Category: storm

Tropical Storm Lisa Forms in Caribbean, Likely to Grow

MEXICO CITY—Tropical Storm Lisa formed Monday in the Caribbean south of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands and was forecast to make landfall, likely as a hurricane, in Central America later in the week. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Lisa had maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 kmh) and was moving west at 14…


Six Hours: Surviving Typhoon Yolanda | Documentary

Sent to the Filipino city of Tacloban to report on the strongest typhoon in recorded history, a newscaster and his crew could not prevent themselves from becoming part of the story when they were forced to walk for six hours through the storm’s aftermath. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it…


Cyclone Lashes Bangladesh Killing at Least 9, Flooding Low-Lying Areas

DHAKA—A cyclone roared into the Bangladesh coast on Tuesday, killing at least nine people, destroying houses, uprooting trees, and disrupting road, power, and communication links, officials said. Mass evacuations before Cyclone Sitrang made landfall on the west coast helped save lives but the full extent of the casualties and damage would only be known after…


Storm Roslyn Likely to Strengthen to Hurricane Near Mexican Tourism Spots

MEXICO CITY—Tropical storm Roslyn is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane by late on Friday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said, as it moves up central Mexico towards tourist resorts on its Pacific coast. Hurricane conditions could hit the coast between San Blas, on Mexico’s Nayarit Riviera, down to Perula beach in Jalisco state,…


Some Flooding, One Death as Karl Dissipates in South Mexico

MEXICO CITY—The remnants of Tropical Storm Karl dissipated Saturday along Mexico’s southern Gulf coast as heavy rains caused some rivers and streams to flood and at least one person dead. Karl had weakened into a tropical depression late Friday while moving toward the coast of Tabasco state, and its remnants broke up during the day…


Tropical Storm Karl Wanders Off Mexico’s Southern Gulf Coast

MEXICO CITY—Tropical Storm Karl drifted near an easily flooded stretch of Mexico’s southern Gulf coast Friday, but might weaken before hitting land, forecasters said. The storm could be a tropical depression before reaching the coast of Tabasco state, probably sometime on Saturday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Landfall previously had been forecast for Friday…


Tropical Storm Karl Strengthens in Gulf Off Mexico’s Coast

MEXICO CITY—Tropical Storm Karl is expected to make a southward turn off Mexico’s southern Gulf coast on Wednesday and approach land by the weekend without gaining hurricane strength. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Karl had maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (70 kph) Wednesday. It was centered about 200 miles (320 kilometers) north-northeast of…


US NHC Sees 60 Percent Chance of Storm in Gulf of Mexico

A low pressure system over the Bay of Campeche in the southern Gulf of Mexico now has a 60 percent chance of becoming a storm in 48 hours, and could strengthen into a tropical depression in a day or two, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The system was expected to move slowly north-westward over…


Tropical Storm Julia Kills at Least 14 in Central America as It Churns Toward Mexico

SAN SALVADOR—The death toll from Tropical storm Julia rose to at least 14 on Monday, officials said, with victims confirmed in El Salvador and Honduras, as the weakening storm dumped heavy rainfall on a swath of Central America and southern Mexico. Salvadoran authorities reported the deaths of nine people as of Monday morning due to…


Tropical Storm Orlene Strengthening in Pacific Off Mexico

MEXICO CITY—Tropical Storm Orlene strengthened in the eastern Pacific on Friday and forecasters expected it to become a hurricane while heading for a projected landfall on Mexico’s northwestern coast Monday. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Orlene had maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 kph) early Friday evening. It was centered about 265 miles…