U.S. weather forecasters say the storm named Eugene has strengthened into the fifth hurricane of this year’s eastern Pacific season. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said in its latest report Monday afternoon that Eugene was about 660 kilometers southwest of Zihuatanejo, Mexico, moving in a west-northwestern direction with 120 kilometer-per-hour winds. Eugene is expected […]
Tropical Storm Eugene Strengthens Well Offshore of Mexico
Posted August 1st, 2011 at 5:50 am (UTC-5)
Tropical Storm Eugene is churning the waters of the Pacific Ocean off the west coast of Mexico. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida says the storm is about 700-kilometers south-southwest of Acapulco, Mexico. Eugene is moving to the west-northwest at about 19-kilometers per hour with sustained winds of 95-kilometers per hour. Tropical storm […]
Tropical Storm Eugene Churns Off West Coast of Mexico
Posted July 31st, 2011 at 11:40 pm (UTC-5)
Tropical Storm Eugene is churning the waters of the Pacific Ocean off the west coast of Mexico. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida says the storm is about 675 kilometers south-southwest of Acapulco. Eugene is moving to the west-northwest at about 17-kilometers per hour with sustained winds of 75-kilometers per hour. Tropical storm […]
Killer Tropical Storm Slams East Asia
Posted July 31st, 2011 at 3:15 am (UTC-5)
A tropical storm that left a path of death and destruction in the Philippines is cutting through China, Vietnam and Thailand, prompting mass evacuations. China’s state-run news agency says Tropical Storm Nock-Ten flooded parts of the southern island province of Hainan early Saturday. Officials said almost 190,000 people were evacuated from their homes to safety. […]
Killer Tropical Storm Slams East Asia
Posted July 30th, 2011 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
A tropical storm that left a path of death and destruction in the Philippines is cutting through China, Vietnam and Thailand, prompting mass evacuations. China’s state-run news agency says Tropical Storm Nock-Ten flooded parts of the southern island province of Hainan early Saturday. Officials said almost 190,000 people were evacuated from their homes to safety. […]
Tropical Storm Don Weakens As It Comes Ashore in Texas
Posted July 30th, 2011 at 12:05 am (UTC-5)
Tropical Storm Don made landfall in the southern U.S. state of Texas late Friday, but weakened substantially, crushing its chances of bringing much rain to the drought-stricken area. Don weakened to a tropical depression as it came ashore near Baffin Bay, about 150 kilometers north of the Mexican border. The National Hurricane Center in Miami […]
Tropical Storm Don Bringing Much-Needed Rain to Texas
Posted July 29th, 2011 at 8:30 pm (UTC-5)
A tropical storm warning was in effect for parts of Texas as Tropical Storm Don approached the coast of the southwestern U.S. state, bringing with it much-needed rain. Storm warnings had been posted from the mouth of the Rio Grande to Port O’Connor as the weather system swirled in the Gulf of Mexico, moving toward […]
Tropical Storm Don Bringing Much-Needed Rain to Texas
Posted July 29th, 2011 at 7:15 pm (UTC-5)
A tropical storm warning is in effect for parts of Texas as Tropical Storm Don approaches the southwestern U.S. state, bringing with it much-needed rain. Storm warnings have been posted from the mouth of the Rio Grande to Matagorda as the weather system swirls in the Gulf of Mexico, moving toward the west-northwest. The National […]
Drought-stricken Section of US Welcomes Advance of Tropical Storm Don
Posted July 29th, 2011 at 11:15 am (UTC-5)
A drought-stricken section of the southwestern United States is welcoming the advance of Tropical Storm Don, hoping that its drenching rains will cover parched lands. The storm, packing winds of 80 kilometers an hour, is centered in the Gulf of Mexico, about 400 kilometers southeast of the city of Corpus Christi, Texas. Forecasters say Don […]
Tropical Storm Advances Toward US Coastline
Posted July 28th, 2011 at 9:05 pm (UTC-5)
Tropical Storm Don is moving through the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to approach the southeastern coast of the U.S. state of Texas on Friday. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami says the storm is moving west-northwest at about 26 kilometers per hour, with sustained winds of 75 kilometers per hour. Forecasters expect […]
