Category: storm

Fred Strengthens to Tropical Storm as It Heads to US Coast

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—The National Hurricane Center said Fred regained its tropical storm status in the Gulf of Mexico early Sunday as parts of the Caribbean were gearing up for impacts from Tropical Storm Grace. Fred was forecast to move across the Gulf before reaching the coast Monday night or Tuesday morning, forecasters said. They said…


Fred Regains Tropical Storm Status as It Heads to US Coast

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—The National Hurricane Center said Fred regained its tropical storm status in the Gulf of Mexico early Sunday just hours before Grace was demoted to a tropical depression. Fred was forecast to move across the Gulf before reaching the coast Monday night or Tuesday morning, forecasters said. They said people from Alabama to…


Fred May Regain Tropical Storm Strength as It Nears Florida

HAVANA—Tropical depression Fred was moving along Cuba’s northern coast and could regain tropical storm status as it pulls away from the island on Friday, ahead of its projected track towards the Florida Keys on Saturday and southwest Florida on Sunday, forecasters said. Meanwhile, still east of the Caribbean Sea, forecasters were watching a tropical depression…


Tropical Storm Fred Makes Landfall in Dominican Republic

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—Tropical Storm Fred made landfall in the Dominican Republic on Wednesday, with forecasters warning that heavy rains could cause dangerous flooding and mudslides there and in the neighboring country of Haiti. After a quiet month of no named storms in the region, Fred became the sixth of the Atlantic hurricane season late…


Tropical Storm Forms Near Puerto Rico, Heads for Hispaniola

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—Tropical Storm Fred swirled just south of Puerto Rico early Wednesday heading for the Dominican Republic and Haiti, with forecasters warning that its heavy rains could cause dangerous flooding and mudslides. After a quiet month of no named storms in the region, Fred became the sixth of the Atlantic hurricane season as…


Tropical Storm Warnings for US Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—Islands in the northern Caribbean braced Tuesday for the storm that could be Fred. The National Hurricane Center issued tropical storm warnings for the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, where forecasters expected the potential cyclone to strengthen Tuesday into the sixth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season. “The most important…


Photographer Snaps Stormy Sublime Sunset—Over Land and Sea—at Carova Beach, NC

A New York photographer recently captured a surreal stormy sunset during a trip to Carova Beach, North Carolina, which left him more than a little impressed. George Wang, who works at an engineering consulting company in the tri-state area, was on a drive with his friends when they noticed something unusual on the horizon. “We…


Texas Storm Chaser Captures ‘Unreal’ Photos of ‘Quadruple Microburst’ Collapsing From the Sky

Texas photographer Mike Olbinski chases storms for a living. Luckily for him, this particular summer season has offered up some extraordinary weather in western Texas. Hunting for supercells in New Mexico, Olbinski and a friend were calling it a bust day, driving back to Lubbock, when they caught sight of a wall cloud off in…


Photographer Chases Storm to Capture Unbelievable Shot as Tornado Touches Down in Texas Sunset

Amateur photographer, and storm chaser, Laura Rowe captured a spellbinding shot of a tornado touching down in Texas which went viral. Rowe, a college basketball player, was out on a Sunday drive with her boyfriend in eastern Texas when they spotted a spectacular storm cloud. “Small town, nothing else to do,” the photographer recounted on…


Storms Cause Widespread Damage in Switzerland, Germany

BERLIN—Heavy summer storms caused widespread damage and flooding Tuesday in Germany and Switzerland, where an airport hangar partially collapsed in the southern town of Magadino. Swiss police said several planes were damaged but nobody was hurt when the hangar roof gave way amid heavy rain and strong winds overnight. Trees were blown onto roads and…