Category: Hurricane

Ian Strengthens Into a Hurricane in the Caribbean, Is Forecast to Become a Major Storm and Head Toward Cuba and Florida

MIAMI—Ian strengthens into a hurricane in the Caribbean, is forecast to become a major storm and head toward Cuba and Florida. …


DeSantis Declares Emergency as Florida Braces for Hurricane Hit

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency for 24 counties as the National Weather Service told Floridians to brace for the impacts of Tropical Storm Ian, which is expected to bring heavy rain, hurricane-force winds, and flooding. DeSantis issued the order on Sept. 23, urging residents and local governments to prepare as…


DeSantis Declares Emergency as Florida Braces for Hurricane

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency for 24 counties as the National Weather Service told Floridians to brace for the impacts of Tropical Storm Ian, which is expected to bring heavy rain, hurricane-force winds, and flooding. DeSantis issued the order on Sept. 23, urging residents and local governments to prepare as…


Hundreds of Thousands Without Power as Fiona Brings Severe Winds, Heavy Rain to Atlantic Canada, Eastern Quebec

HALIFAX—Hundreds of thousands of customers are without power across Atlantic Canada as post−tropical storm Fiona makes landfall over Nova Scotia’s eastern Guysborough County. The Canadian Hurricane Centre said early Saturday that Fiona is expected to pass through Cape Breton Saturday morning, and then reach the Quebec Lower North Shore and Southeastern Labrador by late evening….


Wind From ‘Very Powerful’ Fiona Knocks out Power to Homes in Nova Scotia, PEI

HALIFAX—High winds knocked out power in thousands of homes in Nova Scotia and P.E.I. Friday night as people in Atlantic Canada began feeling the wrath of Fiona. By 10 p.m., more than 14,000 homes and businesses in Nova Scotia had been plunged into darkness. Most of the outages were reported in the central part of…


Hurricane Fiona Reaches Category 4 as Forecasters Reveal Where Its Going Next

Hurricane Fiona on Wednesday reached Category 4 with 130 mph winds as forecasters say the storm is slated to pass near the island of Bermuda later this week. Forecasters with the National Hurricane Center (NHC), in an 8 a.m. ET update, wrote that Fiona is moving directly north at around 8 mph. A hurricane watch…


Hurricane Fiona Reaches Category 4 as Forecasters Reveal Where It Is Going Next

Hurricane Fiona on Wednesday reached Category 4 with 130 mph winds as forecasters say the storm is slated to pass near the island of Bermuda later this week. Forecasters with the National Hurricane Center (NHC), in an 8 a.m. ET update, wrote that Fiona is moving directly north at around 8 mph. A hurricane watch…


Hurricane Fiona Slams Turks and Caicos as Category 3 Storm

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico/SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic—Hurricane Fiona bore down on Turks and Caicos Islands on Tuesday as a powerful Category 3 storm, threatening the Caribbean archipelago with heavy rains and life-threatening flooding after cutting a path of destruction through the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. On Tuesday morning, the storm slammed Grand Turk, the…


Queen Elizabeth II Funeral; Hurricane Fiona Makes Landfall in Puerto Rico, Knocks Out Power | NTD Good Morning

The royal funeral of Queen Elizabeth II will be held today at Westminster Abbey in London. Around 500 state leaders and royals from around the world are expected to attend. Hurricane Fiona hit Puerto Rico on Sunday. The storm caused massive blackouts and is threatening to inflict “catastrophic flooding” and landslides. Senator Ted Cruz urges…


Hurricane Fiona Makes Landfall in Puerto Rico After Causing Total Blackout

HAVANA—Hurricane Fiona struck Puerto Rico’s southwest coast on Sunday after causing an island-wide power blackout and threatening to dump “historic” levels of rain. Forecasters said the downpour was expected to produce landslides and catastrophic flooding, with up to 25 inches (64 centimeters) possible in isolated areas. “It’s time to take action and be concerned,” said…