Narda weakens, but still likely to bring rain to US
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Narda weakened into a tropical depression on Tuesday as it hurled rain against Mexico's Gulf of California coast, but forecasters said it was still likely to bring rain to the south-central United States in the coming days.
Tropical Storm whipping at Mexico’s coast for a 3rd day
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Narda is still swirling up the Gulf of California, raking Mexico's coast for a third day with heavy rain and strong winds, though without causing any serious damage.
Forecasters said the storm was expected to keep hugging the shore Tuesday and warned that...
A tropical storm again, Narda soaks Mexico’s Mazatlan
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Narda soaked the resort city of Mazatlan with sheets of driven rain and whipped palm trees with its strong winds Monday, swamping streets and causing some property damage after passing over Puerto Vallarta, another popular beach destination.
Narda likely to become tropical storm again off Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical depression Narda is expected to regain tropical storm strength Monday after passing over the Mexican resort of Puerto Vallarta with heavy rain which caused flooding in Zihuatanejo and other spots farther south along the shore.
TS Narda drenches Mexican Pacific resorts before weakening
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Narda caused heavy rains and some flooding in the resort of Zihuatanejo and other spots along Mexico's Pacific coast Sunday before weakening into a tropical depression as it moved overland and began drenching Puerto Vallarta late in the night.
Karen exits Caribbean after toppling bridge, cutting power
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands reported a downed bridge, limited power outages, flooding and landslides as Tropical Storm Karen swirled away from the northeast Caribbean on Wednesday.
Schools remained closed in Puerto Rico, although...
Slow-moving TS Karen drops heavy rain over Puerto Rico, USVI
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Karen drenched the U.S. Virgin Islands on Tuesday as it bore down on an earthquake-shaken Puerto Rico still scarred by a hurricane two years ago.
Heavy squalls were expected to hit some areas of the U.S. territories overnight as the storm moved...
Puerto Rico to close schools as TD Karen threatens flooding
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico's governor announced Monday that she was canceling classes and closing public agencies as Tropical Depression Karen approaches the U.S. territory and threatens to cause heavy flooding in the island's eastern region.
Lorena spares Los Cabos, heads up coast of Mexico’s Baja
CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Lorena spared the resort-studded twin cities of Los Cabos a direct hit and was reduced to a tropical storm Saturday as it headed up the east coast of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center downgraded Lorena to a...
Fifth death linked to storm that walloped Houston area
BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) — The widespread damage brought to the Houston area by one of the wettest tropical cyclones in U.S. history came into broader view Saturday, as floodwaters receded to reveal the exhausting cleanup effort that lies ahead for many communities and homeowners.
Houston area sees relief, rescues after Imelda leaves 4 dead
HOUSTON (AP) — Emergency workers used boats Friday to rescue about 60 residents of a Houston-area community still trapped in their homes by floodwaters following one of the wettest tropical cyclones in U.S. history.
At least four deaths have been linked to the remnants of Tropical Storm...
Storm-scarred Texas coast picks up after lmelda’s deluge
HOUSTON (AP) — Kids were still in classrooms as roads around them became rivers. Drivers warned to stay off highways wound up abandoning their submerged cars. Thousands of people called 911, but rescue crews found many weren't in real danger.
2 dead as Imelda strands drivers, floods homes in Texas
CHINA, Texas (AP) — The slow-churning remnants of Tropical Storm Imelda flooded parts of Texas on Thursday, leaving at least two people dead and rescue crews with boats scrambling to reach stranded drivers and families trapped in their homes during a relentless downpour that drew comparisons to...
The Latest: Man drowns attempting to drive through flood
HOUSTON (AP) — The Latest on the remnants of Tropical Storm Imelda (all times local):
8:05 p.m.
Authorities say floodwaters from rain unleashed by the remnants of Tropical Storm Imelda have left a man dead near Houston.
The Latest: Bermuda reopening after hit from Humberto
MIAMI (AP) — The Latest on hurricanes and tropical storms in the Eastern Pacific and Atlantic (all times local):
12:30 p.m.
