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Eastern US storms could disrupt year's busiest travel period // A severe storm system moving up the eastern seaboard of the United States on Tuesday appeared likely to disrupt the busiest travel period of the year, with more than 55 million people expected to travel before the Thanksgiving holiday.
Travelers wait at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, U.S., April 6, 2023. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Travelers navigate through Grand Central Terminal, as people begin to travel ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, in New York City, U.S., November 21, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
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Atlantic hurricanes rapidly gaining strength along US East Coast, study says // Hurricanes spinning across the Atlantic Ocean are now more than twice as likely to strengthen from a weak Category 1 storm to a major Category 3 hurricane in just 24 hours, new research finds, with U.S. East Coast cities poised to take a critical hit. Over the past 20 years, the likelihood of such a scenario unfolding in the Atlantic Basin was 8.12% compared with just 3.23% during the period from 1970 to 1990, the study in the journal Scientific Reports found.
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A satellite image shows Hurricane Elsa over the Lesser Antilles and approaching the Caribbean Sea July 2, 2021. NOAA/Handout via REUTERS /File Photo
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Weakening Ophelia brings more rain and flood risk to U.S. East Coast // Ophelia, downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone, brought more rain and wind as it moved along the Atlantic Coast of the United States, forecasters said on Sunday.
The weather system came ashore near Emerald Isle, North Carolina on Saturday where it doused the region with torrential downpours and unrelenting winds that caused flooding and widespread power outages.
Ophelia was expected to gradually weaken as it churned north-northeast, but heavy rainfall still threatened to cause flooding across a vast area of the Mid-Atlantic into southern New England, the National Hurricane Center (NOAA) said in its last advisory on the storm.
Tropical storm Ophelia approaches North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia, U.S. in this image from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) GOES-East weather satellite, September 22, 2023. NOAA/Handout REUTERS
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Tropical storm Ophelia could slam mid-Atlantic states on Friday // A tropical storm off the mid-Atlantic coast began dumping rain on parts of North Carolina on Friday and will likely bring more precipitation along with high winds and storm surges to parts of Virginia and Delaware, the National Weather Service said.
In Virginia, Governor Glenn Youngkin declared a state of emergency in anticipation of the storm, dubbed Ophelia, which was still out at sea as of Friday evening.
Tropical storm Ophelia approaches North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia, U.S. in this image from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) GOES-East weather satellite, September 22, 2023. NOAA/Handout REUTERS
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Tropical Storm Lee to intensify into extremely dangerous hurricane -US hurricane center // Tropical Storm Lee was forming east of the Lesser Antilles and was expected to rapidly intensify into an extremely dangerous hurricane by the weekend, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in an advisory late on Tuesday.
The storm was located about 1,315 miles (2,115 km) east of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean Sea, packing maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 kph), the Miami-based forecaster said.
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Over 300,000 homes without power in US East Coast due to storm Idalia // Over 300,000 homes and businesses were still without power along the U.S. East Coast from Florida to North Carolina after hurricane Idalia battered the region overnight, according to data from power outage tracker PowerOutage.us.
Hurricane Idalia plowed into the Big Bend region of Florida, where millions of residents had evacuated or hunkered down in anticipation of a dangerous surge of tidal water, but the storm's power ebbed as it headed toward Georgia.
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Franklin strengthens into Category 4 hurricane -U.S. NHC // Franklin is a very powerful category 4 hurricane that is causing life-threatening surf and rip currents along the coast of the southeast United States, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory on Monday.
Franklin was located about 440 miles (710 km) west-southwest of Bermuda with maximum sustained winds nearing 150 mph (240 kph), the Miami-based center said.
"Some additional strengthening is possible tonight, but gradual weakening is expected to begin late Tuesday," the NHC added.
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Tropical Storm Franklin strengthens into a hurricane - US NHC // Hurricane Franklin is forecast to become a major hurricane by late on Sunday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Saturday.
The hurricane is located about 615 miles (990 km) south of Bermuda, packing maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 kph), the Miami-based forecaster said in an advisory.
A turn north-northwest is expected on Sunday, followed by a northward motion early in the week, it said.
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Category 4 hurricane Hilary set to weaken before reaching California on Sunday // Category 4 Hurricane Hilary hurtled towards Mexico's Baja California peninsula on Friday, a U.S. government agency said, as it issued its first ever tropical storm watch for California and warned of life-threatening and possibly catastrophic floods.
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) expects the powerful storm to near Mexico's popular Cabo San Lucas resort city by late on Friday, though it should weaken before hitting the U.S. West Coast this weekend, nevertheless bringing dangerous rains.
FILE PHOTO: A view of the rough sea along a beach after Hurricane Hilary strengthened into a Category 2 storm, in Manzanillo, in Colima state, Mexico, in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters on August 17, 2023. Proteccion Civil Estatal Colima (PC_Colima) via X/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Workers prepare to cover a slide ridden hillside with plastic tarp in the hopes to protect it from the rain expected with upcoming storm Hilary in San Clemente, California, U.S., August 18, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Workers prepare to cover a slide ridden hillside with plastic tarp in the hopes to protect it from the rain expected with upcoming storm Hilary in San Clemente, California, U.S., August 18, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Beachgoers enjoy a beautiful day before the arrival of storm Hilary in San Clemente, California, U.S., August 18, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Workers prepare to cover a slide ridden hillside with plastic tarp in the hopes to protect it from the rain expected with upcoming storm Hilary in San Clemente, California, U.S., August 18, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Waves break in a beach as the Category 4 Hurricane Hilary rushes toward Mexico's Baja California peninsula, in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico August 18, 2023. REUTERS/Monserrat Zavala
Police officers and lifesavers stand at a breakwater that was closed as a security measure by local authorities while the Category 4 Hurricane Hilary rushes toward Mexico's Baja California peninsula, in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, August 18, 2023. REUTERS/Monserrat Zavala
People sit on a breakwater closed as the Category 4 Hurricane Hilary rushes toward Mexico's Baja California peninsula, in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico August 18, 2023. REUTERS/Monserrat Zavala NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
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