Hurricanes: Fact vs. Myth
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View ArticleCenter monitoring disturbance in Atlantic
With nine days remaining before the official start of hurricane season, the National Hurricane Center is monitoring a disturbance in the Atlantic 650 miles southeast of Bermuda.Click to Continue »
View ArticleFire department's warning: Hurricane season starts June 1, so be prepared
With the 2011 hurricane season officially starting in less than 12 hours, the Cedar Hammock Fire Rescue issued safety reminders today.Click to Continue »
View ArticleHurricane Watch blog: Emily degenerates; forecasters monitoring for...
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View ArticleFollow the storm: Links to webcams along the East Coast
Following Hurricane Irene? Here are some links to webcams all the way up the East Coast. Some are live streaming, some are not. Some also might not be working once…Click to Continue »
View ArticleTropical Storm Chris may have maxed out wind speed
Tropical Storm Chris may have maxed out on its strength as it moves toward energy-sapping cooler waters in the northern Atlantic.Click to Continue »
View ArticleChris weakens further, was hurricane briefly
Tropical Storm Chris, which spent mere hours Thursday as the first Atlantic Ocean hurricane of the season, continues to weaken far off the coast of Newfoundland.Click to Continue »
View ArticlePowerfully wet system threatening Manatee could bring flooding
Massive swath of rain-gorged skies could produce flooding locally.Click to Continue »
View ArticleEx-Tropical Storm Chris weakens, advisories stop
A day after spending mere hours as a hurricane, the former Tropical Storm Chris was weakening in the north Atlantic and not headed for any land.Click to Continue »
View ArticleTropical Storm Debby forms in the Gulf
Tropical Storm Debby has formed in the Gulf of Mexico, heading north with sustained winds of 50 mph. It was expected to turn west toward south Texas by midweek.Click to Continue »
View ArticleForecast upgraded to “tropical storm warning” as Debby dallies
Tropical Storm Debby continues to dally, thrashing Manatee with heavy rain and wind.Click to Continue »
View ArticleGov. Rick Scott declares state of emergency; Debby downpours continue
Scott declares a Level 1 state of emergency, the lowest declaration, which activates storm operations in all 67 counties.Click to Continue »
View ArticleSkyway Bridge shut down in Tropical Storm Debby's high winds
4 P.M. UPDATE: A dramatic shift in Tropical Storm Debby's track now has it heading northeast, toward Central Florida. Debby's latest projected path now has it moving into Marion County…Click to Continue »
View ArticleDebby downgraded as evacuations widen in Pasco
Tropical Storm Debby made landfall in Dixie County just after 3 p.m. Tuesday, Citrus County officials reported. By 8 p.m., the storm was downgraded to a tropical depression.Click to Continue »
View ArticleWe're not out of the woods yet from Tropical Storm Debby
The deluge of rain and high winds from Tropical Storm Debby shut down Manatee bridges to boaters Monday, closed the Skyway Bridge indefinitely and downed trees everywhere.Click to Continue »
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