Tropical Storm Helene threatens the U.S., Mexico
3 months ago

Tropical Storm Helene threatens the U.S., Mexico

NPR  

Tropical Storm Helene threatens the U.S., Mexico toggle caption The National Hurricane Center Tropical storm and hurricane watches were issued for parts of the lower Florida Keys, western Cuba and Mexico’s Yucatán peninsula Tuesday morning as forecasters elevated Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine to Tropical Storm Helene. Helene formed in the northwestern Caribbean Sea, just south of the western tip of Cuba and is expected to reach hurricane strength, with wind strengths of 115 mph, by Wednesday. They expect the storm to move fast, meaning a huge inland swathe will endure the brunt of the storm and its predicted storm surge — or abnormal rise of water. Matthew Rosencrans, the lead hurricane forecaster for the National Weather Service, told NPR earlier this month that the water in the Atlantic is warmer than usual, which helps storms develop into powerful forces.

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Florida twice as likely to be hit by hurricanes like Helene thanks to climate crisis
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Florida twice as likely to be hit by hurricanes like Helene thanks to climate crisis

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Scientists also found that Hurricane Helene’s wind speeds were 11 per cent stronger and its rainfall totals were 10 …

Another major storm, Milton, due to hit Florida on heels of Helene
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Another major storm, Milton, due to hit Florida on heels of Helene

Hindustan Times  

By Daniel Trotta and Bo Erickson Another major storm, Milton, due to hit Florida on heels of Helene Oct 6 - Florida on Sunday prepared for the state's largest evacuation since 2017 as Tropical Storm Milton intensified in the Gulf of Mexico on its path toward Florida's western coast, coming on the heels of the devastating Hurricane Helene. Milton was …

How Hurricane Helene could swing the election after storm battered two crucial swing states
2 months, 2 weeks ago

How Hurricane Helene could swing the election after storm battered two crucial swing states

Daily Mail  

Hurricane Helene, which tore through the southeastern United States and took more than 185 lives, may also effect this year's presidential election. Hurricane Helene, which tore through North Carolina and Georgia and took more than 185 lives, may effect this year's presidential election It particularly devastated heavily Republican areas of the two states, giving Vice President Kamala Harris a potential …

Tropical storm Milton could bring a foot or more of rain to South Florida days after Hurricane Helene battered region
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Tropical storm Milton could bring a foot or more of rain to South Florida days after Hurricane Helene battered region

Daily Mail  

Meteorologists are tracking tropical storm Milton which could make landfall in regions still reeling from the devastation Hurricane Helene brought just days ago. Though still unable to confirm the storm's strength, meteorologists are warning victims of the country's deadliest mainland hurricane since 2005's Hurricane Katrina that many may need to brace themselves once again. Milton is projected to bring an …

At least 43 dead as Hurricane Helene's fury consumes southeastern US
2 months, 3 weeks ago

At least 43 dead as Hurricane Helene's fury consumes southeastern US

Hindustan Times  

Tropical Depression Helene brought life-threatening flooding on Friday to wide sections of the U.S. Southeast, where at least 43 people have been killed by a storm that swamped neighborhoods, triggered mudslides, threatened dams and left more than 3.5 million homes and businesses without power. By early Friday afternoon, the storm had been downgraded to a tropical depression with maximum sustained …

Death toll from Hurricane Helene mounts as aftermath assessment begins
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Death toll from Hurricane Helene mounts as aftermath assessment begins

NPR  

Death toll from Hurricane Helene mounts as aftermath assessment begins toggle caption Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images Rescue teams across the southeastern U.S. and southern Appalachia scrambled to respond to the destruction caused by Hurricane Helene, as more than 2.6 million homes and businesses were without any power Saturday amid a continued threat of floods. Western North Carolina city waits …

Hurricane Helene roars ashore in Florida
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Hurricane Helene roars ashore in Florida

The Independent  

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Hurricane Helene upgrades to ‘extremely dangerous’ Category 4 storm: State of emergency in Florida, Georgia and more
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Hurricane Helene upgrades to ‘extremely dangerous’ Category 4 storm: State of emergency in Florida, Georgia and more

Hindustan Times  

Fast-moving Hurricane Helene was advancing Thursday across the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida, threatening a “catastrophic” storm surge in northwestern parts of the state as well as damaging winds, rains and flash floods hundreds of miles inland across much of the southeastern U.S., forecasters said. Helene strengthens to a Category 4 hurricane Helene strengthened into an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 …

Hurricane Helene tears apart Florida’s Big Bend region
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Hurricane Helene tears apart Florida’s Big Bend region

Salon  

Hurricane Helene tore through Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas, leaving behind a trail of devastation after the Category 4 hurricane made landfall Thursday night in the rural Big Bend in Florida, the Associated Press reported. Dramatic footage shows the astonishing force of Hurricane Helene's storm surge, with entire homes floating away in Steinhatchee, Florida. When the storm first arrived in …

