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Hurricane Hilary Weakens Off Coast of Baja California

Posted September 28th, 2011 at 5:44 am (UTC-5)
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The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida says Hurricane Hilary will continue to weaken in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California. The storm could be downgraded to a tropical storm by Thursday. The Hurricane Center said Wednesday that Hilary had already weakened to a category 1 storm on the five-point scale […]

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Atlantic Storm Ophelia Expected to Become Tropical Storm

Posted September 28th, 2011 at 1:18 am (UTC-5)
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U.S. weather forecasters are tracking two Atlantic storm systems. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida says a tropical depression named Ophelia is expected to strengthen into a tropical storm Wednesday. Ophelia, located east of the Leeward Islands, has top sustained winds of 55 kilometers-per-hour and is expected to turn northward as it strengthens […]

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Hurricane Hilary Stays Off Mexico’s Pacific Coast

Posted September 27th, 2011 at 6:39 am (UTC-5)
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U.S. weather forecasters say Hurricane Hilary has slightly weakened as it swirls off Mexico’s Pacific coast. The storm is expected to gradually lose power over the next two days. The National Hurricane Center said Tuesday that Hilary had weakened from a category 4 to a category 3 storm on the five-point scale of hurricane intensity, […]

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Pacific Hurricane Hilary Swirls Off Mexican Coast

Posted September 26th, 2011 at 11:40 pm (UTC-5)
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U.S. weather forecasters say Hurricane Hilary has slightly weakened as it swirls off Mexico’s Pacific coast. The storm is expected to fluctuate in strength before it gradually loses power over the next two days. The National Hurricane Center said late Monday that Hilary had weakened from a category 4 to a category 3 storm on […]

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Hurricane Hilary Strengthens in Pacific, Threatens Mexico Coast

Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 8:45 pm (UTC-5)
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Hurricane Hilary has strengthened into a powerful storm threatening Mexico’s Pacific coast. The National Hurricane Center said Thursday evening that Hilary had sustained winds of about 185 kilometers per hour, meaning it is now a “Category 3” storm on the five-point scale of hurricane intensity. Forecasters said the storm could grow even stronger in the […]

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Tropical Storm Hilary Becomes Hurricane

Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 1:19 pm (UTC-5)
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Weather forecasters say Tropical Storm Hilary has become a hurricane off Mexico’s Pacific coast, and could strengthen into a major one by late Friday. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Thursday that the storm was 225 kilometers south-southeast of Acapulco, Mexico and moving northwest. Mexico has issued a tropical storm watch for its Pacific coast. […]

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Tropical Storm Hilary Forms in Pacific

Posted September 21st, 2011 at 6:15 pm (UTC-5)
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U.S. weather forecasters say Tropical Storm Hilary has formed off Mexico’s Pacific coast and could strengthen into a hurricane by late Thursday. The National Hurricane Center said in a bulletin Wednesday afternoon that the storm was 205 kilometers south-southeast of Puerto Escondido, Mexico, moving northwest with 75 kilometer-per-hour winds. Forecasters say Mexico has issued a […]

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Tropical Storm Ophelia Forms in the Atlantic

Posted September 21st, 2011 at 3:53 am (UTC-5)
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The Atlantic hurricane season has its 15th named storm of 2011. Tropical storm Ophelia has developed more than 2500 kilometers east of the Leeward Islands. U.S. National Hurricane Center forecasters say Ophelia has maximum sustained winds of 65 km per hour and is moving westward at 15 km per hour. Forecasters expect the tropical storm […]

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Tropical Storm Nate Heads for Mexico

Posted September 10th, 2011 at 7:10 pm (UTC-5)
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Search teams from Mexico’s navy and the state oil company continue to search for 10 missing oil workers, as Tropical Storm Nate gains strength in its approach toward Mexico’s Gulf coast. The government of Mexico issued a hurricane warning from Tuxpan to Veracruz. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said the storm is expected […]

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Heavy Rains Pummel US East Coast, 5 Dead

Posted September 9th, 2011 at 1:02 am (UTC-5)
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Heavy rains continue to drench parts of the northeastern United States, forcing evacuation orders for more than 100,000 people and killing at least five others. The National Weather Service warned Friday of flooding from Virginia up the east coast to New York and Connecticut. Forecasters are blaming the rain on the remnants of Tropical Storm […]

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