Bermuda's National Security Minister Wayne Caines says government offices will open in the morning and power has been restored to most of the British Atlantic...
Humberto brushes Bermuda as new hurricane threatens Mexico
MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Humberto lashed Bermuda with strong winds Wednesday as the powerful Category 3 storm passed just to the north of the British Atlantic territory, while a newly formed hurricane threatened tourist resorts along Mexico's Pacific coast.
Bermuda braces for approach of Category 3 Hurricane Humberto
MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Humberto grew into a powerful Category 3 storm Tuesday evening, and officials on Bermuda made plans for early shutdowns of schools, public transportation and government offices on the British Atlantic territory ahead of the storm's likely close pass on...
Houston area preparing for heavy rain, flooding from Imelda
HOUSTON (AP) — Officials in the Houston area were preparing high-water vehicles and staging rescue boats Tuesday as Tropical Storm Imelda moved in from the Gulf of Mexico, threatening to dump up to 18 inches of rain in parts of Southeast Texas and southwestern Louisiana over the next few...
Cleanup resumes in Bahamas as Humberto swirls away
MCLEAN'S TOWN, Bahamas (AP) — Jeffrey Roberts lifted a mustard-yellow curtain from the ground to hunt for passports and other documents at the place where his family's home stood before Hurricane Dorian blasted into Grand Bahama Island.
What was underneath was sodden and unrecognizable. He...
Still reeling from Dorian, Bahamas hit by tropical storm
FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — Tropical Storm Humberto moved away from the Bahamas on Saturday after dumping rain on parts of the archipelago's northwest region that were already hammered by Hurricane Dorian two weeks ago.
Humberto dropped rain on the islands as U.N. Secretary-General António...
Thousands in Bahamas struggle to find work after Dorian
FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — Jobs are scarce, savings are running low and money is barely trickling in.
As survivors of Hurricane Dorian enter week three of post-storm life, many in the northwestern Bahamas, known for its casinos, golf courses and mega yachts, worry they will be forced into...
The Latest: Tropical Storm Humberto forms near Bahamas
MCLEAN'S TOWN, Bahamas (AP) — The latest on the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian in the northern Bahamas (all times local):
10:55 p.m.
A tropical depression near the Bahamas has strengthened into Tropical Storm Humberto.
The Latest: New storm heads of Bahamas area hit by Dorian
HIGH ROCK, Bahamas (AP) — The latest on hurricane aftermath in the Bahamas (all times local):
5:35 p.m.
The government of the Bahamas has issued a tropical storm warning for several of its northwestern islands, which are still reeling from Hurricane Dorian.
The Latest: North Carolina hurricane warnings lifted
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Dorian (all times local):
5:35 p.m.
Hurricane Dorian continues to churn off the North Carolina coast, but it's heading further into the Atlantic Ocean, prompting forecasters to lift hurricane and tropical storm warnings south of the...
The Latest: Florida coast sees tropical storm conditions
FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Dorian (all times local):
5:00 a.m.
Tropical storm conditions continue along portions of the northeastern coast of Florida as Dorian continues to make its slow trek toward the U.S.
The Latest: Georgia gov: Officials keeping an eye on Dorian
MIAMI (AP) — The latest on tropical storms (all times local):
7:45 p.m.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says the state is keeping any eye on Hurricane Dorian but he has not declared a state of emergency.
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1. DORIAN THREATENS PUERTO RICO
Forecasters say the tropical storm made a last-minute shift in its path and could reach near-hurricane strength in its approach to the reeling U.S....
Tropical Storm Erin forms as Dorian takes aim at Puerto Rico
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Erin has formed well off the U.S. East Coast as Tropical Storm Dorian takes aim at Puerto Rico, the Bahamas and Florida.
The National Hurricane Service says the storm is forecast to move northward and north eastward over the open Atlantic with no threat to...
TS Dorian expected to strengthen, could hit Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Dorian made a last-minute shift in its path on Tuesday, threatening Puerto Rico with a direct hit as forecasters said it could reach near-hurricane strength in its approach to the U.S. territory.
The storm is expected to pass over or near western...
