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Tropical Storm Cindy Moves West; Bret’s Gone, Gone, Gone

SAN JUAN (Reuters) — Tropical Storm Bret dissipated as of the 5:00 p.m. advisory on Saturday, after first passing Aruba. The remnants of Bret were 160 miles west-northwest of the northern…

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Tropical Storm Bret Swirled Near St. Vincent; Tropical Storm Cindy Sweeps North

SAN JUAN (AP) — Tropical Storm Bret swirled close to St. Vincent late Thursday as it began pushing into the eastern Caribbean, where islands were shut down to brace for…

John McCarthy June 24, 2023

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Tropical Storm Cindy forms behind Bret in an early and aggressive start to hurricane season

SAN JUAN (AP) — Tropical Storm Cindy has formed behind Tropical Storm Bret, in the first case of two storms in the tropical Atlantic in June since record keeping began,…

John McCarthy June 23, 2023

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Tropical Depression Four Forms On The Heels of Tropical Storm Bret In The Atlantic

SAN JUAN —What was named Invest 93L has strengthened into Tropical Depression Four over the central tropical Atlantic, following on the heels of Tropical Storm Bret, which developed earlier this week and is…

John McCarthy June 22, 2023

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Tropical Storm Bret Running Out Of Gas … Will Pass Well South of USVI and Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — Tropical Storm Bret is slowing down as it maintains 60-mph winds, according to the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center. Bret is continuing to move west, but has…

John McCarthy June 21, 2023

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Bret’s Closest Approach To USVI Will Be South of St. Croix on Friday

SAN JUAN — Tropical Storm Bret is projected to be a hurricane when it approaches the U.S. Virgin Islands in the next few days, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.…

John McCarthy June 20, 2023

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Tropical Storm Bret Forms, Could Pass Near USVI, Puerto Rico As Hurricane This Week

SAN JUAN — Tropical Storm Bret has formed over the central Atlantic, and could strengthen to a hurricane by the end of the week when it passes the Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico…

John McCarthy June 19, 2023

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Tropical System Invest 92L Has 90 Percent Chance of Formation

MIAMI — Showers and thunderstorms are gradually becoming better organized in association with a tropical wave located several hundred miles southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands according to the National Hurricane…

John McCarthy June 18, 2023

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NHC Monitors Invest 92L

MIAMI — The National Hurricane Center continues to monitor Invest 92L, which could eventually become the second named system of the Atlantic hurricane season. Forecasters have been watching a disturbance,…

John McCarthy June 17, 2023

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NOAA Predicts A Near-Normal Atlantic Hurricane Season With ‘A Lot of Uncertainty’

MIAMI — NOAA is predicting this year's hurricane season to be "near normal" with at least 12 named storms. Lead NOAA hurricane forecaster, Matthew Rosencrans said that anyone living in…

John McCarthy May 25, 2023