Tropical Storm Franklin strengthens into first major hurricane of 2023 Atlantic season
1 year, 3 months ago

Tropical Storm Franklin strengthens into first major hurricane of 2023 Atlantic season

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. While there were no coastal warnings or watches published regarding Franklin, it’s still expected to lead to “life-threatening surf and rip current conditions” along the eastern coast of the US, the hurricane center added. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said at a press briefing on Monday that “we do expect Hurricane Idalia to be a major hurricane that will strike the state of Florida”. Idalia is set to grow into a hurricane on Monday and will become a “dangerous major hurricane over northeastern Gulf of Mexico by early Wednesday,” the hurricane center said. open image in gallery Franklin flooded the Dominican Republic last week “Life-threatening storm surge and dangerous winds” are “becoming increasingly likely for portions of Florida,” the center said.

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Atlantic gets active at peak hurricane season - will potential storms impact the US?
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Atlantic gets active at peak hurricane season - will potential storms impact the US?

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. While early September is peak hurricane season, not …

Hurricane Idalia makes landfall in Florida with ‘catastrophic storm surge’
1 year, 3 months ago

Hurricane Idalia makes landfall in Florida with ‘catastrophic storm surge’

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. Read our privacy policy Hurricane Idalia made landfall as a Category 3 on Wednesday morning bringing “catastrophic storm surge” …

Hurricane Idalia strengthens en route to Florida, expected to land as Category 4 storm
1 year, 3 months ago

Hurricane Idalia strengthens en route to Florida, expected to land as Category 4 storm

Firstpost  

The NHC said Idalia’s center would likely hit Florida’s coastline somewhere in the Big Bend region, where the state’s northern panhandle curves into the Gulf side of the Florida Peninsula, roughly bounded by the inland cities of Gainesville and Tallahassee, the state capital Hurricane Idalia gained fury on Tuesday as it crawled toward Florida’s Gulf Coast, forcing mass evacuations in …

Florida braces for storm surge as Hurricane Idalia approaches
1 year, 3 months ago

Florida braces for storm surge as Hurricane Idalia approaches

Al Jazeera  

Tropical Storm Idalia has become a hurricane, threatening to bring a deadly storm surge and dangerous winds to the Gulf Coast of Florida after lashing Cuba with heavy rain. Florida residents have been loading up on sandbags and evacuated from homes in low-lying areas along the Gulf Coast to prepare for a storm that the National Hurricane Center projected could …

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. …

Idalia likely to intensify into hurricane, Florida braces for heavy rain, storm
1 year, 3 months ago

Idalia likely to intensify into hurricane, Florida braces for heavy rain, storm

India Today  

Tropical Storm Idalia has formed in the Caribbean and could strengthen into a hurricane, bringing high winds and storm surges to Cuba and Florida later this week. Idalia could cause life-threatening storm surge and flooding from heavy rains along parts of Florida's west coast and the Panhandle as early as Tuesday, the Miami-based weather forecaster said. "If you are in …

Tropical storm Idalia forms in Gulf of Mexico on a ‘possible track’ towards US
1 year, 3 months ago

Tropical storm Idalia forms in Gulf of Mexico on a ‘possible track’ towards US

Hindustan Times  

Tropical Storm Idalia formed Sunday in the Gulf of Mexico on a potential track to come ashore as a hurricane in the southern U.S., the National Hurricane Center said. Hurricane Hilary headed for Mexico's Baja California on Saturday as the U.S. National Hurricane Center predicted “catastrophic and life-threatening flooding” for the peninsula and for the southwestern United States, where it …

Tropical Storm Idalia is expected to become a hurricane and move toward Florida, forecasters say
1 year, 3 months ago

Tropical Storm Idalia is expected to become a hurricane and move toward Florida, forecasters say

Associated Press  

MIAMI — Tropical Storm Idalia was near the coast of Cuba Monday on a potential track to come ashore as a hurricane in the southern U.S., the National Hurricane Center said. “So if you’re anywhere along the Florida Peninsula, western Florida Peninsula, so let’s say from about Fort Myers northward to the Panhandle, you’ve really got to be paying attention.” …

Dominican Republic: Authorities assess damage from Tropical Storm Franklin
1 year, 4 months ago

Dominican Republic: Authorities assess damage from Tropical Storm Franklin

Al Jazeera  

At least one person is dead after storm caused heavy flooding across Caribbean nation and affected hundreds of homes. Authorities in the Dominican Republic are fanning out across the Caribbean country to evaluate the damage Tropical Storm Franklin inflicted on crops and homes after causing heavy flooding that killed at least one person. The storm left hundreds of thousands of …

Tropical Storm Franklin nears the Dominican Republic and Haiti bringing torrential rain
1 year, 4 months ago

Tropical Storm Franklin nears the Dominican Republic and Haiti bringing torrential rain

Associated Press  

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Authorities in the Dominican Republic shut schools and government offices Tuesday as Tropical Storm Franklin took aim at the island of Hispaniola that it shares with Haiti and threatened to unleash landslides and heavy floods. The storm had maximum winds of 40 mph by Tuesday night and was located 175 miles southwest of Santo Domingo, …

Tropical Storm Franklin bears down on Haiti, Dominican Republic
1 year, 4 months ago

Tropical Storm Franklin bears down on Haiti, Dominican Republic

Al Jazeera  

Authorities warn residents in the two Caribbean nations that share island of Hispaniola to prepare for landslides and flooding. Authorities have warned residents of Haiti and the Dominican Republic of possible landslides and flooding as Tropical Storm Franklin approaches. The storm was expected to make landfall on Wednesday on the southern side of Hispaniola, the island shared by the two …

Haiti and Dominican Republic warn of floods and landslides as Tropical Storm Franklin nears
1 year, 4 months ago

Haiti and Dominican Republic warn of floods and landslides as Tropical Storm Franklin nears

Associated Press  

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Tropical Storm Franklin churned through the Caribbean Sea on Monday as authorities in Haiti and the Dominican Republic warned residents to prepare for landslides and heavy floods. “The mudslide risk there is just awful,” said Phil Klotzbach, a meteorologist at Colorado State University, noting that a slow-moving storm poses great danger in Haiti given that …

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