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Post-Sandy, Weather Service Considers Change to Hurricane Warnings

The National Weather Service is considering changing how it issues hurricane watches and warnings.Spokesman Chris Vaccaro said in an email last week that the weather service is considering a proposal to issue watches and warnings for storms that threaten life …

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

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 …