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Today's not only the first of the month or the start of the summer season meteorologically: It's the first day of hurricane season 2009.
The first tropical depression of the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season formed off the coast of the eastern United States, forecasters said Thursday, but was not expected to threaten land.
The National Hurricane Center is no longer including storm surges and flooding in its hurricane categories out of concern that people aren't heeding proper warnings, because the surges haven't always matched the levels predicted in each category.
Paloma weakened to a Category 1 hurricane as it moved slowly across east-central Cuba after lashing Grand Cayman Island with high winds and heavy rain, forecasters said.
A tropical storm strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane Thursday in the Caribbean Sea, the National Hurricane Center said.
Tropical Storm Nana is expected to weaken after forming over the eastern Atlantic Sunday, the National Hurricane Center said Sunday.
Mexico had storms off both coasts late Monday night, with Hurricane Norbert forming off its western coast and Tropical Storm Marco menacing its eastern coast.
A tropical storm strengthened into Hurricane Kyle on Saturday as it churned in the Atlantic Ocean west of Bermuda, the National Hurricane Center reported.
Chicago authorities asked Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to issue a disaster declaration after rainfall Saturday in the Windy City broke a single-day record that had stood for more than two decades.
Anticipating the possibility that Hurricane Ike might hit the Texas coast this weekend, the cities of Corpus Christi and Galveston warned residents Tuesday to plan.
Today's not only the first of the month or the start of the summer season meteorologically: It's the first day of hurricane season 2009.
The first tropical depression of the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season formed off the coast of the eastern United States, forecasters said Thursday, but was not expected to threaten land.
The National Hurricane Center is no longer including storm surges and flooding in its hurricane categories out of concern that people aren't heeding proper warnings, because the surges haven't always matched the levels predicted in each category.
Paloma weakened to a Category 1 hurricane as it moved slowly across east-central Cuba after lashing Grand Cayman Island with high winds and heavy rain, forecasters said.
A tropical storm strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane Thursday in the Caribbean Sea, the National Hurricane Center said.
Tropical Storm Nana is expected to weaken after forming over the eastern Atlantic Sunday, the National Hurricane Center said Sunday.
Mexico had storms off both coasts late Monday night, with Hurricane Norbert forming off its western coast and Tropical Storm Marco menacing its eastern coast.
A tropical storm strengthened into Hurricane Kyle on Saturday as it churned in the Atlantic Ocean west of Bermuda, the National Hurricane Center reported.
Chicago authorities asked Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to issue a disaster declaration after rainfall Saturday in the Windy City broke a single-day record that had stood for more than two decades.
Anticipating the possibility that Hurricane Ike might hit the Texas coast this weekend, the cities of Corpus Christi and Galveston warned residents Tuesday to plan.
Hurricane Gustav churned into the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday night, still an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm threatening to blast the same region devastated by Hurricane Katrina three years ago.
The New Orleans area watched as a storm marched across the Caribbean on the eve of Hurricane Katrina's third anniversary
Haitians were told to prepare for evacuations as Tropical Storm Gustav formed quickly in the Caribbean
Tropical Storm Fay weakened to a depression Saturday night, but heavy winds and flooding could continue for several days, the National Hurricane Center said.
Tropical Storm Fay was in no hurry as it made its way across the northern Florida peninsula Friday, its torrential rains and fierce winds leaving a trail of destruction behind and portending the future for areas in its path.
Tropical Storm Fay, stalled near Cape Canaveral, Florida, soaked portions of east-central Florida late Wednesday, and the National Hurricane Center said it could dump 30 inches of rain in some areas of the state.
Tropical Storm Fay moved over the western end of Cuba on Monday morning on its march toward the eastern Gulf of Mexico and Florida Keys, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
Tropical storm Cristobal was forecast to move "parallel and very close" to the North Carolina coast Sunday morning, but the storm is not expected to make landfall along the eastern U.S. shores.
Hurricane Bertha, weakened once again to a Category 1 storm, was causing large swells and high surf on Bermuda beaches Thursday.
The first hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic season lost strength throughout Tuesday, dropping to a Category 1 storm with top wind speeds of 80 mph by late in the day, the National Hurricane Center reported.
Tropical Storm Arthur, the first named storm of the 2008 Atlantic season, formed Saturday near the coast of Belize, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
The approaching 2008 Atlantic hurricane season is likely to be above normal, with up to 16 named storms and up to five major hurricanes, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday, citing climate conditions.
Olga strengthened into a tropical storm Tuesday after making landfall on Hispaniola and soaking the Dominican Republic, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said.
Noel was upgraded to a Category 1 hurricane Thursday as it moved away from the Bahamas and out into the cooler waters of the Atlantic Ocean, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
Tropical Storm Noel, which has killed at least 48 people, was moving away from the Cuban coast late Wednesday and strengthening over warm waters, prompting tropical storm watches to be issued for South Florida.
