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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: National Hurricane Center

National Hurricane Center stories: 12 news summaries

 Chicago 
 Seeks Aid 
 After Deluge 

Windy City hit with wet double whammy

Sep 15, 08 1:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Chicago officials seeking clean-up funds have asked the state to declare a disaster after the city was hit by a deluge of weekend rains which flooded streets and stranded families, reports CNN. More than six inches of rain fell Saturday—the most in 137 years in  a single day. That... More »

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Chicago • National Hurricane Center • rain • Rod Blagojevich • Chicago River • Hurricane Ike • Tropical Storm Lowell • Albany Park • Department of Water Management • O'Hare International Airport

Ike Spikes to Cat 4, Deadly
Hanna Churns Toward US

Now Josephine's waiting in the wings

Sep 4, 08 2:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two major storms are churning across the Atlantic, with their chances of striking the US still unclear. Hurricane Ike has rapidly strengthened to a raging Category 4, while Tropical Storm Hanna is now battering the Bahamas after killing 26 in Haiti. Hanna could hit the US  Saturday anywhere between Georgia... More »

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Georgia • North Carolina • Haiti • National Hurricane Center • Dominican Republic • Bahamas • Hurricane Hanna • Hurricane Ike • Tropical Storm Josephine

 'Ghost Town'
 New Orleans
 Steels for Gustav

3 die in biggest evacuation in Louisiana history

Sep 1, 08 2:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - The last bus out of New Orleans drove off at 3pm yesterday, leaving behind a virtual ghost town, reports the Houston Chronicle. An estimated 10,000 residents are left in the hurricane-threatened city, now subject to a strict dusk-to-dawn curfew. Some 1.9 million Louisianans have fled Hurricane Gustav—the... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • New Orleans • National Guard • Louisiana • National Hurricane Center • evacuation • Mississippi River • Ray Nagin • Army Corps of Engineers • levees • Hurricane Gustav • Superdome

 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

 Hurricane Gustav to Hit Haiti

Expected to make landfall later today

Aug 26, 08 7:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hurricane Gustav is expected to make landfall in Haiti later today, Bloomberg reports, buffeting a country already hard hit by Tropical Storm Fay earlier this month. Gustav was upgraded from a tropical storm earlier this morning, after strengthening over the Caribbean. The National Hurricane Center said that preparations should “... More »

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weather • Cuba • storm • Jamaica • Haiti • National Hurricane Center • hurricane • Hurricane Gustav

 Hurricane-Proof Your Vacation 

A little preparation can save big bucks

Aug 17, 08 2:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - The government’s storm-watching body upped this year’s hurricane forecast to include 14 to 18 named storms, which could spell trouble for travelers. Forbes offers tips to stem potential financial losses and prevent your Caribbean vacation from going south.
  • Know your risks: The National Hurricane Center offers a
... More »

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Florida • insurance • National Hurricane Center • NOAA • hurricanes • travel insurance

 Tamed Edouard
 Hits Texas Coast

Storm loses steam as it heads inland

Aug 5, 08 11:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tropical Storm Edouard hit the Texas Gulf coast east of Galveston today with strong winds and heavy rain, but did little more than soak the travelers who came to relax on the tourist town's beaches. Surfers were spotted riding the waves as the storm swept in. The National Hurricane Center... More »

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Texas • National Hurricane Center • hurricane season • Tropical Storm Edouard

Noel Grazes Mass., Hits Canada

43,000 New Englanders lose power in winds up to 70 mph

Nov 4, 07 11:45 AM CST
(Newser) - New England was only hit with the remnants of Hurricane Noel, but that was enough to cut power for about 43,000 people, with winds howling up to 70 mph. Massachusetts felt the brunt of the storm, with Cape Cod and coastal communities suffering most of the outages. The storm... More »

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Miami • Haiti • Massachusetts • National Hurricane Center • Caribbean • hurricane • Dominican Republic • Hurricane Noel • Cape Cod

Tropical Storm Noel Kills 20

After slamming Haiti and Dominican Republic, heads for Cuba, Bahamas

Oct 29, 07 6:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tropical Storm Noel slammed into the Dominican Republic today with torrential rain and mudslides, leaving 20 people dead and another 20 missing. Noel was expected to drop as much as 20 inches of rain on Hispaniola, the island shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic, before heading northwest toward the... More »

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weather • Cuba • Haiti • National Hurricane Center • tropical storms • Dominican Republic • Bahamas • Noel • Turks and Caicos Islands • Santo Domingo

Twin Tropical Depressions Form

Systems could grow into tropical storms

Sep 12, 07 2:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Twin tropical depressions sprouted today in the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic, the Miami Herald reports, and both could become tropical storms by day’s end. Forecasters expect the Gulf system to spiral toward Texas and Louisiana, bringing 10 to 15 inches of rain to the already soggy... More »

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Texas • Atlantic Ocean • Louisiana • National Hurricane Center • rain • Caribbean • hurricane • Gulf of Mexico • Bahamas • tropical depression

Hurricane Chief Leaves Eye of the Storm

Center director ousted only 6 months into controversial stint

Jul 9, 07 8:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - National Hurricane Center director Bill Proenza is out as of today, the Miami Herald reports, less than a week after half his staff demanded his resignation. The head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said the "disruption" caused by the controversial leader "threatens the center's ability to... More »

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Bill Proenza • National Hurricane Center • hurricane season • NOAA • meteorology • hurricane

Storm Blasts Hurricane Center

Staff demands director's ouster

Jul 6, 07 4:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - A near-mutiny has erupted at the National Hurricane Center, where nearly half the staff has demanded the resignation of the center's director, Bill Proenza. The Miami Herald reports that seven forecasters and 16 other employees—including Proenza's own administrative assistant—signed a statement calling for his ouster. More »

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Bill Proenza • National Hurricane Center • QuikScat • hurricane season • Department of Commerce

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