Barbados braces as Tropical Storm Dorian nears Caribbean
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Much of the eastern Caribbean island of Barbados shut down on Monday as Tropical Storm Dorian approached the region and gathered strength, threatening to turn into a small hurricane that forecasters said could affect the northern Windward islands and Puerto Rico in...
Tropical Storm Dorian strengthens as it moves west
MIAMI (AP) — Forecasters said Tropical Storm Dorian was gathering strength Monday while approaching islands in the eastern Caribbean Sea, and could strike Puerto Rico and its neighbors as a minimal hurricane on Tuesday.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center issued tropical storm warnings for...
Tropical Storm Dorian forms in Atlantic, likely to grow
MIAMI (AP) — A newly formed tropical depression has strengthened into the fourth tropical storm of this year's Atlantic hurricane season.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami says Tropical Storm Dorian is moving west and could reach hurricane strength Tuesday when it nears the...
Tropical storm forms off Mexico, 2nd fades in NAtlantic
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Ivo formed Wednesday off the southwestern coast of Mexico but was not forecast to pose a threat of landfall.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Ivo was expected to strengthen into a hurricane by Friday but remain well clear of the coast.
Tropical Storm Flossie weakens as it approaches Hawaii
HONOLULU (AP) — Tropical Storm Flossie continues to weaken as it approaches the Hawaiian Islands from the east, officials said.
Flossie remained a tropical storm as of 11 a.m. Sunday, when it was about 635 miles (1,022 kilometers) east-southeast of Honolulu, news organizations reported...
Weakened Barry rolls into Louisiana, drenches Gulf Coast
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Barry rolled into the Louisiana coast Saturday, flooding highways, forcing people to scramble to rooftops and dumping heavy rain that officials had feared could test the levees and pumps that were bolstered after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans in 2005.
The Latest: doughnuts sell out amid Tropical storm
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Barry (all times local) :
1:15 p.m.
Nearly all businesses in Morgan City were shuttered as coastal Louisiana braced for the arrival of Tropical Storm Barry.
Louisiana faces triple threat of storm surge, river, rain
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — When it comes to water, New Orleans faces three threats: the sea, the sky and the river.
Tropical storms and hurricanes send storm surges pushing up against the city's outer defenses. That's what happened in 2005 when Hurricane Katrina's surge caused widespread levee...
‘It’s powerful’: Tropical storm starts lashing Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tropical Storm Barry's wind and rain were starting to lash Louisiana early Friday as New Orleans and coastal communities braced for a drenching from what's expected to be the first hurricane of the season.
A hurricane warning was in effect along the Louisiana coast, and...
As Barry approaches, New Orleans residents debate evacuation
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Go or stay?
It is a question people in and around New Orleans ask themselves every time a threatening storm lurks in the Gulf: a major hurricane like Katrina, which devastated the area in 2005 when levees failed, and now Tropical Storm Barry , which forecasters said was...
New Orleans’ levees face a hard test as storm bears down
Even as Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, the Mississippi River's levees held up when those in other parts of the city did not.
But as Tropical Storm Barry threatened New Orleans with torrential rains that will test the city's flood defenses this weekend, the height of the city's...
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1. TROPICAL STORM LASHES SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA
Barry's wind and rain start to lash Louisiana as New Orleans and coastal communities brace for a drenching from what's expected to...
New Orleans area braces for first hurricane of the season
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Thousands of Louisianans broke out sandbags or fled to higher ground Thursday as Tropical Storm Barry threatened to turn into the first hurricane of the season and blow ashore with torrential rains that could pose a severe test of New Orleans' improved post-Katrina flood...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on a tropical weather system in the Gulf of Mexico (all times local):
11:55 a.m.
The mayor of New Orleans says the city's water pumps are "working at optimal capacity" as Tropical Storm Barry moves toward the state's Gulf coast.
Strong cyclone lashes India, forces 1.2 million from homes
KOLKATA, India (AP) — Cyclone Fani tore through India's eastern coast on Friday as a grade 5 storm, lashing beaches with rain and winds gusting up to 205 kilometers (127 miles) per hour and affecting weather as far away as Mount Everest as it approached the former imperial capital of...
