Tag: NHC

Olaf Weakens After Hitting Mexico’s Los Cabos as Category 2 Storm

CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico—Hurricane Olaf slipped back to tropical storm force on Friday after slamming into the Los Cabos resorts at the tip of Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula and then drenching the region with torrential rains. The storm came ashore near San Jose del Cabo late Thursday as a Category 2 hurricane with winds of…


Tropical Storm Mindy Makes Landfall on Florida Panhandle

MIAMI—A swath of the Florida Panhandle was under a tropical storm warning after Tropical Storm Mindy made landfall Wednesday night. The storm touched down over St. Vincent Island, about 10 miles (15 km) west southwest of Apalachicola, according to the National Hurricane Center. Mindy could cause as much as 6 inches (15 centimeters) of rainfall…


Hurricane Grace to Make Landfall in Yucatan Peninsula on Thursday: NHC

Hurricane Grace is expected to bring strong winds and a dangerous storm surge to portions of the eastern Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico and make landfall Thursday morning, the U.S National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. Grace is located about 250 miles (400 kilometers) east of Tulum, Mexico, and packing maximum sustained winds of 80 miles per…


Grace Strengthens to Regain Status of Tropical Storm, NHC Says

Tropical depression Grace has strengthened into a storm again, causing floods across portions of the island of Hispaniola, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Tuesday. Grace, which is expected to gain hurricane strength within a couple of days, is located about 230 miles (370 kilometers) east of Montego Bay, Jamaica, packing maximum sustained…