Haiti posted tropical storm warnings along its entire coastline and Cuba placed much of its eastern end under similar advisories Sunday as Tropical Storm Noel gained strength in the Caribbean Sea, forecasters reported.
Tropical Depression Lorenzo caused mudslides and floods that killed at least five people, put thousands out of their homes and ruined roads in eastern Mexico, according to The Associated Press.
Two tropical weather systems were rapidly losing steam Friday, but a third system was upgraded to a tropical depression, the National Hurricane Center said.
Tropical Storm Lorenzo has become a hurricane, the National Hurricane Center reported Thursday evening.
A tropical depression in the Gulf of Mexico was nearing tropical storm strength and a storm in the Atlantic neared hurricane strength late Wednesday morning, the U.S. National Hurricane Center reported.
Tropical Storm Ingrid chugged across the open Atlantic early Friday while Texas and Louisiana residents cleaned up after Hurricane Humberto.
Tropical Storm Gabrielle nosed its way back toward the Atlantic Ocean after hitting North Carolina's Outer Banks Sunday afternoon with 50-mph winds, forecasters said.
Tropical Storm Gabrielle continued to pick up strength Sunday as it neared landfall along North Carolina's Outer Banks.
Felix was barely clinging to hurricane status Tuesday, but the storm still posed a "major flood threat" and could dump as much as 2 feet of rain in some areas, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
Hurricane Felix increased in strength in the early hours of Tuesday as it barreled toward Central America, where it is expected to come ashore along the Nicaragua-Honduras border.
Hurricane Felix has grown to a "potentially catastrophic" Category 5 storm packing winds up to 165 mph (270 kph), the National Hurricane Center said late Sunday.
Felix strengthened into a hurricane over the Caribbean on Saturday, setting its sights on Aruba and prompting Jamaica to issue a tropical storm watch, forecasters said.
The sixth tropical depression of the Atlantic hurricane season formed Friday, while Tropical Storm Henriette drenched parts of Mexico's Pacific coast, the National Hurricane Center said.
Oil fell Monday after forecasts showed Hurricane Dean was unlikely to plough through production and refining centers in the Gulf of Mexico.
Massive Hurricane Dean roared through the open waters of the western Caribbean on Saturday, prompting the National Hurricane Center to call it an "extremely dangerous" storm as it hovered precariously close to Category 5 intensity.
Dean strengthened yet again Friday, with dangerous 145-mph winds officially making it a Category 4 hurricane -- the first of the 2007 Atlantic season.
Rainstorms spun off by Tropical Storm Erin hit the Texas coast Wednesday evening as the storm churned through the Gulf.
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National Hurricane Center director Bill Proenza left his position Monday, just days after nearly half of the NHC staff signed a petition calling for his ouster.
The embattled director of the National Hurricane Center said Friday he has no plans to step down despite a petition from his staff calling for his ouster.
About half of the staff of the National Hurricane Center have signed a petition calling for the ouster of the center's director, saying its "effective functioning" is at stake as the Atlantic hurricane season heads toward its peak.
The National Hurricane Center is forecasting an active year for storms, but a new poll shows that people living in coastal areas still aren't prepared
Defying predictions, the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season ended with a whimper rather than a bang on Thursday, without a single hurricane hitting U.S. shores.
Tropical storm Florence intensified into a Category 1 hurricane Sunday as it cut a path through the Atlantic and headed toward Bermuda with winds gusting up to 75 miles per hour, National Hurricane Center forecasters said Sunday.
When a major storm hits the Caribbean, most airlines and hotels eventually wind up waiving the usual restrictions so that customers can change or cancel their plans free of charge. But because policies have traditionally been announced on a case-by-case basis -- and at the last minute -- you had little choice but to wait and cross your fingers. Now, after two brutal hurricane seasons, a few airlines and tour operators have taken steps to ease travelers' concerns.
Government officials ordered the evacuation of 15,000 people from low-lying areas on the Baja California peninsula Thursday as Hurricane John approached, the state governor's office said.
Hovering just below hurricane strength, Tropical Storm Ernesto made landfall near Long Beach, North Carolina, late Thursday, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Tropical Storm Ernesto shifted toward the northwest Monday, putting it on a possible track for landfall in South Florida by Tuesday, forecasters said.
Cuba, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands were under hurricane watches Saturday night as Tropical Storm Ernesto gained power in the Caribbean.
Alberto -- the first named storm of the Atlantic's 2006 hurricane season -- weakened to a tropical depression over South Carolina early Wednesday.
(CNN) -- The debate over why hurricanes have grown more powerful and more frequent in recent years is swirling as the United States enters what is expected to be another active Atlantic storm season.
The National Hurricane Center's latest forecast for the 2006 season calls for more Atlantic hurricanes than usual, but not as many as seen over the past three years and fewer than predicted in the NHC's initial estimate in May.
