Nov 15 Typhoon Usagi pounds the Philippines, fifth major storm in a month, with a sixth due Sunday By Jim Gomez, Associated Press Forecasters also say a new storm in the Pacific could strengthen into a powerful typhoon before hitting the Philippine archipelago on Sunday. Continue reading
Nov 14 Tropical Storm Sara forms in Caribbean, threatens Central America with flash floods and mudslides By Associated Press Forecasters say Tropical Storm Sara has formed in the Caribbean Sea and was expected to cause life-threatening flash flooding and mudslides across portions of Central America, including Honduras. Continue reading
Nov 05 Rafael strengthens to Category 1 hurricane as Cuba prepares for another hit By Associated Press Tropical Storm Rafael strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane on Tuesday as it swirled past the Cayman Islands and chugged toward western Cuba. Continue reading
Sep 02 At least 14 dead in Philippines due to floods and landslides after Tropical Storm Yagi By Jim Gomez, Associated Press Tropical Storm Yagi slammed into Casiguran town in the northeastern province of Aurora Monday afternoon and gained strength with sustained winds of 85 kilometers (53 miles) per hour and gusts of 105 kph (65 mph), according to the weather bureau. Continue reading
Aug 26 Tropical storm Hone weakens and sweeps past Hawaii, dumping enough rain to ease wildfire worries By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Julie Walker, Associated Press Floods closed Highway 11 between Kona and Hilo, and a higher-altitude alternative, the Cane Road, was closed by flooding as well. Continue reading
Aug 23 Tropical storm forecast to hit Hawaii with strong winds and heavy rain this weekend By Audrey McAvoy, Associated Press A tropical storm is expected to deliver strong winds and heavy rain to Hawaii this weekend as it passes south of the island chain. Continue reading
Aug 13 Tropical Storm Ernesto batters northeast Caribbean, looms over Puerto Rico By Dánica Coto, Associated Press The storm was located about 300 miles east-southeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Tuesday morning. Continue reading
Aug 06 Watch 3:00 Tropical Storm Debby dumps historic amounts of rain as its stalls over Southeast By Stephanie Sy, Jonah Anderson Tropical Storm Debby is dumping historic amounts of rain as it stalls over South Carolina. At least five deaths have been reported since the storm made landfall in Florida as a Category 1 hurricane. Communities are now submerged across several… Continue watching
Aug 06 Tropical Storm Debby slowly moving through southeastern U.S., bringing rain and flood By Russ Bynum, Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press Record-setting rain from the storm that killed at least five people was causing flash flooding in Savannah, Georgia, and Charleston, South Carolina, among other areas of the Atlantic coast. Continue reading
Sep 23 Tropical Storm Ophelia moves inland after making landfall in North Carolina with heavy rain By Brian Witte, Associated Press Tropical Storm Ophelia swirled across North Carolina after making landfall near Emerald Isle on Saturday morning, lashing eastern parts of the state with rain, damaging winds and dangerous surges of water. Continue reading