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The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency activated the State Emergency Operations Center at 8 a.m. today to monitor Hurricane Darby after the weakening storm system crossed into the Central Pacific overnight. Read more
Hurricane Darby has re-intensified to a major hurricane again, but is still expected to weaken over the next few days. Read more
The center of Darby was about 1,600 miles east-southeast of Hilo late this morning and it is expected to weaken as it moves into the Central Pacific on Thursday. Read more
As of 5 p.m., the eye of Hurricane Darby was located about 1,220 miles west, southwest of the southern tip of Baja, Calif., and moving toward the west at close to 17 mph. Read more
Celia first hit tropical storm force on Friday while off of Central America, but soon faded back into a tropical depression. Read more
Celia had maximum sustained winds of 35 mph and was moving west at 13 mph at 11 a.m. Read more
Forecasters expected Blas to start weakening Friday night. Read more
The U.S. National Hurricane Center said that Blas would likely continue strengthening through Thursday morning. Read more
Agatha swept ashore on a stretch of tourist beaches and fishing towns in southern Mexico with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph. Read more
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Hawaii’s state climatologist says the islands are likely to experience a growing number of hurricanes and other tropical cyclones as the world heats up from climate change in the coming decades. Read more
The Central Pacific Hurricane Center this morning predicted that the region will see two to four tropical cyclones during the hurricane season that starts June 1. Read more
The Central Pacific Hurricane Center said it was likely to be an underwhelming hurricane season, and 2021 turned out to be just that. Read more
Pamela was expected to weaken while crossing over northern Mexico and could approach the Texas border as a tropical depression by Thursday. Read more
Tropical Storm Nicholas continued weakening tonight after being downgraded to a tropical depression and slowing to a crawl over southeastern Texas and southwestern Louisiana, drenching both states with flooding rains. Read more
In flood-prone Houston, officials worried that heavy rain expected to arrive by early Tuesday could inundate streets and flood homes. Read more
Flood-stricken families and business owners across the Northeast were hauling waterlogged belongings to the curb today and scraping away noxious mud as cleanup from the deadly remnants of Hurricane Ida moves into high gear. Read more
Less than a week after Hurricane Ida battered the Gulf Coast, President Joe Biden walked the streets of a hardhit Louisiana neighborhood on Friday and told local residents, “I know you’re hurting, I know you’re hurting.” Read more
A stunned U.S. East Coast faced a rising death toll, surging rivers and tornado damage today after the remnants of Hurricane Ida walloped the region with record-breaking rain, drowning more than 40 people in their homes and cars. Read more
More severe weather was predicted today, with heavy rains stretching into New England and tornadoes likely in parts of the Appalachians. Read more
One of the most powerful hurricanes ever to hit the U.S. mainland weakened into a tropical storm overnight as it pushed inland over Mississippi. Read more
Nora weakened from a Category 1 hurricane at midday Sunday after making a brief land passage just inland from the Mazatlan resort area and then moving back over water and entering the narrow gulf. Read more
