WNBA franchises look to build and strengthen chemistry during camp in their hunt for championships
The New York Liberty know how tough it is to put together a talented roster, have players jell in their first year together and win a title.
Ahead of storm, local officials bracing for the potential of downed trees, power outages and localized flooding
Ahead of tomorrowโs storm, local officials are bracing for the potential of downed trees, power outages and localized flooding.
Nice morning but quickly becoming hot
Another fall like morning across the region with temperatures in the upper 50s inland and mid 60s near the coast. Temperatures will quickly warm up into the upper 80s to 90s so a HOT afternoon in store.Monday: Spotty showers possible across our southern locations Monday morning. Most of us stay dry with wake-up temperatures in the upper 60s to 70s.In the afternoon, scattered rain showers become widespread into Monday evening across our coastal locations.TROPICS: Philippe become the 17 named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, but it is no threat to land as it goes out into the open waters of the Atlantic. Ophelia continues to bring gusty winds and rainfall to the northeast, but it is on its way out!
Cyclone that devastated Libya is latest extreme event with some hallmarks of climate change
Scientists say the Mediterranean storm that dumped torrential rain on the Libyan coast is just the latest extreme weather event to carry some hallmarks of climate change.
Why itโs important to still proceed with caution after a storm passes
Storm surges, strong winds, lightning and downed powerlines are all things that have taken lives during a storm but once the storm has passed people often perceive that any possible threats have also passed.
Show us photos from when you vacationed on Floridaโs Gulf Coast
Hurricane Ian is currently hitting the Gulf Coast of Florida after strengthening to a Category 4 storm before making landfall, possibly near Port Charlotte.
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One last โblowoutโ storm for 2021 hurricane season?
If history is a guide, the development date (the day on which a storm is named) for the final tropical cyclone) will be Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021. Historically, this storm will most likely develop in the Central or Eastern Atlantic Ocean. It most likely will be the leftover of a non-tropical cyclone that sat over the super warm water of the Atlantic Ocean for too long and transitioned from a non-tropical cyclone to a tropical cyclone.
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One last โblowoutโ storm for 2021 hurricane season?
If history is a guide, the development date (the day on which a storm is named) for the final tropical cyclone) will be Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021. Historically, this storm will most likely develop in the Central or Eastern Atlantic Ocean. It most likely will be the leftover of a non-tropical cyclone that sat over the super warm water of the Atlantic Ocean for too long and transitioned from a non-tropical cyclone to a tropical cyclone.
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One last โblowoutโ storm for 2021 hurricane season?
If history is a guide, the development date (the day on which a storm is named) for the final tropical cyclone) will be Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021. Historically, this storm will most likely develop in the Central or Eastern Atlantic Ocean. It most likely will be the leftover of a non-tropical cyclone that sat over the super warm water of the Atlantic Ocean for too long and transitioned from a non-tropical cyclone to a tropical cyclone.
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Have you experienced a hurricane firsthand? Weโd love to hear about it, if youโre open to sharing
Itโs great that summer is here, but that means another major season has arrived, too: Hurricane season.
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Epsilon strengthens to a hurricane as it approaches Bermuda
MIAMI โ Tropical Storm Epsilon strengthened into a hurricane, the 10th of the Atlantic season. At 5 a.m. the center of Hurricane Epsilon was located near latitude 30.6 North, longitude 60.9 West. On the forecast track, the center of Epsilon is forecast to make its closest approach to, but well to the east of, Bermuda later this evening. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 25 miles from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 310 miles. TRACK THE TROPICS: Interactive mapThis yearโs hurricane season has had so many storms that the Hurricane Center has turned to the Greek alphabet for storm names after running out of official names.
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Powerful derecho leaves path of devastation across Midwest
I donโt think anybody expected widespread winds approaching 100, 110 mph,โ Marsh said. He compared it to a devastating Super Derecho of 2009, which was one of the strongest on record and traveled more than 1,000 miles in 24 hours, causing $500 million in damage, widespread power outages and killing a handful of people. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, had โboth significant and widespread damage throughout the city,โ said public safety spokesman Greg Buelow. Omaha Public Power District reported more than 55,500 customers without power in Omaha and surrounding communities. Marsh said thereโs concern about widespread power outages across several states.