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Hurricane Iota Intensifies While Approaching Central America

Hurricane Iota was upgraded to a Category 5 Hurricane, the most intense on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, and is expected to make landfall...

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Hurricane Eta To Make Landfall Tonight

Hurricane Eta has rapidly intensified in the last 24 hours. Winds have increased from 50 MPH to 132 MPH, classifying it a Category 4 major hurricane.

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Zeta Forecast to Make Landfall Wednesday Night

Tropical Storm Zeta is heading for the Yucatan Peninsula. It is currently located about 140 miles southeast of Cozumel, moving northwest at 10 MPH....

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Two Major Wildfires Burning in Boulder County, CO

The Calwood fire ignited in Boulder County early Sunday afternoon and has already burned an estimated 9015 acres. So far, nearly 3,000 people have...

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Sally Makes Landfall as Category 2 Hurricane

Sally made landfall as a Category 2 storm near Gulf Shores around 4:45 a.m. CT with sustained winds of 105 mph. By 8 a.m. CT it was downgraded, 20...

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Central Gulf Coast Braces for Hurricane Sally

Hurricane Sally has stalled off the Mississippi/Alabama coast. Residents that live along the central Gulf Coast are recommended to evacuate as...

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Mandatory Evacuations Underway Ahead of Tropical Storm Sally

Louisiana has begun mandatory evacuations for the lower parishes, ahead of Tropical Sally’s landfall.

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Wildfires Continue to Ravage the West

More than 96 large wildfires are burning across the United States, According to Cal Fire. California has been hit hardest, where fires have scorched...

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Tropical Storm Isaias Expected To Become a Hurricane on Friday

Tropical Storm Isaias (ees-ah-EE-ahs) is expected to become a hurricane on Friday as it moves to the northwest at about 20 mph. Isaias was centered...

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Saharan dust cloud to affect southeastern United States by Friday

The large dust cloud that traveled from the Saharan desert and blanketed parts of the Caribbean is on its way to the southeastern United States.

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Tropical Storm Warnings Issued for the Carolinas

Tropical Storm Arthur, the first named storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, is approaching eastern North Carolina. A Tropical Storm Warning...

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First tropical storm of 2020 season expected this weekend

The 2020 Hurricane Season looks to be getting an early start. The National Hurricane Center continues to monitor a storm system over southern Florida...

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