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NEWS ABOUT: Tropical Storm

Tropical Storm stories: 8 news summaries

 Philippine Toll at 140, 
 Gov't Tarred for Aid Delay 

Death toll and 140 and counting

Sep 28, 09 7:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Anger is mounting in the Philippines over what is widely seen as a slow and inadequate relief effort from the government. The death toll from the flash floods has jumped to 140, and is expected to continue rising as people look for missing relatives. At least 450,000 have been... More »

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(AP) - Rescuers plucked bodies from muddy floodwaters and saved drenched survivors from rooftops today after a tropical storm tore through the northern Philippines and left at least 106 people dead and missing. It was the region's worst flooding in more than four decades. The government declared a "state of calamity"... More »

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(AP) - Tropical Storm Claudette made landfall on the Florida Panhandle near Fort Walton Beach early this morning after dumping heavy rains on the area. The storm has been weakening as it moves farther inland, with winds at around 40mph, and forecasters said it would probably become a tropical depression later in... More »

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Florida • storm • El Nino • hurricane • Tropical Storm

(Newser) - Tropical Storm Claudette lashed the Florida Panhandle with heavy rain today and is expected to make landfall by midnight, the Pensacola News Journal reports. Moving northwest at 14 mph with maximum winds near 50 mph, the storm will likely land between Panama City and Destin. Authorities have put the area... More »

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Florida • rain • Tropical Storm • high winds • Pensacola

 Storms Threaten 
 East Coast Pounding 

Tropical Storm Kyle brews south of Bermuda

Sep 26, 08 9:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - A storm system threatened East Coast cities with heavy winds and rain, and Tropical Storm Kyle moved toward hurricane strength further out in the Atlantic, Bloomberg reports. Flights were delayed along the coast, with planes in New York City waiting 90 minutes or more on runways. Meanwhile, Kyle, 645 miles... More »

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New York City • severe weather • Philadelphia • flooding • Baltimore • Long Island • hurricane • Tropical Storm • East Coast

 Gustav Slams Jamaica 
 as Gulf Coast Braces

Tropical storm could be category 3 hurricane by tomorrow

Aug 29, 08 7:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tropical Storm Gustav pummeled Jamaica today with 65mph winds and may build to a category 3 storm by the time it reaches Cuba tomorrow, CNN reports. The storm killed some 51 in Haiti and eight in the Dominican Republic yesterday. Officials in the National Hurricane Center’s “cone of... More »

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Haiti • National Hurricane Center • evacuation • hurricane • Dominican Republic • Tropical Storm • Gulf Coast • Hurricane Gustav

 Dolly Strengthens to Category 2 

Hurricane roars towards Texas/Mexico border

Jul 23, 08 10:37 AM CDT
(AP) - Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami say Hurricane Dolly has strengthened to a Category 2 storm, with maximum sustained winds near 100 mph. The storm center is about 30 miles east-northeast of Brownsville, Texas. More »

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Texas • Mexico • hurricane season • hurricane • Tropical Storm • Tropical Storm Dolly • Hurricane Dolly

 Tropical Storm
 Douglas Forms
 Off Mexico 

Could cause heavy rain, but not expected
to hit land

Jul 2, 08 1:27 PM CDT
(AP) - Tropical Storm Douglas formed off Mexico's Pacific coast today, but forecasters say it is not expected to hit land. The storm, located about 245 miles southwest of Manzanillo, will bring rough weather to the southern Baja California Peninsula and could dump heavy rains between Lazaro Cardenas and Puerto Vallarta. More »

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