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Deadly 2012 Hurricane Season Ends

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 13:13:31 +0000

The 2012 Atlantic hurricane season that spawned the destruction of Sandy and Isaac has come to an end as one for the record books. There were 19 named storms in what meteorologists consider an above-average year that tied as being …

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Hurricane Center Seeks to Improve Storm Surge Warnings

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 13:52:20 +0000

Friday marks the end of an Atlantic-Caribbean hurricane season where the greatest devastation was caused by water rather than wind, U.S. National Hurricane Center Director Rick Knabb said. Accordingly, the center is ramping up efforts to develop new warnings that …

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Hurricane Sandy Expected Ashore Monday Night; Could Be Biggest to Hit U.S. Mainland

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 20:56:20 +0000

• Hurricane expected ashore Monday evening in New Jersey • Could be biggest to hit U.S. mainland • New York, Philadelphia and Washington in its path • New York Stock Exchange closed Monday and Tuesday • Early warnings of $20 …

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Update: Sandy Strengthens; Thousands Evacuate; Wall Street Closes

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 10:46:26 +0000

Hurricane Sandy, the monster storm bearing down on the U.S. East Coast, strengthened on Monday after hundreds of thousands moved to higher ground, public transport shut down and the U.S. stock market suffered its first weather-related closure in 27 years. …

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Hurricane Sandy Forces Evacuations, Shutdowns on East Coast

Sun, 28 Oct 2012 23:10:15 +0000

Tens of millions of East Coast residents scrambled on Sunday to prepare for Hurricane Sandy, which could make landfall as the largest storm to hit the United States, bringing battering winds, flooding and even heavy snow. The massive storm, which …

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Wall Street Makes Plans to Open Monday Despite Sandy

Sun, 28 Oct 2012 18:06:50 +0000

U.S. stock exchanges and Wall Street banks are sending employees into Manhattan on Sunday to stay in hotels and coworkers’ homes, as markets prepare to open for business on Monday even as Hurricane Sandy brings public transportation to a halt. …

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Update: Hurricane Sandy Could Affect 50 Million People on East Coast

Sun, 28 Oct 2012 17:02:03 +0000

Authorities shut transit systems and ordered some evacuations as tens of millions of people on the East Coast braced on Sunday for Hurricane Sandy, a gigantic storm forecast to deliver battering winds, dangerous flooding and even heavy snowfall. Sandy, expected …

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Update: Hurricane Sandy Death Toll at 41; ‘Super Storm’ Eyes East Coast

Fri, 26 Oct 2012 19:57:39 +0000

Hurricane Sandy, a late-season Atlantic storm unlike anything seen in more than two decades, slogged slowly toward the U.S. East Coast on Friday after killing at least 41 people as it cut across the Caribbean. Forecasters said Sandy, with an …

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Hurricane Sandy Leaves 21 Dead in Caribbean

Fri, 26 Oct 2012 12:50:58 +0000

Hurricane Sandy pounded the Bahamas with battering winds and rain on Friday, sweeping over the island chain after killing 21 people across the Caribbean and posing a menacing threat to the U.S. East Coast. Forecasters warned the late-season storm is …

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Hurricane Sandy Could Cause More Damage Than Irene: Experts

Ben Berkowitz — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 02:16:36 +0000

As Hurricane Sandy makes its way toward the eastern seaboard of the United States, disaster experts and meteorologists warn that the mid-Atlantic and Northeastern states face dangerous winds and heavy rains that could trigger flooding in the coming days. Some …

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Major Hurricane Sandy —Frankenstorm— Threatens East Coast

Fri, 26 Oct 2012 02:07:26 +0000

Hurricane Sandy swelled into a major threat to much of the U.S. East Coast on Thursday after lashing Cuba with heavy rains and tree-toppling winds and swirling through the Bahamas, U.S. forecasters said. Strengthening rapidly after tearing into Jamaica and …

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Tropical Storm Sandy Still on Hurricane Track; Tony Is Season’s 19th Storm: RMS

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 13:51:31 +0000

According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC), as of Wednesday, the center of Tropical Storm Sandy was located over the Caribbean Sea about 160 miles south of Kingston, Jamaica and 315 miles south-southwest of Guantanamo, Cuba. At this time, maximum …

