Helene hits Florida and Georgia as one of largest storms to strike U.S.
Helene hit Florida packing sustained winds of around 130 mph (209 kph), the National Hurricane Center said, making it a powerful Category 4 storm. Read more
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Hurricane Helene may hit Florida as ‘catastrophic’ Category 4
Helene entered the Gulf of Mexico today and was expected to pick up strength from the gulf’s warm waters before making an expected landfall in Florida’s panhandle on Thursday evening. Read more
3 dead after Hurricane John unleashes rainfall over Mexico
Stretching across several Mexican states, the storm uprooted trees and electrical posts and ripped off roofs as it made landfall on Monday night and into the early hours of Tuesday, officials told reporters at a briefing. Read more
Helene to become major hurricane aimed at Florida’s Gulf coast
The National Hurricane Center said in their 5 p.m. (11 a.m. Hawaii time) update today that the system is expected to intensify into a major hurricane with winds up to 115 mph before it approaches the northeastern Gulf Coast on Thursday. Read more
TV show to examine threat of hurricanes to Hawaii
A one-hour paid television program, “The New Hurricane Threat for Hawaii,” will air Thursday and Saturday and feature local experts on why Hawaii is increasingly vulnerable to hurricanes and warn of its dire impacts on its people. Read more
Coastal flooding expected during high tide through today
Peak monthly high tides combined with water levels running higher than predicted will lead to minor flooding along the shoreline and low-lying coastal areas, according to forecasters. Read more
Hurricane Hone ends most of Hawaii island’s drought
Almost all Hawaii island rain gauges posted above-average rainfall totals in August. Read more
Storm Francine slams U.S. South region with rain and wind
It was expected to weaken further and become a post-tropical cyclone later in the day, the center added. Read more
Hurricane Francine strengthens to Category 2 as it hits Louisiana
Francine packed maximum sustained winds of 100 miles per hour as the eye of the storm reached the southern Louisiana coast near Morgan City, Louisiana, about 90 miles southwest of New Orleans, the National Hurricane Center said. Read more
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Gulf Coast residents flee, oil production shut as Francine intensifies
Francine could wallop the Louisiana coast on Wednesday with life-threatening winds, drenching rains and an up to 10-foot storm surge. Read more
U.S. oil firms evacuate staff ahead of Tropical Storm Francine
Francine could become a Category 1 hurricane with winds of up to 85 mph, ahead of landfall on the Louisiana coast on Wednesday evening, the National Hurricane Center said. Read more
Dozens dead after Typhoon Yagi hammers Vietnam
Forty-nine people have died and 22 are missing, mostly because of landslides and floods triggered by the typhoon, the Vietnamese government said. Read more
West braces for extreme heat; Phoenix passes 100 days over 100 degrees
The southwestern U.S. can expect multiple days of supercharged heat beginning today, with the homeless, elderly, children, and people with health issues at the highest risk for heat illness, the U.S. National Weather Service said. Read more
Tropical Storm Yagi kills 7 in the Philippines
In a hilly community in Antipolo east of Manila, three people were killed, including two schoolboys and a 27-year-old pregnant woman, when a landslide hit two houses, according to Relly Bernardo, the city’s disaster management chief. Read more
Gilma, Hector remnants bringing warm, wet weather to Hawaii
As the remnants of Gilma pass just north of the islands, unstable tropical moisture will lead to increased showers across the state, the NWS said. Read more
Tropical Storm Hone leaves Hawaii island’s ‘Hobbit House’ a muddy mess
Hawaii County has received 38 Hone-related damage claims from Kohala to Kau Read more
Shanshan drenches southern Japan, disrupting train and air travel
Shanshan had peaked at a strength equivalent to a Category 4 hurricane before making landfall as a typhoon around 8 a.m. on Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan’s main islands. Read more
Weakening Gilma continues to dissipate
This is the last public advisory issued by the Central Pacific Hurricane Center on Gilma. Read more
Nearly 1M people evacuated as Typhoon Shanshan lashes Japan
Japanese officials issued rare emergency warnings for the powerful storm as it churned toward the country’s southwest, bringing torrential rain and hurricane-force winds. Read more
Tropical Storm Gilma weakening as it approaches islands
A weakening Tropical Storm Gilma is expected to pass close to Hawaii on Friday. Read more
Typhoon Shanshan approaches Japan, bringing heavy rain, winds
The powerful storm had sustained wind gusts of up to 120 mph early today, equivalent to a Category 3 hurricane, according to the U.S. Navy’s Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Read more
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