heat up again soon? - Extraordinary Run of Category 5 Storms
Felix is the latest in a string of monster storms in this record-setting period of catastrophic storms. - Felix Grows in the Caribbean
Soon to be Hurricane Felix is tracking west towards Mexico. Will it make it to the US or stay south like Hurricane Dean? - Catastrophic Hurricane Dean Hammers Yucatan
There have now been 11 Category 5 hurricanes in the Atlantic basin since I began covering hurricanes in the mid 1980s, begining with Gilbert in 1988. That's 11 cat 5s in 30 years. Extraordinary. - Cat 5 Dean Takes Aim at Yucatan; New System US Bound?
You can read about the damage Dean has wrought in Jamaica. Turn it up a few notches and that's what is likely on the Yucatan when the hurricane makes landfall there tomorrow. - Dean is Born
TD 4 has ramped up to Tropical Storm status and all conditions point to a 100mph plus hurricane. - Deadliest Hurricanes Since the 1960's
HurricaneNow.com lists the top 13 killer storms over the last 50 years. The list may surprise you. - Chantal Forms; No Threat to US
Get the latest on Chantal at HurricaneNow.com. - 2007: Barry Comes and Goes
Barry dumped some much needed rainfall on Florida and Georgia, but not much else. - Hurricane Isaac: 5th 'cane of the season
And it may get a little stronger, though it doesn't appear that the 5th hurricane of the 2006 season will make it to Cat 2 strength before it becomes extratropical by next Tuesday. - Isaac Is 5th Tropical Storm of '06; On Familiar Course
Like the last three storms before it, TS Isaac is on a course that would take it in the direction of Bermuda before being driven north and east and to the open Atlantic. read more about this and the 'real' Isaac. - Hurricane Rita Remembered One Year Later
It is precisely a year ago to the day that we were bracing in Beaumont for yet another catastrophic hurricane. This one was a record breaker... - Helene Finished As Hurricane; New System Has Some Potential
Helene is done as a hurricane and pretty much as a tropical system of any kind. The former Category 3 continues racing to the north and east and away from US and any other land. - Helene Turns Away From US; Yet Another Threat Curves; New System Investigated
As expected, the season's second major hurricane has begun to take the path of the previous Cat 3 hurricane (Gordon) as well as the Cat 1 before that (Florence). Helene looks like it will take a path well east of Bermuda, sparing the island another brush with heavy weather... - Helene A Big, Bad Storm; US Hit Unlikely, But Possible
Helene has strengthened to a Cat 3 hurricane and the National Hurricane Center says it sees no reason why it shouldn't strengthen more. More here... - Helene Finally A Hurricane
The question remains: will it ever make a US landfall. The models seem in pretty good agreement on the track for the 5-day forecast period, then disagree about when and if it will curve. Read more at HurricaneNow.com. - Gordon Still Major 'Cane; TS Helene Slow to Strengthen; Florence Hits Newfoundland
It's hard to say we've had a light hurricane season with Ernesto, Florence and now Gordon as hurricanes and the last of these still hanging on to its intensity as it spins out in middle of the Atlantic... - Gordon Grows to Cat 3; TS Helene forms in Atlantic; Neither Seen to Threaten US
The good news of course is that Gordon has absolutely no chance of hitting the United States. The bad is that it has become a powerful storm with winds upwards of 120 mph. - Florence Done; Gordon A Hurricane; TD 8 Should Be Helene Soon
Florence has become extratropical and is weakening. Florence still packs some punch... - Florence Blasts Bermuda; Gordon Could Follow
It wasn't a direct hit. But given the size of the storm, that didn't make much difference to Bermuda - There's Never Been A Hurricane Season Without a Hurricane
Given the fact we are deep into hurricane season with only one (barely) hurricane on the board, we mentioned the possibility this could be one of the lightest storm seasons on record. - Florence Finally Revs Up as Hurricane Aims at Bermuda; US Coast Seems Safe
Finally, this obstinate storm has intensified to hurricane strength as has been predicted for the last few days. There should still be enough time to strengthen further before encountering the only land it figures to find: Bermuda. - Big Storm; Little Action
Florence A Large Weakling, US Hit Remains Unlikely - TS Florence starts to strengthen
Florence is 6th named storm of season - It's Tropical Storm Florence Now
The tropical depression near the mid-point of the Atlantic Ocean has begun to organize, with some of its maximum sustained tropical storm force winds reaching 40 MPH. - Tropical Depression 6 Forms, Could Be Florence Soon
We getting to the peak part of the season so it figures there should be some action. Florence is a good hurricane name and the models seem to indicate that is what we'll have sometime this week. More here... - Ernesto approaches landfall
Ernesto came ashore near Wilmington North Carolina Thursday night as a strong storm, but not quite a hurricane. - Ernesto Targets Carolina Coast
Ernesto is gaining strength as it approaches landfall in the Carolinas late tonight. - Ernesto in Open Waters as a Tropical Storm, Hurricane? Possibly...
The life cycle of Ernesto continues, now regaining strength with 55 mph winds and heavy rain in-between Florida and South Carolina. Read where it'll go next. - Ernesto ashore as Tropical Storm... and remembering Katrina
- Ernesto Won't Strike the US as a Hurricane
Despite its' best efforts, Ernesto didn't gather the strength needed to gain hurricane status before landing near Miami overnight. Read more... - Ernesto Might Strengthen; Biggest Concern is Rain
Tropical Storm Ernesto could grow into a hurricane before it reaches mainland Florida later tonight and early tomorrow. Read more here...