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Tropical Storm Sandy on Track to Become Hurricane

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 14:47:32 +0000

Late Monday, Sandy became the eighteenth named storm of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season. According to the National Hurricane Center, Sandy is expected to strengthen during the next 24 hours and become a hurricane on Wednesday– before reaching Jamaica. The …

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Rafael, 9th Hurricane, Bypasses Bermuda; Tropical Storm Paul Weakens

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 15:58:47 +0000

Rafael became the season’s ninth hurricane on Monday after tracking through the Leeward Islands. The storm then bypassed Bermuda late Tuesday evening. As of the National Hurricane Center’s Wednesday, 5:00 AM EDT advisory, the storm remains a Category 1 hurricane …

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Tropical Storm Rafael Batters Caribbean; Heads To Bermuda: AIR

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 01:39:34 +0000

As of Sunday afternoon, Tropical Storm Rafael was moving away from the Leeward Islands after battering the islands with strong winds and heavy rain. Rafael, the 17th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, has maximum sustained winds of 60 …

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2012 Hurricane Season at Halfway Point

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 13:09:28 +0000

Thus far, the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season that is about at its midpoint has seen 14 tropical storms, with seven strengthening to hurricane status. According to catastrophe modeling firm Risk Management Solutions (RMS), the current hurricane season has been active: …

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Hurricane Isaac Insured Losses to Reach $1-$2 Billion: RMS

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 13:00:06 +0000

U.S. insured losses from Hurricane Issac’s wind and surge impacts on the U.S. Gulf Coast will fall between USD$1−2 billion, excluding rainfall driven flood losses and all National Flood Insurance Program losses, estimates catastrophe modeler Risk Management Solutions (RMS). This …

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Tropical Storm Leslie Brushes Bermuda, Heads Northeast to Newfoundland

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 16:15:16 +0000

The core of Tropical Storm Leslie passed 120 miles (200 km) east of Bermuda, bringing sustained winds of 39 mph (and gusts of up to 54 mph) and heavy rains to the island on Sunday, Sept 9. Leslie is currently …

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Near-Hurricane Strength Isaac Takes Aim at New Orleans

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:17:58 +0000

Tropical Storm Isaac was near hurricane force as it bore down on the U.S. Gulf Coast on Tuesday and was expected to make landfall in the New Orleans area seven years after it was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Isaac’s swirling …

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Update: Isaac Menaces Gulf States; Forces Evacuations, Closings; Serious Flooding Feared

Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:32:27 +0000

Tropical Storm Isaac closed in on the U.S. Gulf of Mexico coast on Monday, triggering some mandatory evacuation orders and disrupting U.S. offshore oil production as it threatened to make landfall between Florida and Louisiana as a full-blown hurricane. The …

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Tropical Storm Isaac Threatens Haiti; Oil Rigs Shut; Southeast Prepares

Fri, 24 Aug 2012 12:21:06 +0000

Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened on Friday as it took aim at flood-prone Haiti, but it was not expected to become a hurricane until it barreled into the Gulf of Mexico early next week. On its current path, forecasters said the …

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Tampa, Host of Republican Convention, Prepares for Possible Hurricane Isaac

Curt Anderson — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 12:49:03 +0000

Tropical Storm Isaac is posing a potential threat to next week’s Republican National Convention in Florida, which culminates in the nomination of Mitt Romney for president. The U.S. National Hurricane Center on Wednesday morning said Isaac was expected to strengthen …

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Increased Chance of Above-Normal Atlantic Hurricane Season Despite El Niño

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 12:39:11 +0000

This year’s Atlantic hurricane season got off to a busy start, with six named storms to date, and may have a busy second half, according to the updated hurricane season outlook issued today by government weather forecasters. Forecasters also see …

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Fewer Storms Forecast for 2012 Hurricane Season

Tom Brown — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:25:57 +0000

The 2012 Atlantic hurricane season is projected to be less active than in recent years with 11 tropical storms, six of which will intensify into hurricanes, U.S. private forecaster Weather Services International said on Wednesday. Two of the six hurricanes …

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