Max Garcia, of Miami, waits in a line since dawn to purchase plywood sheets at The Home Depot store in North Miami, Fla., Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. Florida residents are preparing for the possible landfall of Hurricane Irma, the most powerful Atlantic Ocean hurricane in recorded history. KEY LARGO, Fla. (AP) — Coverage related to […]
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Western Louisiana in crosshairs as Harvey moves back to land
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Western Louisiana residents braced for more wind and water early Wednesday as Tropical Storm Harvey made its second landfall after dumping record rainfall on Texas. The storm came ashore just west of Cameron, Louisiana, bringing maximum sustained winds near 45 mph (72 kph), the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Harvey […]
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Battered by Harvey, Houston braces for even more flooding
HOUSTON (AP) — Officials released more water from Houston-area reservoirs overwhelmed by Harvey early Monday in a move aimed at protecting the city’s downtown from devastating floods but that could still endanger thousands of homes, even as the nation’s fourth-largest city braced for more rain. Harvey, which made landfall late Friday as a Category 4 […]
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Texas prepares as Harvey strengthens to Category 2 hurricane
HOUSTON (AP) — Hurricane Harvey intensified as it steered toward the Texas coast on Friday, with forecasters saying it had strengthened to a Category 2 storm with the potential to swamp communities more than 100 miles (161 kilometers) inland. The slow-moving hurricane could be the fiercest such storm to hit the United States in almost […]
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NOAA expects ‘near normal’ hurricane season, more tropical storms
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s outlook Friday called for a near-normal season with 10 to 16 named storms, with four to eight hurricanes and one to four “major” ones with winds reaching 111 mph and up. The long-term season averages are 12 named storms, with six hurricanes and three major ones. The Atlantic hurricane […]
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Hurricane Joaquin to miss Maine; state urges storm prep anyway
ALSO ON THIS PAGE: Interactive hurricane tracker GRAY — Maine emergency officials are advising residents of the state to take emergency precautions even though the coming tropical weather system is unlikely to cause major damage in the state. The Maine Emergency Management Agency says on Friday that residents should gather emergency supplies as a precaution in […]
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Tropical Storm Bertha aims for Dominican Republic
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Tropical Storm Bertha swirled over the eastern Dominican Republic early Sunday morning after whipping Puerto Rico with heavy rains and strong winds that knocked out power in parts of the region. The storm’s maximum sustained winds dropped slightly to 45 mph, but slow strengthening was expected by Monday. Bertha was […]
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Hurricane Arthur helps mark Independence Day
PORTLAND — Independence Day events and services were canceled throughout the day Friday as Hurricane Arthur, the season’s first storm, made its way up the east coast.a Nova Star Cruises announced that its voyage from Portland to Yarmouth on July 4 would be canceled due to the weather. The voyage from Yarmouth to Portland on […]
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Mainers urged to prepare for severe summer weather
AUGUSTA — Maine officials are encouraging residents to protect their homes against severe summer weather. Gov. Paul LePage and Bureau of Insurance Superintendent Eric Cioppa say that the beginning of the Atlantic hurricane season means that residents should be ready for possible high winds, flooding and other things that can damage homes. Hurricane season runs […]