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Francine Could Be Fueled by Gulf of Mexico’s Warm Waters
Francine is forecast to become a Category 2 hurricane before landfall this week, but an even stronger hurricane isn’t out of the question. More
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Tropical Storm Francine Takes Aim at Louisiana and Texas
The storm ends a lull in the Atlantic season and is expected to become a hurricane before making landfall. More
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Map: Tracking Tropical Storm Francine
Francine was a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico Monday morning Central time, the National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory. The tropical storm had sustained wind speeds of 50 miles per hour. All times on the map are Central time. By The New York Times Where will it rain? Flash flooding can […] More
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Map: Tracking Tropical Storm Yagi
Yagi was a tropical storm in the South China Sea Tuesday morning Hong Kong time, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center said in its latest advisory. The tropical storm had sustained wind speeds of 46 miles per hour. All times on the map are Hong Kong time. By The New York Times Where will it rain? […] More
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Map: Tracking Tropical Storm Hector
Hector was a tropical storm in the North Pacific Ocean Sunday evening Pacific time, the National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory. The tropical storm had sustained wind speeds of 45 miles per hour. All times on the map are Pacific time. By The New York Times Hector is the eighth named storm to […] More
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On Hawaii’s Big Island, Hurricane Hone Brings Heavy Rain but No Major Damage
More than 20,000 customers were without power by Sunday afternoon, but neither the winds nor the flooding from the storm were dramatic.Hurricane Hone passed within 60 miles of Hawaii’s Big Island early Sunday, bringing heavy rain, knocking out power to thousands of customers and snapping native ohia trees like twigs.More than 20,000 customers were without electricity on Sunday afternoon on the island, which has a population of about 206,000. But Mitch Roth, the mayor of Hawaii County, which covers the Big Island, said there were no reports of injuries or major damage.Kazuo Todd, the fire chief for Hawaii County, said that nearly 18 inches of rain had fallen around the volcanoes in the southern part the island. But so far, neither the winds nor the flooding had been dramatic.“We do live on an island in the Pacific where the water can drain off into the ocean relatively quickly,” Chief Todd said.Forecasters predicted that Hone, which was a Category 1 storm as it was spinning westward below the islands on Sunday, could still bring up to 20 inches of rain to some areas. As the storm moves, it will slow down and push moisture over all the islands, increasing the potential for heavy rainfall statewide and the threat of flash flooding in some areas.Floodwaters flow through a soccer complex in Hilo, Hawaii, as a result of heavy rains.Bruce Omori for The New York TimesWe are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.Already a subscriber? Log in.Want all of The Times? Subscribe. More
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In Hawaii, a Sense of Alertness Without Panic Ahead of Tropical Storm Hone
Although the storm is not expected to pass directly over the Big Island, forecasters warned of threats including flooding and damaging winds.Debbie Arita, an office manager at a supermarket in Hilo on the Big Island of Hawaii, took stock of the conditions. Tropical Storm Hone was approaching the region, but the scene on Friday was far from chaotic — no frantic rush for supplies, no desperate boarding up of windows.To Ms. Arita, who said she has been through her fair share of hurricanes and tsunamis, the prevailing mood seemed to be alertness without anxiousness.“There’s no sense of panic here,” she said.Hone (pronounced ho-NAY) is expected to deliver a glancing blow to Hawaii as it passes near or south of the Big Island late Saturday into early Sunday. Forecasters have warned of the potential for damaging winds, life-threatening surf and flash floods.Officials and residents largely said they were preparing, but not with alarm. While a landfall of a named storm on Hawaii is rare, storms frequently come close enough to affect the islands’ weather. Mitch Roth, the mayor of Hawaii County, which covers the Big Island, wants residents to remain watchful. “We want people to be prepared for any kind of hazard,” Mr. Roth said. In August 2018, Hurricane Lane drenched the Big Island with 58 inches of rainfall, damaged over 100 buildings and killed one person — despite the eye of the storm passing over 100 miles south of the state.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.Already a subscriber? Log in.Want all of The Times? Subscribe. More
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Hurricane Ernesto Brings High Swells and Strong Rip Currents to the East Coast
Ernesto was creating dangerous surf conditions that were expected to continue for several days, forecasters warned.Hurricane Ernesto may be far from land but the storm still threatens beachgoers on the East Coast of the United States with dangerous swells and rip currents, the National Hurricane Center warned on Sunday.“Life-threatening surf and rip current conditions are likely” for several days on the East Coast and parts of Canada, the Hurricane Center said, as Ernesto strengthened back to a hurricane after being downgraded to a tropical storm on Saturday.The storm is expected to pass near Newfoundland, Canada, late on Monday or early on Tuesday but will not approach the United States, the Hurricane Center said.New York City closed its beaches in Queens and Brooklyn to swimming on Saturday and Sunday because of the dangerous rip currents caused by Ernesto.The town of Kitty Hawk, N.C., closed beaches to swimming over the weekend and threatened to fine those who ignored the warning. Several beaches in North and South Carolina had red flags raised on Sunday to warn beachgoers that strong rip currents were present.A satellite image of Ernesto on Sunday afternoon before it regained hurricane strength.NOAAA 41-year-old man drowned off Surf City, N.C., on Saturday afternoon. Kellie Cannon, a spokeswoman for Surf City’s Emergency Management Office, said the beaches in the area were experiencing dangerous rip currents because of Hurricane Ernesto.Two other men, ages 65 and 73, drowned hours apart on Friday after being caught in rip currents off the shore of Hilton Head Island, S.C., the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office said. Their deaths were not tied directly to Ernesto because the area can experience rip currents throughout the year, the authorities said.Rip currents are fast and powerful channels of water near the beach that can carry swimmers out to sea.Tens of thousands of people in the United States are rescued from rip currents every year and about 100 die from being caught in them, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.As of mid-August, 30 people had died in rip currents this year, according to preliminary National Weather Service data.If you are visiting a public beach and are unsure of how safe it is to swim, look for one of the colored flags raised by local authorities.Red flags present on the beach generally mean the authorities recommend staying out of the water. If there is a double red flag, that’s a sign that the water is closed to the public because conditions are too dangerous.If you do get caught in a rip current, do not swim against it to get back to shore, experts say. Swim parallel to the shore until you break out of the rip current, and then head back to shore with the waves at an angle.Or you can try waving your arms to get the attention of a lifeguard or someone on shore. If you see someone caught in a rip current, don’t attempt to rescue the person yourself. Instead, find a lifeguard or throw a flotation device. More
