MEXICO CITY—Hurricane Bonnie strengthened while moving roughly parallel to Mexico’s Pacific coast Monday, after crossing over Central America from the Caribbean and dropping heavy rain and contributing to two deaths. Forecasters said they expected the hurricane, now a Category 2 storm, to pose no threat to land as it headed generally westward farther into the…
Hurricane Blas Heads out to Sea Off Southern Mexico
MEXICO CITY—Hurricane Blas was heading out to sea off Mexico’s southern Pacific coast Friday, but a tropical depression has also formed off Central America. The depression is forecast to become a tropical storm while moving closer to El Salvador and Guatemala, before veering away from land over the weekend. But the U.S. National Hurricane Center…
10 Worst Hurricanes in History
AccuWeather meteorologists said on Tuesday that a tropical depression, the windy cyclone that sets the stage for a hurricane, could form in just a matter of days, far off Florida’s Gulf Coast. This tropical depression kicks off the 2022 hurricane season which begins on June 1 and ends on Nov. 30. The exhausting 182 days see an…
Pacific Season’s First Hurricane Makes Landfall in Mexico
MEXICO CITY—Agatha, the strongest hurricane on record to make landfall in May in the eastern Pacific, swept ashore on a stretch of tourist beaches and fishing towns in southern Mexico on Monday. Torrential rains and howling winds whipped palm trees and drove tourists and residents into shelters. Oaxaca state’s civil defense agency showed families hustling…
First Hurricane of 2022, Agatha Heads for Mexico Tourist Towns
MEXICO CITY—The first hurricane of the season formed off Mexico’s southern Pacific coast Sunday and rapidly gained power ahead of an expected strike along a stretch of tourist beaches and fishing towns as a major storm. Agatha could make landfall as a Category 3 hurricane Monday afternoon or evening in the area near Puerto Escondido…
First Hurricane of 2022 Forms Off Mexico’s Pacific Coast
MEXICO CITY—The first hurricane of the season formed off Mexico’s southern Pacific coast on Sunday and was growing more powerful ahead of an expected strike along a stretch of tourist beaches and fishing towns. Hurricane Agatha could make landfall on Monday in the area near Puerto Escondido and Puerto Angel in the southern state of…
Atlantic Hurricane Season to Be Unusually Active, 3-6 Major Hurricanes Expected: NOAA
The upcoming Atlantic hurricane season—from June 1 to Nov. 30—is likely to be unusually active, according to forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), making this the seventh consecutive above-average hurricane season. There is a 65 percent chance of an above-normal season, a 25 percent chance of a near-normal season and a 10…
Stormy Repeat: NOAA Predicts Busy Atlantic Hurricane Season
Federal meteorologists are forecasting a record-shattering seventh straight unusually busy Atlantic hurricane season. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicted Tuesday that the summer in the Atlantic will produce 14 to 21 named storms, six to 10 becoming hurricanes and three to six turbo-charging into major hurricanes with winds greater than 110 mph. Even…
A Nasty I of the Storm: Ida Is 12Th I Hurricane Name Retired
There’s something about hurricanes starting with the letter I that is particularly nasty. Last year’s Ida now joins the list of storms so deadly their names don’t get used again. The World Meteorological Organization said Wednesday that it was retiring the name “Ida” from its list of Atlantic hurricane names that repeats every six years….
Kind Stranger Gifts Trailer to Family Living in Tents After Hurricane Ida Destroyed Their Home
A Louisiana family sleeping in tents after Hurricane Ida ripped through their house has been gifted a trailer by a kind benefactor. With renewed access to hot showers and warm beds, the grateful family are now able to focus their attention on rebuilding their home. The Nazios of Paradis, Louisiana, evacuated to Texas on Aug. 28…
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