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Tropical Storm Helene Weakens as it Passes over Mexico’s East Coast

Tropical Storm Helene made landfall off the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday and weakened into a tropical depression as it plowed up Mexico’s east coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The depression was about 65 miles (105 km) west-northwest …

Goofy Gordon Going Wrong Way; Storm Heads for Europe

The most recent bulletin from the National Hurricane Center in Miami focuses on highly unusual Tropical Storm Gordon. It’s not unusual as a tropical storm, except for one detail – Gordon is heading directly east towards Spain and Portugal, rather …

Weakened Hurricane Ernesto Causes Minimal Damage

Hurricane Ernesto weakened to a tropical storm as it passed over Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, Ernesto made landfall overnight as a Category 1 hurricane near the coastal community of Mahahual.” AIR said that, “although …

TS Ernesto Strengthens; Expected to Impact Belize, Mexico; AIR Analysis

Tropical Storm Ernesto is gaining strength as it moves west-northwest at around 13 mph, 20 km/h, according to the latest bulletin – 5:00 a.m. EDT – from the National Hurricane Center in Miami. As it moves along the forecast track …

UPDATE: TS Ernesto Crossing Caribbean; AIR Analysis

Tropical Storm Ernesto is continuing along the track forecast by the National Hurricane Center in Miami, as it crosses the southern Caribbean, heading towards Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. The most recent NHC bulletin said maximum sustained winds were 50 mph, 85 …

Tropical Storm Chris Forms in Atlantic; No Threat to Land

The National Hurricane Center in Miami is currently tracking Tropical Storm Chris, the third named storm of the current Atlantic hurricane season, but it does not expect it to cause any damage on land. According to the NHC’s most recent …

AIR Analyzes Tropical Storm Washi’s Impact on Philippine’s Mindanao

According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, Tropical Storm Washi pummeled the northern part of the Philippine island of Mindanao late Thursday night. Heavy rainfall from Washi (locally called Sendong) lasted for ten hours, after which flash flooding caused rivers …

Cuomo: More State Aid for Flood-damaged New York Farms

The Cuomo administration is distributing an additional $850,000 in aid for more than 100 New York farms impacted by flooding caused by tropical storms Irene and Lee. Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday, Oct. 25, announced that the state funds will …

AIR Estimates Insured Losses from Hurricane Jova at Less than $52 Million

Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, estimates that insured losses caused by Hurricane Jova from flood-induced damage, as well as from some isolated wind damage along Mexico’s southern coastal areas, will be “less than MXN 700 million ($52 million),” assuming an …

Hurricane Center Tracking Hurricane Hilary off Coast of Mexico; Atlantic Storms

The National Hurricane Center in Miami is currently tracking Hurricane Hilary in the Pacific Ocean off the west coast of Mexico and the Baja California Peninsula. The NHC’s latest bulletin, issued at 2:00 a.m. PDT, said “maximum sustained winds have …