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Tropical Storm Bud swirls far off Mexico
Tropical Storm Bud is still swirling well off the Mexican coast but is not strengthening. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Tuesday evening that Bud was centered about 440 miles (705 kilometers) southwest of Zihuatanejo, Mexico, and was moving toward the northwest near 14 mph (22 kph). It ...
Alberto weakens to tropical depression in Atlantic
Alberto has weakened to a tropical depression as it spins off the coast of the Carolinas. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami says Alberto's maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph (55 kph) Monday evening. The storm is centered about 245 miles (390 kilometers) east-southeast of Charleston, S.C. Alberto ...
Law firm assesses NC need from Hurricane Irene
A Raleigh law firm is working with Legal Aid of North Carolina to find what problems people still have from Hurricane Irene. The Daily Reflector of Greenville reported (http://bit.ly/Kqziam) that Womble Carlyle and Legal Aid are asking individuals who may be struggling with recovery problems from last August's storm to ...
First tropical storm of the season, Alberto, forms off the coast of SC with 45 mph top winds
First tropical storm of the season, Alberto, forms off the coast of SC with 45 mph top winds.
New director named for National Hurricane Center
Richard Knabb, the tropical weather expert at The Weather Channel, will be the next chief of the U.S. government's hurricane forecasting hub in Florida, federal officials said Friday. The promotion to director of the National Hurricane Center in Miami fulfills a childhood dream for Knabb, who grew up in Coral ...
Texas coastal insurer OKs 5 percent rate increase
Some property owners in Texas' coastal areas will see a 5 percent increase on their insurance bills next year. The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association's board of directors approved the increase Tuesday. The board also delayed a decision on whether to enact an additional increase that would depend on how far ...
2012 Atlantic hurricane names
When the the winds from these storms reach 39 mph (34 kts), the cyclones are given names. Years ago, an international committee developed names for Atlantic cyclones. In 1979 a six year rotating list of Atlantic storm names was adopted — alternating between male and female hurricane names. Storm names ...
Florida Cabinet approves hurricane shelter plan
The construction of new public schools across Florida has contributed to a significant increase in the number of hurricane shelter spaces, according to a plan approved Tuesday by Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Cabinet. The Division of Emergency Management presented its updated statewide emergency plan to the cabinet at ...
SC Guard readies units for coming hurricane season
About a dozen of South Carolina's Army National Guard Blackhawk helicopters are deploying to Kosovo this summer, but Guard leaders said Tuesday that choppers from other states are available if needed for the upcoming hurricane season. "We are very well prepared," said Maj. Gen. Les Eisner, the Guard's deputy adjutant ...
Goodbye La Nina: Will drought, hurricanes also go?
The La Nina weather phenomenon is over. Forecasters say that's good news for the drought in the South and hurricane areas along the coasts. The National Weather Service pronounced the two-year La Nina (NEEN'-yah) finished on Thursday. La Nina is the flip side of El Nino (NEEN'-yoh) and is caused ...
Drought worsens along Savannah River in SC
After one of the driest, warmest winters on record, another South Carolina county was designated Wednesday as being in a severe drought. The State Drought Response Committee added Aiken County to the list of six other counties in the upper Savannah River Basin in a severe drought status. The rest ...
Vignettes from Irene's march up the East Coast
In a hurricane that didn't fully deliver on its fearsome forecast for most areas, Casey and Denise Robinson's battered beach house is a terrible testament to the fickle nature of extreme weather. The Robinsons and a crew of friends arrived early Sunday to begin picking up the pieces of the ...
Flood worries and some relief in Irene's wake
[9:05 p.m.] The federal government has more than doubled the number of North Carolina counties eligible for federal financial assistance tp help state and local governments protect the public and property following Hurricane Irene. Gov. Beverly Perdue's office said President Obama expanded Sunday to 34 eastern counties his federal disaster ...
Last stop: Subways start shutting down in NYC
The nation's largest subway system was beginning to shut down Saturday and the typically bustling city became unusually quiet as the first rain from Hurricane Irene fell on Manhattan. Sidewalks, streets and bridges were nearly empty. Businesses were closed. Subway riders raced to catch the last trains. More 370,000 people ...
Red Cross launches new technologies for use in Florida emergencies
As the 2011 hurricane season begins today, the American Red Cross is launching new iPhone and social media technologies to be used during emergencies in South Florida. The Red Cross's Safe and Well website will allow users who register to broadcast their statuses through Facebook and Twitter, while a free application for ...
Will Bermuda High steer storms away from U.S. again?
With the hurricane season starting today, can South Florida expect a return of the high-pressure ridge that steered all those storms away last year? Maybe, but don't count on it, forecasters say. "These weather patterns are very transient," Robert Molleda, warning coordination meteorologist for the National Weather Service's Miami office, ...
Could iPhones help you during hurricanes?
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Orange County is hoping iPhones and iPads will protect and help its residents in the event of a hurricane in the Summer of 2011. Orange County is the first government in the nation to design an application (app) for natural disasters. So, when your power goes out ...
NOAA forecasts an active storm season in 2011, with 12 to 18 named storms
Federal meteorologists on Thursday called for an above-average hurricane season while warning that even a below-average season would be an active one. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration called for 12 to 18 named storms, six to 10 hurricanes and three to six major hurricanes - those rated Category 3 ...
Hurricane history
Hurricane History GALVESTON 1900 ATLANTIC-GULF 1919 MIAMI 1926 SAN FELIPE-OKEECHOBEE 1928 FLORIDA KEYS LABOR DAY 1935 NEW ENGLAND 1938 GREAT ATLANTIC 1944 CAROL AND EDNA 1954 HAZEL 1954 CONNIE AND DIANE 1955 AUDREY 1957 DONNA 1960 CAMILLE 1969 AGNES 1972 TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE 1979 ALICIA 1983 GILBERT 1988 HUGO 1989 ...
Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale
Tropical Storm — Winds 39-73 mph Category 1 Hurricane — winds 74-95 mph (64-82 kt) No real damage to buildings. Damage to unanchored mobile homes. Some damage to poorly constructed signs. Also, some coastal flooding and minor pier damage. - Examples: Irene 1999 and Allison 1995 Category 2 Hurricane — winds ...
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