• Cuba evacuates 70,000 as Tropical Storm Elsa approaches

    Cuba evacuates 70,000 as Tropical Storm Elsa approaches

    Jul 04, 2021 05:37 PM EDT

    HAVANA — Cuba evacuated 70,000 people along the island’s southern region on Sunday amid fears that Tropical Storm Elsa could unleash heavy flooding after battering several Caribbean islands, killing at least three people. The Cuban government had opened shelters and moved to protect sugarcane and cocoa crops ahead of ...

  • Claudette regains tropical storm strength after 13 deaths

    Claudette regains tropical storm strength after 13 deaths

    Jun 21, 2021 03:38 PM EDT

    A tropical storm warning was in effect from Cape Fear, North Carolina, to the town of Duck on the Outer Banks. “An isolated tornado is possible early this morning over parts of the Outer Banks,” said Brad Reinhart, a specialist with the National Hurricane Center. “By afternoon, we expect the ...

  • Tropical Storm Eta dumps blustery rain on Florida's west coast

    Tropical Storm Eta dumps blustery rain on Florida's west coast

    Nov 12, 2020 12:55 PM EDT

    ... Emergency Management Agency to free resources needed to tackle the storm. President Donald Trump granted the request Wednesday evening. The hurricane center said "life-threatening storm surge" was possible early Thursday, and forecasters advised residents to heed warnings from local officials. The storm first hit Nicaragua as a Category 4 ...

  • News Wrap: Tropical Storm Eta heads for 2nd strike on Florida

    News Wrap: Tropical Storm Eta heads for 2nd strike on Florida

    Nov 11, 2020 11:40 PM EDT

    Deaths are also rising, with more than 1,400 reported deaths reported on Tuesday alone. Tropical Storm Eta headed today toward a second strike at Florida, this time north of Tampa Bay. It briefly regained hurricane strength, before weakening again. High winds and heavy rain struck the coast all day ...

  • Florida cities flooded after deluge from Tropical Storm Eta

    Florida cities flooded after deluge from Tropical Storm Eta

    Nov 10, 2020 04:28 PM EDT

    ... Expressway in Miami, the Florida Highway Patrol said, after the driver lost control. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said on Twitter that Floridians should monitor the storm over the coming days. While this storm has moved offshore, it could still bring dangerous conditions to the Gulf Coast at the end of ...

  • News Wrap: Tropical Storm Eta floods parts of South Florida

    News Wrap: Tropical Storm Eta floods parts of South Florida

    Nov 09, 2020 11:40 PM EDT

    ... tech stocks that have benefited from pandemic restrictions lost ground. And the S&P 500 added 41. South Florida faced major flooding today, as Tropical Storm Eta blew past. Whole neighborhoods were swamped after the storm crossed the Florida Keys overnight and veered into the Gulf of Mexico. Rain ...

  • Tropical Storm Eta dumps rain on an already flooded Florida

    Tropical Storm Eta dumps rain on an already flooded Florida

    Nov 09, 2020 05:32 PM EDT

    ... Florida Highway Patrol reported. The driver lost control on the rain-slickened road and suffered minor injuries, CBS 4 in Miami reported. “Please take this storm seriously,” urged Palm Beach County Emergency Management Director Bill Johnson. “Please don’t drive through flooded roadways.” Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez said ...

  • Tropical storm Eta hits Nicaragua with rains, deadly mudslides

    Tropical storm Eta hits Nicaragua with rains, deadly mudslides

    Nov 04, 2020 06:35 PM EDT

    ... The extra-long weekend was supposed to spur tourism and help the economy strangled by the coronavirus pandemic. Instead, Eta promised to bring several more days of rain to the region.In the Pacific, Tropical Storm Odalys continued to move across the open ocean and posed no threat to land.

  • A strengthening Tropical Storm Laura threatens Gulf Coast -- before Marco clears

    A strengthening Tropical Storm Laura threatens Gulf Coast -- before Marco clears

    Aug 24, 2020 10:45 PM EDT

    ... landfall here. And I wanted to show this here. You start looking at the arrival of the winds, this is actually the arrival of the tropical-storm-force winds. That is a good indicator when you have got to wrap stuff up because it is too dangerous to be outside ...

  • Gulf Coast braces ahead of Tropical Storm Laura and Tropical Storm Marco

    Gulf Coast braces ahead of Tropical Storm Laura and Tropical Storm Marco

    Aug 24, 2020 04:42 PM EDT

    ... Brian McNoldy said Monday. The hurricane center is predicting Laura will reach 105 mph, but acknowledges that could be conservative. McNoldy said he expects the storm to reach major hurricane status of at least 111 mph. “I think it can definitely strengthen more than what the official forecast is,” McNoldy ...