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Bradenton Herald
March 14, 2018
In all, the report states, Irma caused “44 direct deaths as a result of its strong winds, heavy rains, and high surf across the Caribbean Islands and the southeastern United States.” On Sept. 12, a family found a body floating in the water off Cortez while they were on their boat and called the Manatee CountyÃâà...
Insurance Journal
March 14, 2018
The death toll from Hurricane Irma's catastrophic rampage across the Caribbean and the southeastern U.S. has risen to 44 fatalities directly caused by its strong winds and heavy rains, plus 85 fatalities indirectly linked to the storm, according to a report released Monday by the U.S. National HurricaneÃâà...
Smart Cities Dive
March 10, 2018
Hurricane Harvey caused an estimated $125 billion, according to the National Hurricane Center, and killed at least 93 people. The city's streets are at a disadvantage during heavy rains, as many are on low-lying ground, according to the Chronicle. And while some gates already close streets automatically,Ãâà...
mySanAntonio.com
March 10, 2018
The National Hurricane Center expects the storm to come ashore along the central Texas coast, an area that includes Corpus Christi and Houston, home to some of the biggest refineries in the country. More than 45 percent of the country's refining capacity is along the U. Gulf Coast, and nearly a fifth of theÃâà...
WFMY News 2
February 27, 2018
National Hurricane Center Experimenting With 7-Day Tropical Cyclone Forecasts. Federal meteorologists started issuing 24-hour hurricane forecasts in 1954, two-day forecasts in 1961, and three-day forecasts in 1964. Author: Rick Neale, Florida Today. Published: 8:29 PM EST February 27, 2018. Updated: 8:31 PM ESTÃâà...
Florida Today
February 23, 2018
MELBOURNE — National Hurricane Center officials are experimenting with extended forecasts that may someday predict the paths of hurricanes a full week in advance, compared with today's five-day forecasts. "In 2018, for the first time, we're going to be doing in-house forecasts out to seven daysÃâà...
eHam.net
February 22, 2018
Other presentation topics will cover the operations of several groups during the 2017 hurricane season, including WX4NHC, the National Hurricane Center Amateur Radio station; the Hurricane Watch Net; the VoIP Hurricane Net; the Canadian Hurricane Centre; the Salvation Army Team Emergency RadioÃâà...
ARRL
February 21, 2018
Other presentation topics will cover the operations of several groups during the 2017 hurricane season, including WX4NHC, the National Hurricane Center Amateur Radio station; the Hurricane Watch Net; the VoIP Hurricane Net; the Canadian Hurricane Centre; the Salvation Army Team Emergency RadioÃâà...
KBTX
January 25, 2018
BRYAN, Tex (KBTX) - Five months to the day of the Texas landfall of Major Hurricane Harvey, the National Hurricane Center has released its official report of the historic storm. The storm killed at least 68 people, which is the most from a tropical cyclone in Texas since 1919. With inflation adjusted, estimatedÃâà...
NOLA.com
October 5, 2017
Hurricane and storm surge watches were issued for portions of the northern Gulf Coast Thursday night (Oct. 5), the National Hurricane Center said in its latest update of Tropical Storm Nate. A hurricane watch was issued from Morgan City, Louisiana, eastward to the Mississippi/Alabama border, includingÃâà...
AL.com
September 24, 2017
Hurricane Maria may come close to the U.S. East Coast this week -- close enough that tropical storm and storm surge watches have been issued for North Carolina. (National Hurricane Center). Hurricane Maria may come close to the U.S. East Coast this week -- close enough that tropical storm and stormÃâà...
The Daily Progress
December 31, 1999
FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, file photo, Janice Connelly of Hollywood, sets up a makeshift memorial in memory of the senior citizens who died in the heat at The Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills, Fla. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Monday, March 12, 2018, that the death toll fromÃâà...
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