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Tropical Storm Xavier brushes Mexican coast with wind, rain
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Xavier brought heavy rains and gusty winds to Mexico's central Pacific coast Monday, then degenerated into a post-tropical cyclone as it headed away from land. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said the storm was about 145 miles (235 kilometers) southwest of Cabo...
The Latest: Oscar now Atlantic hurricane, no threat to land
MIAMI (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Oscar (all times local): 5:15 p.m. Oscar has become the eighth hurricane of the 2018 Atlantic season, but the storm is far out in the Atlantic where it poses no threat to land. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Oscar was centered Sunday afternoon about 725 miles...
Tropical Storm Oscar strengthens but still no threat to land
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Oscar continues to swirl over the Atlantic Ocean, but it does not pose any threat to land. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Sunday morning that Oscar was centered about 815 miles (1,310 kilometers) east-southeast of Bermuda, and it was moving west at 12 mph (19 kph)....
Oscar strengthens into tropical storm; no threat to land
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Oscar has formed in the Atlantic Ocean, but does not pose a threat to land. Oscar strengthened into a tropical storm late Saturday over open waters. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Saturday night that the storm was centered about 930 miles (1,495 kilometers)...
Yemen says 14 killed in Cyclone Luban
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen's prime minster says this month's tropical storm has killed 14 people and made some 8,000 people homeless. Yemen's eastern Mahra province was battered by cyclone Luban earlier this month, with three days of rainfall and flooding destroying property and killing livestock. On...
Willa dissipates, but evacuations continue, towns cut off
MAZATLAN, Mexico (AP) — Emergency workers and federal troops struggled to reach beach towns left incommunicado by a blow from Hurricane Willa, and the storm continued to force evacuations Wednesday due to fear of flooding even as it dissipated over northern Mexico. Thousands of homes were still without...
Vermont marks start of last Irene recovery project
ROXBURY, Vt. (AP) — Construction got underway Wednesday on a project to rebuild Vermont's oldest fish hatchery, which was put out of business by flooding from Tropical Storm Irene in 2011. While the symbolic scoop from an excavator operated by Republican Gov. Phil Scott marked the beginning of construction...
The Latest: Willa weakens to tropical depression
MAZATLAN, Mexico (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Willa (all times local): 5:45 a.m. Once-mighty Hurricane Willa has weakened into a tropical depression as it moves rapidly over west-central Mexico. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says the storm had maximum sustained winds of 35 mph (55 kph) early...
Willa weakens to tropical storm, torrential rain to continue
MAZATLAN, Mexico (AP) — The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Willa has weakened to a tropical storm but torrential rains will continue in west-central Mexico. The meteorologists said Wednesday that Willa is moving toward the northeast at speeds near 20 mph (32 kph), movement expected to...
Category 3 Willa hits Mexico's coast, starts to weaken
MAZATLAN, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Willa swept onto Mexico's Pacific mainland with 120 mph (195 kph) winds Tuesday night, hitting an area of beach towns, fishing villages and farms after roaring over an offshore penal colony. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said the dangerous Category 3 storm hit near...
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