Hurricane
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2023
Hurricane Lee barrels through Atlantic after becoming season’s first Category 5 storm
Lee is expected to strengthen and reach winds of up to 180 mph.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2023
Hurricane Lee charges through open Atlantic waters as it approaches northeast Caribbean
Hurricane Lee is whirling through open waters as forecasters warn it could become the first Category 5 storm of the Atlantic season.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2023
Lee likely to become major hurricane, threatening East Coast
A turn to the north is forecast next week that would keep the entire East Coast of the United States on guard.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2023
Hurricane Idalia exposes Florida’s dangerous flood insurance gap
The vast majority of Gulf Coast properties lack flood insurance in a state that's the nation's fastest growing and also one of the most vulnerable to impacts of climate change, and where the insurance industry is already under strain.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2023
Hurricane Idalia hits Florida with 125 mph winds, flooding streets, snapping trees and cutting power
Idalia grew into a Category 2 system on Tuesday and then a Category 3 storm on Wednesday before peaking as a Category 4 hurricane. It then weakened slightly.
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PublishedAugust 29, 2023
Hurricane Idalia strengthens into a Category 2 storm with 100 mph winds
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee called Idalia 'an unprecedented event' since no major hurricanes on record have ever passed through the bay abutting the Big Bend region.
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PublishedAugust 28, 2023
Florida prepares for Idalia’s possibly life-threatening storm surges
It is the first storm to hit Florida this hurricane season and a potentially big blow to the state, which is also dealing with lingering damage from Ian.
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PublishedAugust 27, 2023
Tropical Storm Idalia forms in Gulf of Mexico on possible track toward U.S.
Forecasters said they expected Idalia to become a hurricane on Tuesday in the Gulf of Mexico and then curve northeast toward the west coast of Florida.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2023
Haiti and Dominican Republic warn of floods and landslides as Tropical Storm Franklin nears
On Aug. 10, the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration updated its forecast and warned that this year’s hurricane season would be above normal.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2023
Powerful Hurricane Hilary heads for Mexico’s Baja; rare tropical storm watch issued for California
No tropical storm has made landfall in Southern California since Sept. 25, 1939, according to the National Weather Service.