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At least 42 dead as Helene lashes the South with wind, rain and historic flooding
The system generated a massive storm surge and knocked out power to millions of customers in several states.
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Helene makes landfall in Florida's northwest coast as a Category 4 hurricane
Helene made landfall on Florida’s northwest coast late Thursday after strengthening into a Category 4 storm hours earlier.
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As Helene bears down, insurance woes add to Florida homeowners' anxiety
Some residents are living in homes that haven’t been repaired since the last storm because of inadequate homeowners insurance — or none at all
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Passengers rush home before Hurricane Helene hits Florida
Boston’s Logan airport was full of people Wednesday either trying to escape Hurricane Helene or get back down south before the storm makes landfall on Thursday. One Florida couple in Terminal A told NBC10 Boston they had to cut their vacation on Cape Cod short by several days to get back to their house, which is facing wind and...
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Helene to cause havoc across the south
While impacts from Helene aren’t expected in Boston, we’re keeping an eye on the storm as it tracks toward Florida and the southeastern U.S. As of Wednesday morning, the storm’s future looks promising as it exits the Yucatan Peninsula and nears the southeastern tip of the Gulf of Mexico. The future of the storm will feature rapid intensification and...
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Florida residents evacuating as Tropical Storm Helene is expected to become a hurricane
Tropical Storm Helene formed Tuesday in the Caribbean Sea and could strengthen into a major hurricane while moving north toward the U.S., forecasters said
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This hurricane season was supposed to be ‘well above-average.' Why hasn't it been?
Up until a few days ago, with the formation of now-Hurricane Francine in the Gulf of Mexico, activity in the tropics had been on an unusual pause — after forecasters predicted a very busy season.
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Tropical Storm Francine forms in the Gulf, hurricane watch issued in Louisiana
Newly-formed Tropical Storm Francine was named in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday morning.
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Ernesto becomes a hurricane as significant flooding likely across Puerto Rico
Ernesto strengthened into a hurricane Wednesday as it dropped torrential rain on Puerto Rico and threatened to strengthen into a major hurricane en route to Bermuda.
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Tropical Storm Ernesto takes aim at Puerto Rico and could strengthen to a hurricane by Thursday
On the forecast track, Ernesto is expected to move across portions of the Leeward Islands on Tuesday and near or over the U.S. and British Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico by Tuesday evening.
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Atlantic front forming into tropical storm headed toward U.S. Virgin Islands
Potential Tropical Cyclone Five is strengthening and could be a named tropical storm by the end of Monday, federal forecasters said. If so, it would most likely be named Ernesto.
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‘We're all hanging on': At least 4 Florida deaths linked to Hurricane Debby, which brings flooding, damage
Hurricane Debby reached the Big Bend coast of Florida early Monday, bringing with it the potential for catastrophic flooding and life-threatening storm surge as it slowly passes over the northern part of the state.
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Hurricane Debby to bring heavy rains and flooding to Florida, Georgia and South Carolina
Hurricane Debby has made landfall Monday in northern Florida as a Category 1 storm.
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When will the next hurricane form in the tropics?
Since Hurricane Beryl and short-lived Tropical Storm Chris in early July, the tropics have been quiet due to the Saharan Air Layer. However, activity may pick up as we head into August. The Saharan Air Layer (SAL) is a plume of dry, dusty air that forms over the Sahara Desert during the late spring, summer, and early fall. According…
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A quick history of hurricanes in New England
This year’s Atlantic Hurricane Season is already a record-maker. So far, three storms have been named, the most devastating of those storms was Hurricane Beryl. Beryl devastated parts of Jamaica and the state of Texas with strong winds and flooding rain earlier this month. According to the National Hurricane Center, Beryl was the strongest July Atlantic hurricane on record,...
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Beryl now a Tropical Storm: Heavy rain, surge, damaging wind and power outages continue in Texas
Hurricane Beryl struck the Texas coast early Monday morning, bringing strong winds and heavy rain. The storm made landfall near Matagorda, a barrier island on the Gulf Coast, as a Category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 80 mph. As of the 11 a.m. update from the National Hurricane Center, Beryl has weakened slightly and is now a Tropical Storm….
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Storm surge and tornado watches issued along Texas coast ahead of Beryl's landfall
Texas officials warned the state’s entire coastline to brace for possible flooding, heavy rain and wind as they wait for a more defined path of the storm
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How climate change connects to Hurricane Beryl's rapid intensification
After Beryl made history as the earliest hurricane to reach category 4 intensity, NBC6 is taking a look at how climate change may have played a role.
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Beryl becomes first hurricane of the season, moves toward Barbados
Beryl formed into the first hurricane of the season on Saturday, and the storm and is forecast to intensify quickly, the National Weather Service said.