Hurricane Helene weakens to tropical storm after leaving dozens dead in trail of destruction across four US states
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Hurricane Helene weakens to tropical storm after leaving dozens dead in trail of destruction across four US states

ABC  

Hurricane Helene has roared through Florida and into Georgia as one of the most powerful storms to ever hit the United States, killing at least 33 people, swamping neighbourhoods and leaving more than 4 million homes and businesses without power. Helene made landfall as a category four storm at about 11:10pm on Thursday night, local time, and left a chaotic …

Hurricane Helene is unusual — but it’s not an example of the Fujiwhara Effect
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Hurricane Helene is unusual — but it’s not an example of the Fujiwhara Effect

Associated Press  

Treacherous Hurricane Helene is expected to make landfall Thursday evening on Florida’s northwestern coast and then continue on to torment parts of Georgia, the Carolinas and Tennessee with heavy rain, flash floods and gusty winds. While Helene will likely weaken as it moves inland, its “fast forward speed will allow strong, damaging winds, especially in gusts, to penetrate well inland …

Hurricane Helene: Disney cruise kept at sea amid strong storms in the Caribbean
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Hurricane Helene: Disney cruise kept at sea amid strong storms in the Caribbean

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Two Disney cruises have made last-minute plans to their itineraries after storm activity from Hurricane Helene …

Hurricane Helene threatens ‘unsurvivable’ storm surge and damage, forecasters say
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Hurricane Helene threatens ‘unsurvivable’ storm surge and damage, forecasters say

The Independent  

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Hurricane Helene strengthens to Category 4 along Florida’s Gulf Coast
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Hurricane Helene strengthens to Category 4 along Florida’s Gulf Coast

LA Times  

The St. Pete Pier is pictured among high winds and waves as Hurricane Helene makes its way toward the Florida panhandle, passing west of Tampa Bay on Thursday. High winds began battering Florida on Thursday as Hurricane Helene, now a Category 4, was poised to make landfall, with forecasters warning that the enormous storm could create a “nightmare” surge along …

Hurricane Helene poses a major test for Florida’s battered insurance market
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Hurricane Helene poses a major test for Florida’s battered insurance market

Politico  

So far, however, insurance industry officials and even Gov. They also have adequate levels of reinsurance to handle large loss events like a major hurricane.” DeSantis echoed that sentiment earlier this week and pointed out that the market did not react badly after Hurricane Idalia plowed through north Florida last year. “People wouldn’t be making the investments if they didn’t …

How to follow the latest local updates on Hurricane Helene
2 months, 4 weeks ago

How to follow the latest local updates on Hurricane Helene

NPR  

How to follow the latest local updates on Hurricane Helene toggle caption National Hurricane Center Hurricane Helene plowed ashore in Florida's Big Bend near Perry, Fla., as a monster-sized Category 4 storm late Thursday night. Member stations across the NPR Network are covering the storm's local impact throughout the southeast U.S. Local updates from South Carolina: ➡️ Statewide Local updates …

Tropical Storm Helene churns a deadly path through Florida, Georgia and into the Carolinas
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Tropical Storm Helene churns a deadly path through Florida, Georgia and into the Carolinas

NPR  

Tropical Storm Helene churns a deadly path through Florida, Georgia and into the Carolinas toggle caption NOAA via AP/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Hurricane Helene plowed ashore in Florida's Big Bend near Perry, Fla., as a monster-sized Category 4 storm late Thursday night. Florida's coast could see a storm surge as high as 20 feet Forecasters warn that a "catastrophic …

A huge Hurricane Helene is expected to hit Florida as a major storm and strike far inland
2 months, 4 weeks ago

A huge Hurricane Helene is expected to hit Florida as a major storm and strike far inland

LA Times  

Jerry McCullen, top of left ladder, and Carson Baze, top of right ladder, put plywood over the windows of a house ahead of Hurricane Helene in Alligator Point, Fla., on Wednesday. An enormous Hurricane Helene swamped parts of Mexico on Wednesday as it churned on a path forecasters said would take it to Florida as a major storm with a …

Helene has strengthened and now forecast to be a ‘major’ Category 4 storm
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Helene has strengthened and now forecast to be a ‘major’ Category 4 storm

NPR  

Helene has strengthened and now forecast to be a ‘major’ Category 4 storm toggle caption National Hurricane Center For the latest on Hurricane Helene, Forecasters said Wednesday that Helene has strengthened into a hurricane as it enters the Gulf of Mexico. The storm is expected to bring "life-threatening storm surge, damaging winds and flooding rains to a large portion of …

Florida prepares for Hurricane Helene
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Florida prepares for Hurricane Helene

NPR  

Florida prepares for Hurricane Helene As Helene moves through the Gulf of Mexico, people in Florida are preparing for the potential of a major hurricane to hit on Thursday. Forecasters say we should expect rapid intensification before landfall in Florida's Big Bend region sometime tomorrow evening. So even far from the eye of the storm, it's going to push this …

Tropical Storm Helene forms in Caribbean, expected to become a hurricane and move toward U.S.
3 months ago

Tropical Storm Helene forms in Caribbean, expected to become a hurricane and move toward U.S.

