HOUSTON—U.S. energy companies on Thursday began airlifting workers from Gulf of Mexico oil platforms and moved vessels ahead of what is forecast to become a powerful hurricane by the weekend. Tropical Storm Ida was swirling in the Caribbean Sea and forecast to march through the main oil-producing region of the Gulf on Friday. Louisiana declared…
Tropical Depression to Gain Strength En Route to Gulf of Mexico: NHC
Tropical depression Nine has formed over the Caribbean Sea and is expected to become a tropical storm on Thursday night before strengthening into a hurricane near western Cuba or the southeastern Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Thursday. “Additional strengthening is likely over the Gulf of Mexico and the system could…
Tennessee Flood Damage ‘More Massive’ Than Previously Estimated: Officials
Officials said Tuesday that the weekend flooding in Tennessee that killed at least 21 people was even more destructive than previously believed, with the degree of devastation coming into sharper focus as water receded and rescue teams searched for survivors. “Our damage is much more massive than what we thought,” Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis…
Tropical Storm Henri Tracks North After Landfall, Biden Makes Emergency Declaration
Tropical Storm Henri, which has winds of 40 mph winds, made landfall along the coast of Rhode Island on Sunday, according to the National Hurricane Center, and is continuing to track north in New England. The storm is continuing to weaken, according to a 5 p.m. ET update from the agency. Tropical-storm-force winds currently span about…
Henri Makes Landfall in Rhode Island, Heavy Flooding Expected Across Northeast
Tropical Storm Henri, which has winds of 60 mph winds, made landfall along the coast of Rhode Island on Sunday, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm, recently downgraded from a Category 1 hurricane, hit the town of Westerly at 12:15 p.m. ET, the NHC said. “At the time of landfall, maximum sustained winds…
Tropical Storm Henri Makes Landfall in Rhode Island, Heavy Flooding Expected Across Northeast
Tropical Storm Henri, which has winds of 60 mph winds, made landfall along the coast of Rhode Island on Sunday, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm, recently downgraded from a Category 1 hurricane, hit the town of Westerly at 12:15 p.m. ET, the NHC said. “At the time of landfall, maximum sustained winds…
Tropical Storm Henri Makes Landfall in Rhode Island, Biden Makes Announcement
Tropical Storm Henri, which has winds of 50 mph winds, made landfall along the coast of Rhode Island on Sunday, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm is continuing to weaken, according to a 2 p.m. ET update from the agency. Tropical-storm-force winds currently span about 125 miles away from the center of Henri. “On…
Cuomo Declares State of Emergency for Parts of New York Ahead of Hurricane Henri
August 21, 2021
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NEW YORK—New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has issued a state of emergency for parts of the state, imploring those in New York to take warnings seriously ahead of Hurricane Henri. He told people to stock up and move to higher ground today, despite the lack of buildup because of the storm’s shifting track. Service on…
Henri Becomes a Hurricane as It Moves Toward the Northeast
PLYMOUTH, Mass.—The urgency of preparations for a monster storm hitting parts of the Northeast became a priority Saturday when Henri was promoted to a hurricane as the tropical system moved closer to landfall, expected to hit Long Island and Connecticut first. The National Hurricane Center said late Saturday morning that a hurricane warning for the…
Category 3 Hurricane Grace Crosses Over Mexico’s Gulf Coast
VERACRUZ, Mexico—Hurricane Grace crossed over Mexico’s Gulf shore as a major Category 3 storm early on Saturday, drenching small fishing towns and beach resorts as it made its second landfall in the country in two days. The storm had lost power while crossing over the Yucatan Peninsula on Thursday, swirling through Mexico’s main tourist strip,…
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