The summer driving season has barely started, but already attention is turning toward the Atlantic, where an expected active hurricane season could combine with a shortage of gasoline stocks and drive energy prices past the record levels set in the wake of last year's storms.
A brutal and record-setting hurricane season that repeatedly pounded the United States, devastated the lives of tens of thousands and spawned the historic Katrina ended November 30, at least on paper.
Hurricane Beta's heavy rains drenched Nicaragua and Honduras Sunday afternoon as the weakening storm moved inland following an early morning landfall with 105 mph (170 km/hr) winds.
Hurricane Wilma pounded Florida's most developed area from Miami to West Palm Beach, which could turn it into one of the five most costly storms in U.S. history.
Hurricane Wilma continued to pound Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula Saturday night, as it edged toward the Yucatan Channel and the Gulf of Mexico en route to Florida.
Less than a day after forming off Florida, Tropical Storm Tammy moved onshore Wednesday.
Tropical Storm Tammy came ashore just south of the Georgia-Florida border Wednesday evening, hours after popping up off Florida's northeast coast, the National Hurricane Center said.
Here are the latest numbers from the National Hurricane Center's 5 p.m. ET Saturday advisory on Tropical Storm Rita.
Hurricanes aren't behaving like many of us are used to them behaving. They're bigger and meaner, and more numerous than many people have seen.
As more than 1 million people scurried to get out of the way of Hurricane Rita, the Category 5 hurricane grew more turbulent, becoming the third most intense storm in history, the National Hurricane Center said Wednesday night.
Thousands of residents of the Florida Keys hunkered down as Hurricane Rita lashed the islands with blinding rain and winds Tuesday afternoon.
As residents of North Carolina cleaned up Friday, people in New England and Canada prepared as Tropical Storm Ophelia headed north and picked up speed.
Hurricane Ophelia swirled on a slow and uncertain path Saturday as forecasters warned could take it onto the coast of the Carolinas, Georgia or northern Florida by late Monday or early Tuesday.
Ophelia regained hurricane strength Friday evening, and the latest long-range forecast from the National Hurricane Center shows the storm making landfall either late Monday or early Tuesday along the South Carolina coast.
Hurricane Katrina was packing winds of up to 145 mph early Sunday as it approached the U.S. Gulf Coast, the National Hurricane Center said early Sunday.
Rainbands of Hurricane Emily -- an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm with winds nearing 155 mph -- spread over Jamaica and the Cayman Islands Saturday evening as the storm's eye passed southwest of Jamaica and headed toward Mexico's Yucatan peninsula.
Hurricane Emily regained Category 3 status Friday evening, packing 115 mile per hour winds as it hurtled across the Caribbean toward Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, which are under a hurricane warning.
Hurricane Emily reached Category 3 strength Thursday evening and is moving toward the central Caribbean, the National Hurricane Center said.
Tropical Storm Emily arrived in the Windward Islands at the eastern edge of the Caribbean Wednesday evening.
With Tropical Storm Emily picking up steam in the Atlantic, hurricane warnings were issued across the Windward Islands, with forecasters saying the storm could rake the islands late Wednesday and enter the Caribbean.
Tropical Storm Arlene came ashore on the U.S. Gulf Coast between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. ET Saturday, near the Florida-Alabama state line, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Hurricane Jeanne, a dangerous Category 3 storm with sustained winds near 115 mph, began its assault on the east coast of Florida on Saturday night.
Downgraded slightly from hurricane strength, Tropical Storm Jeanne lingered over northern Hispaniola early Friday, where it battered the Dominican Republic with heavy rains and 70 mph (110 km/h) winds a day earlier, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said.
Downgraded slightly from hurricane strength, Tropical Storm Jeanne is battering the Dominican Republic, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said.
Residents along the Gulf of Mexico began evacuating Tuesday ahead of Hurricane Ivan, a Category 4 storm projected to make landfall somewhere between the Florida Panhandle and Louisiana on Thursday morning.
Florida's Gulf Coast residents should spend Saturday stocking up on supplies or making plans for a possible evacuation as Hurricane Ivan follows an uncertain path closer to them, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said.
As Hurricane Frances bears down on the United States, weather trackers are sounding the alarm. Yet Frances may be first in a series of massive, powerful storms to march across the Atlantic in coming years.
Hurricane Frances, a Category 4 storm, continued its path toward the Bahamas on Wednesday, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida.
Hurricane Frances, a Category 4 storm, took aim at the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands late Tuesday, the National Hurricane Center said.
The Cayman Islands and Jamaica were bracing Wednesday for Tropical Storm Charley, which continues to strengthen in the Caribbean.
Here are some tips from the National Hurricane Center on preparing for a hurricane.
A rare South Atlantic hurricane about 110 miles off the coast of southeastern Brazil on Saturday afternoon was expected to make landfall Saturday night or Sunday, a U.S. government meteorologist said.
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