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... Broad River at Asheville, North Carolina, rose about 12 feet in 12 hours during Helene and set a new flood stage record. When hurricanes and tropical storms are headed for the U.S., our interactive maps show where major polluters are located in the storm’s projected cone of impact ...
... of two. On Sunday and Monday, there were three hurricanes in October at the same time, which had never happened before, Klotzbach said. In just 46.5 hours, Hurricane Milton went from forming as a tropical storm with 40 mph winds to a top-of-the-charts Category 5 hurricane.
... for eight to 12 feet of inundation still well, well south of where the center crosses the coast. Geoff Bennett: Help us understand how this storm went from a damaging tropical storm to one of the strongest storms ever in the Atlantic. Michael Brennan: Well, it found those that perfect ...
... Bennett: You were chair of the Select Congressional Committee on the Climate Crisis. And this hurricane intensified faster than almost any on record, from a tropical storm to a Category 5 in less than 24 hours. What does that suggest about the threat that climate change poses? And what does ...
... October at the same time — something that never happened before — Klotzbach said. In just 46.5 hours, Hurricane Milton went from just forming as a tropical storm with 40 mph winds to a top-of-the-charts Category 5 hurricane. How bad is damage expected to be? Florida's entire ...
... as high as 18 inches (20 centimeters) possible, according to the hurricane center. Parts of the state's eastern coast were put under hurricane and tropical storm warnings early Tuesday. That path would largely spare other states ravaged by Helene, which killed at least 230 people on its path from ...
... Carolina Health Department is distributing epipens and antihistamines to people stung by swarming bees in yellowjackets whose underground nests were inundated by the floodwaters. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Milton has formed in the Gulf of Mexico. It's expected to strengthen and could threaten Florida next week.On the campaign trail ...
... million in damages from the hurricane adding that number is expected to grow as they collect data from each county. Kemp emphasized the tremendous devastation to the agriculture industry in the state from the storm. "The economy was not good before the storm and it's worse now," Kemp said.
... the Southeast to get first-hand looks at the devastation. Biden has frequently been called on to survey damage and console victims after tornadoes, wildfires, tropical storms and other natural disasters, but it's not a role Harris has taken on until now, as she vies to succeed him as ...
... the state's election board, said Tuesday that 12 county election offices in the hard-hit western part of the state remain closed after the storm unleashed “unprecedented” damage. Absentee ballots, some of which already have been mailed to voters who requested them, also face obstacles, from U.S. Postal ...
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