LA Times  

A cluster of storms located south of the Cayman Islands are expected to strengthen in upcoming days. Tropical Storm Helene formed Tuesday in the Caribbean Sea and will strengthen into a major hurricane while moving north toward the U.S., forecasters said. Hurricane watches have been issued for parts of Cuba, Mexico and a stretch of the Florida coastline, including Tampa …

Storm could become major hurricane before it hits the Gulf Coast this week
3 months ago

Storm could become major hurricane before it hits the Gulf Coast this week

The Independent  

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Southeast US under major storm warning as hurricane watch issued for parts of Cuba and Mexico
3 months ago

Southeast US under major storm warning as hurricane watch issued for parts of Cuba and Mexico

Associated Press  

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hurricane watches were issued for parts of Cuba and Mexico on Monday as a cluster of storms south of the Cayman Islands was expected to strengthen into a major hurricane while moving north toward the U.S., forecasters said. “It could certainly become a major hurricane, which is Category 3,” Brad Reinhart, a senior hurricane specialist …

DeSantis urges Florida residents to prepare for incoming storm Idalia
1 year, 3 months ago

DeSantis urges Florida residents to prepare for incoming storm Idalia

Al Jazeera  

Strengthening in Caribbean, storm is expected to hit US state’s Gulf of Mexico coast this week as ‘major hurricane’. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has urged residents of the southeastern US state to prepare for an incoming storm as Idalia strengthens in the Caribbean and is set to become a “major hurricane” before reaching Florida’s Gulf of Mexico coast this week. …

Hurricane watch: Subtropical storm eyes Florida, Bahamas
2 years, 1 month ago

Hurricane watch: Subtropical storm eyes Florida, Bahamas

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US forecasters alert about potential storm aimed at Florida
2 years, 6 months ago

US forecasters alert about potential storm aimed at Florida

Associated Press  

MEXCO CITY — The U.S. National Hurricane Center issued a bulletin Thursday on an area of low pressure on Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula that could become a depression or tropical storm and head toward Florida’s Gulf coast. The center called it Potential Tropical Cyclone One, in what could become the first storm of the Atlantic hurricane season. A tropical storm watch …

Storm Pamela weakens slightly on way to Mexico’s Pacific coast
3 years, 2 months ago

Storm Pamela weakens slightly on way to Mexico’s Pacific coast

Al Jazeera  

Pamela expected to become a hurricane again before reaching Mexican coast on Wednesday, National Hurricane Center says. Tropical storm Pamela weakened slightly on its way towards Mexico’s western coast, the US-based National Hurricane Center said on Tuesday evening, predicting that it would strengthen into a hurricane again before it hits the fertile farm state of Sinaloa. “Pamela is expected to …

Elsa strengthens to hurricane, heads to Florida’s Gulf Coast
3 years, 5 months ago

Elsa strengthens to hurricane, heads to Florida’s Gulf Coast

Al Jazeera  

Tropical Storm Elsa strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane on Tuesday, hours before an expected landfall on Florida’s northern Gulf Coast, according to the National Hurricane Center in the United States. The centre of Elsa was about 100 miles south-southwest of Tampa, Florida, and was moving north at approximately nine miles per hour, with maximum sustained winds of 75mph, the …

‘Huge rainmaker’: Hurricane Sally threatens historic floods
4 years, 3 months ago

‘Huge rainmaker’: Hurricane Sally threatens historic floods

India TV News  

Heavy rain, pounding surf and flash floods hit parts of the Florida Panhandle and the Alabama coast on Tuesday as Hurricane Sally lumbered toward land at a painfully slow pace, threatening as much as 30 inches of rain and dangerous, historic flooding. The storm’s center churned offshore 75 miles south of Mobile, Alabama, as Sally was creeping toward an expected …

Sally set to become hurricane and threaten U.S. Gulf Coast
4 years, 3 months ago

Sally set to become hurricane and threaten U.S. Gulf Coast

Associated Press  

— Tropical Storm Sally slowed down Sunday as it churned northward toward the U.S. Gulf Coast, increasing the risk of heavy rain and dangerous storm surge before an expected strike as a Category 2 hurricane in southern Louisiana. Let’s take this one seriously.” Forecasters from the National Hurricane Center in Miami said Sally is expected to become a hurricane on …

As Laura makes landfall in Louisiana, a look at other tropical storms heading towards Mexico
4 years, 3 months ago

As Laura makes landfall in Louisiana, a look at other tropical storms heading towards Mexico

Hindustan Times  

Laura on early Thursday made landfall in south-western region of Louisiana in the United States as a ferocious Category 4 Hurricane with wind speeds of over 241 kmph. Apart from Laura, here is a look at other tropical storms that are headed towards Mexico: 1. Tropical Storm Hernan is expected to curve toward the southern tip of Baja California and …

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