New tropical system making waves with the NHC
The tropical wave that drifted off the west coast of Africa on Saturday impressed forecasters at the National Hurricane Center enough last night to designate it “Invest 99L,” and give it a 30-50...
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TD2 getting organized as tropics light up
Tropical Depression 2 looked more impressive on satellite this morning and could be designated Tropical Storm Ana any time today. But it is still far out in the eastern Atlantic, more than 3,300 miles...
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Tropical storm Ana may threaten Bahamas
To paraphrase Mark Twain, reports of the death of Tropical Depression 2 have been greatly exaggerated. The tightly packed little storm regenerated over night and became Tropical Storm Ana this...
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Tropical Storm Bill makes entrance in central Atlantic
UPDATE: The National Hurricane Center began issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Bill at 5 p.m. It had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph, but forecasters predicted it would become the season’s first...
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Tropical storm warnings posted for Florida Panhandle
SUNDAY UPDATE: The weekend was capped off with development of the season’s third named storm as Tropical Storm Claudette spun up this afternoon in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. Tropical storm warnings...
View ArticleHurricane Bill headed toward major Category 3 status
Bill became the season’s first hurricane this morning as it churned west through the Atlantic. Forecasters said it would become a major Category 3 storm with winds of 120 mph in 48 hours. But they...
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Rainy remnants of Ana approach; Hurricane Bill flexes muscle
The soggy remnants of Tropical Storm Ana should bring some rain into Palm Beach County and South Florida later today and tonight. Meanwhile, a beefed-up Hurricane Bill is expected to top out at a...
View ArticleAna, we hardly knew ye
Did you miss it? A few storms that spun off from the remnants of Tropical Storm Ana made it through Palm Beach County early this morning, but it was a real flash-in-the-pan event. One storm coming off...
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Forecasters focus on early “wave train” as Atlantic storm continues to organize
Image: Track of Tropical Storm Ana 1979 (Wikimedia Commons) The National Hurricane Center is still giving Atlantic disturbance 92L a 60 percent chance of becoming at least a tropical depression by...
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Strong storms possible next weekend, National Weather Service says
South Florida has remained pleasant and tranquil while a lot of rough spring weather has ripped through the Plains and other sections of the country. The National Weather Service in Miami is hinting...
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