• Florida braces for potentially catastrophic winds and storm surge from Hurricane Helene

    Florida braces for potentially catastrophic winds and storm surge from Hurricane Helene

    Sep 26, 2024 10:55 PM EDT

    Geoff Bennett: Looking at the storm center of circulation, how far out will the impact be felt? Michael Brennan: Well, Helene's a huge storm. The tropical-storm-force winds, for example, extend out more than 300 miles from the center of the storm, especially out to the east side ...

  • Hurricane Helene could cause a 'nightmare' scenario of catastrophic storm surge in Florida

    Hurricane Helene could cause a 'nightmare' scenario of catastrophic storm surge in Florida

    Sep 26, 2024 01:29 PM EDT

    ... 1. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has predicted an above-average Atlantic hurricane season this year because of record-warm ocean temperatures. In further storm activity, Tropical Storm Isaac formed Wednesday in the Atlantic and was expected to strengthen as it moves eastward across the open ocean, possibly becoming ...

  • Florida braces for Hurricane Helene with storm expected to reach Category 4 strength

    Florida braces for Hurricane Helene with storm expected to reach Category 4 strength

    Sep 25, 2024 10:55 PM EDT

    ... Hurricane Center. ... Geoff Bennett: Welcome to the "News Hour." In the span of 24 hours, Helene in the Gulf of Mexico has strengthened from a tropical storm into a hurricane. Over the next 24 hours, it's expected to grow even stronger, and it's barreling straight toward Florida. Floridians ...

  • 5 things to know about Hurricane Helene

    5 things to know about Hurricane Helene

    Sep 24, 2024 11:06 PM EDT

    ... state. The area was hit by Hurricane Debby, a Category 1 storm, in August and Hurricane Idalia last September. Depending on the track of the storm, portions of Alabama and Georgia could be hit by tropical storm force, or higher winds, and rain. Likely impacts A hurricane brings high winds ...

  • News Wrap: At least 2 dead after Hurricane John slammed Mexico's southern Pacific coast

    News Wrap: At least 2 dead after Hurricane John slammed Mexico's southern Pacific coast

    Sep 24, 2024 10:40 PM EDT

    ... strengthened into a Category 3 storm, making landfall with the maximum sustained winds of 120 miles per hour. It's since been downgraded to a tropical storm. John is expected to hover over Mexico through the end of the week, bringing torrential downpours, flooding and landslides. Meantime, Tropical Storm Helene ...

  • Hurricane John slammed into Mexico's Pacific coast, killing 2 people

    Hurricane John slammed into Mexico's Pacific coast, killing 2 people

    Sep 24, 2024 04:51 PM EDT

    ... hurricane in a matter of hours Monday and made landfall about 80 miles (130 kilometers) east of the resort of Acapulco before declining to a tropical storm after moving inland. John came ashore near the town of Punta Maldonado late Monday night as a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained ...

  • Florida prepares for major hurricane as heavy rains lash Cayman Islands

    Florida prepares for major hurricane as heavy rains lash Cayman Islands

    Sep 24, 2024 03:06 PM EDT

    Bucci said states including Tennessee, Kentucky and Indiana could see rainfall associated with the storm. A tropical storm warning was in effect for Grand Cayman; for eastern Mexico from Rio Lagartos to Tulum; and for Cuba's Artemisa, Pinar del Rio and the Isle of Youth. Meanwhile, a storm surge ...

  • 5th historic flood in 25 years deluges North Carolina's coast

    5th historic flood in 25 years deluges North Carolina's coast

    Sep 17, 2024 06:10 PM EDT

    ... sea surface temperatures and the possibility of La Nina. Emergency management officials have urged people to stay prepared. Elsewhere in the Atlantic, Gordon remained a tropical depression as it swirled through open ocean waters. Gordon could either dissolve in upcoming days or strengthen back into a tropical storm, forecasters said.

  • Francine weakens moving inland as the storm leaves behind flooding and widespread power outages

    Francine weakens moving inland as the storm leaves behind flooding and widespread power outages

    Sep 12, 2024 02:32 PM EDT

    ... nobody over on that end I can call,” he said. “I don’t know what I am going to, bruh. Hope everything’s good.” The storm was downgraded Thursday from a tropical storm to a tropical depression with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph (56 kph) as it churned north ...

  • Strengthened by warm oceans, Francine hits Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane

    Strengthened by warm oceans, Francine hits Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane

    Sep 11, 2024 10:54 PM EDT

    ... the energy stored deeper in the Gulf of Mexico didn't matter quite as much, according to McNoldy. Still, conditions were favorable enough for the storm to rapidly intensify. On Tuesday afternoon, Tropical Storm Francine had sustained winds of 65 mph (105 kph). A day later it's nearly 100 ...