Category: Landfall

Typhoon Talim Lands in Southern China, Flights and Trains Cancelled

BEIJING—Typhoon Talim became the first typhoon to make landfall in China this year on Monday evening, prompting authorities to issue flood warnings, cancel flights and trains, and order people to stay at home. Talim, the fourth typhoon of the year, made landfall at 10:20 p.m. (1420 GMT) in Zhanjiang city of Guangdong province, with winds…


NOAA: Ian Was Cat 5 Before Weakening at Florida Landfall

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—Hurricane Ian briefly reached maximum Category 5 status before weakening to a Category 4 storm as it blasted ashore last September in southwest Florida, eventually causing over $112 billion in damage in the U.S. and more than 150 deaths directly or indirectly, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported. The report, which…


Nicole Makes Landfall as Hurricane, Pounding Florida With Dangerous Storm Surge, Heavy Rain

The National Weather Service said Nicole has been downgraded to a tropical storm shortly after making landfall along Florida’s east coast as a Category 1 hurricane, pounding coastal areas with heavy rain, dangerous storm surge, and damaging waves. With sustained winds of around 75 mph, Nicole made landfall as a hurricane on Hutchinson Island, just…


2 Dead in Mexico After Storm Roslyn Dumps Heavy Rains, Flooding

MEXICO CITY—Two people died on Sunday from destruction caused by Tropical Storm Roslyn after it made landfall along Mexico’s Pacific coast as a powerful hurricane before weakening farther inland, authorities said. A 74-year-old man was killed in the town of Mexcaltitan de Santiago Ixcuintla when a beam fell on his head, Nayarit state’s Ministry of…


Hurricane Ian, Florida Search Operation Redoubled as Death Toll Tops 100

FORT MYERS, Fla.—Search-and-rescue teams in Florida doubled back to examine tens of thousands of Gulf Coast homes and businesses on Monday after an initial sweep through areas ravaged by Hurricane Ian, as the death toll from one of America’s fiercest storms on record topped 100. Emergency crews have made cursory inspections of about 45,000 properties…


US Companies Gird Themselves as Hurricane Ian Makes Landfall

Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Florida with Category 4 fury on Wednesday, pushing residents to empty grocery shelves, board up windows and rush to evacuation shelters. Ian hit Florida’s Gulf Coast with catastrophic force, pummeling the state with howling winds, torrential rain and a treacherous surge of ocean surf that made it one of the…


800,000 Without Power as Hurricane Ian Officially Makes Landfall in Florida

Over 800,000 people in Florida are without power as of Wednesday afternoon due to the impacts of Hurricane Ian, according to a power outage monitoring website. Across the state, 808,000 thousand lost power, Poweroutage.us says. The majority of outages are located in Lee, Collier, Sarasota, Charlotte, and Manatee counties, it shows. Lee County appears to…


1 Million Without Power as Hurricane Ian Officially Makes Landfall in Florida

Over 1 million people in Florida are without power as of Wednesday afternoon due to the impacts of Hurricane Ian, according to a power outage monitoring website. Across the state, 1.03 million lost power as of 4 p.m. ET, Poweroutage.us says. The majority of outages are located in Lee, Collier, Sarasota, Charlotte, and Manatee counties,…


Fiona Makes Landfall in Nova Scotia, State of Emergency Declared in Cape Breton

HALIFAX —The Cape Breton Regional Municipality has declared a state of emergency as post-tropical storm Fiona—one of the strongest storms to ever strike Canada’s East Coast—continues to lash the island. Fiona was churning out hurricane-force winds when it made landfall at 7 a.m. at the eastern edge of mainland Nova Scotia, near of Canso. The…


Hurricane Fiona Heads to Bermuda, up to 8 Dead in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—Hurricane Fiona strengthened to a powerful Category 4 storm on Wednesday as it headed toward Bermuda after carving a destructive path through the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, where the storm left most people without power and up to eight dead. After making landfall in Puerto Rico on Sunday, Fiona caused devastating…