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Expect A ‘Quieter’ Hurricane Season This Year, CSU Forecast Says

FORT COLLINS — The likely development of El Niño should bring a "slightly below-average" Atlantic hurricane season, top forecasters announced Thursday at a hurricane conference in Texas. But the forecast also notes a high…

John McCarthy April 14, 2023

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Arizona University Predicts One Less Named Storm This Season – 12 – Down From 13

MIAMI — A little more than three years ago, as sports bar TVs were split between coronavirus infection tallies and the XFL, a more subtle but no less extreme scourge was…

John McCarthy April 9, 2023

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Tropical Storm Nicole Bears Down on the Bahamas, Florida

MIAMI (AP) — Many people evacuated from vulnerable locations in the northwestern Bahamas as Tropical Storm Nicole approached Wednesday and residents of Florida braced for the storm, which could strengthen to a…

John McCarthy November 9, 2022

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Wise To The Danger, Caribbean Keeps A Wary Eye On Invest 91L

SAN JUAN — After Hurricane Ian's passage across Central Florida, people in the Caribbean are primed to monitor a new system several hundred miles east of the Windward Islands which…

John McCarthy October 4, 2022

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Tropical Wave With Small Chance To Grow Enters Eastern Caribbean: NHC

SAN JUAN — The National Hurricane Center is now monitoring a tropical wave for potential development, located several hundred miles east of the Windward Islands. So far, this system has…

John McCarthy October 3, 2022

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‘Heavy Rains’ Forecast For This Weekend; Tropical Depression Eleven Forms In Atlantic

MIAMI — The National Hurricane Center has designated Tropical Depression Eleven just west of the Cabo Verde Islands as it slowly moves northward over the open Atlantic. This storm is…

John McCarthy September 29, 2022

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Hurricane Ian Strikes Tobacco Region of Cuba; Florida Braces For Cat 4 Damage

HAVANA — Hurricane Ian tore into western Cuba today as a major hurricane, with nothing to stop it from intensifying into a catastrophic Category 4 hurricane before it hits Florida on Wednesday.…

John McCarthy September 27, 2022

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Florida Monitors Growing Tropical Storm Ian in Caribbean

TALLAHASSEE — Authorities and residents in Florida were keeping a cautious eye on Tropical Storm Ian as it rumbled through the Caribbean today. It is expected to continue gaining strength…

John McCarthy September 25, 2022

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Powerful Hurricane Fiona Roaring By Bermuda, Then Off To Canada

SAN JUAN — Fiona, a Category 4 hurricane, pounded Bermuda with heavy rains and winds early Friday as it swept by the island on a route forecast to have it…

John McCarthy September 23, 2022

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Post-Fiona Fuel Disruptions Spark Fear In Puerto Rico

CAGUAS — A growing number of businesses, including grocery stores and gas stations, are temporarily closing across Puerto Rico as power outages caused by Hurricane Fiona drag on in the…

John McCarthy September 23, 2022