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Hurricane season ending after record damage in US

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

MIAMI, USA (AFP): The Atlantic hurricane season in 2008 is coming to a close after producing 16 storms, including eight hurricanes, and inflicting record damage in the United States, a report by university researchers said on Wednesday. The storm activity was "well above-average" overall.

Paloma weakens over Cuba

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

HAVANA, Cuba: At 11:00 am EST Sunday, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said Paloma; the third hurricane to hit Cuba this year, still had top winds near 60 miles per hour and was located over the eastern central province of Camaguey. Tropical Storm Paloma churned over Cuba on Sunday with rapidly weakening winds.

Storm-battered Cuba readies for another hurricane

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

HAVANA, Cuba (Reuters): Cuba put aside the work of recovering from the two powerful hurricanes that have already struck this storm season to prepare on Friday for Hurricane Paloma spinning toward the eastern half of the island. Cuban officials said they had evacuated at least 85,000 boarding school students.

Paloma strengthens to Category Three hurricane

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

MIAMI, USA (AFP): Hurricane Paloma, currently lashing the Cayman islands in the Caribbean on its way towards Cuba, has strengthened to a "dangerous" Category Three storm with maximum sustained winds near 115 miles per hour, the National Hurricane Center here said.

Hurricane Paloma lashes Cayman Islands as it moves toward Cuba

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (AFP): Packing gale-force winds and torrential rain, Hurricane Paloma pounded the Cayman Islands early Saturday as it slowly moved toward a collision with storm-battered Cuba. The Cayman Islands hunkered down, closing shelters and urging residents to stay put in the face of Paloma.

Hurricane Paloma nears Cuba after pounding Cayman Islands

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (Reuters): Hurricane Paloma grew into an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm on Saturday as it hammered the wealthy British Caribbean territory of the Cayman Islands and roared toward the south coast of storm-weary Cuba.

Hurricane Paloma hammers Cayman Islands

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (AFP): Homes and tourist resorts on two of the Cayman Islands lay in tatters as the most powerful hurricane to hit the territory in years swept over the Caribbean and towards Cuba, an official says. Paloma raked across the islands as an "extremely dangerous" Category Four hurricane.

Hurricane Paloma strengthens and aims at Cayman Islands

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (Reuters): Hurricane Paloma strengthened rapidly and menacingly in the Caribbean on Friday as it bore down on the wealthy British territory of the Cayman Islands and threatened storm-battered Cuba. Businesses, schools and offices closed down in the Cayman Islands.

Paloma churns across Caribbean toward Cayman Islands

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

MIAMI, USA (Reuters): Hurricane Paloma moved northward toward the Cayman Islands and Cuba on Friday and was expected to strengthen as it churned through the Caribbean, US forecasters said. The 16th storm of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season came in the last month of a busier than normal storm season.

Paloma strengthens into hurricane in Caribbean

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

MIAMI, USA (Reuters): Tropical Storm Paloma grew into a Category 1 hurricane on Thursday and was expected to strengthen further as it churned through the Caribbean on a path that threatens the Cayman Islands and storm-weary Cuba. At 7 p.m. EST, Paloma was located 165 miles south of Grand Cayman.

New Caribbean tropical depression threatens Cayman Islands, Cuba

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

MIAMI, USA (Reuters): The 17th tropical depression of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season formed on Wednesday and was expected to strengthen into a storm or perhaps even a hurricane on a path that could threaten the Cayman Islands, Jamaica and Cuba, US forecasters said.

Tropical Storm Paloma forms in Caribbean

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

WASHINGTON, USA (Reuters): Tropical Storm Paloma, the 16th of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season, formed in the Caribbean on Thursday and was expected to strengthen into a hurricane on a path that could threaten the Cayman Islands, Jamaica and Cuba, US forecasters said.

Tropical depression may form in Caribbean

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

NEW YORK, USA (Reuters): A low pressure system in the southwestern Caribbean Sea had a 20 percent to 50 percent chance of developing over the next 48 hours, the US National Hurricane Center said Monday. Most of the models showed the system would move toward Cuba and the Bahamas.

Cold snap ties record low temperature in Cuba

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

HAVANA, Cuba (ACN): A cold snap set the lowest temperatures for October on Wednesday in several sites of the interior of western Cuba. The minimum recorded was 9.0 degrees Celsius (48 deg. F) in Guines, southeast of the capital. The sharp drop in temperature is due to a massive continental Arctic air mass.

Tropical depression unlikely in Atlantic, says NHC

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

NEW YORK, USA (Reuters): A low pressure system about midway between Cape Verde Island and the Lesser Antilles had less than a 20 percent chance of developing over the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Tuesday. The NHC forecast development, if any, would be slow to occur.

Hurricane Omar misses Puerto Rico

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: Hurricane Omar moved away from Puerto Rico Thursday morning without leaving behind any major traces associated with the atmospheric phenomenon. “The weather conditions are normal and tranquil,” National Weather Service meteorologist Féliz Castro said Thursday morning.

Hurricane Omar races through Northern Leeward Islands

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

CASTRIES, St Lucia (CRM): Hurricane Omar raced through the northern Leeward Islands early Thursday morning, intensifying rapidly as it moved into and clean through the Anegada Passage, which separates Anguilla and the Virgin Islands. By first light Thursday, the storm was heading into the mid-Atlantic.

Hurricane Omar weakens after surging into Atlantic

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters): Hurricane Omar weakened rapidly as it surged into the Atlantic on Thursday, after threading its way through the small islands of the northeastern Caribbean as a fiercely powerful storm that ended up causing relatively little damage, US forecasters said.

Hurricane Omar lashes Virgin Islands

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AFP): Hurricane Omar pounded the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico with lashing rain and 125 mile-per-hour winds on Thursday after strengthening into a major category three storm. Quickening its pace along a northeasterly track, Omar veered away from San Juan as it headed out to open water.

Omar pounds Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

NEW YORK, USA (Reuters): After pounding Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, Hurricane Omar, a dangerous Category 3 hurricane, is rapidly moving toward the open waters of the Atlantic, the US National Hurricane Center said Thursday. The center of Omar is packing winds near 125 miles per hour.

Hurricane Omar gathers force in northeastern Caribbean

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

MIAMI, USA (AFP): Hurricane Omar was churning toward the Virgin islands on Wednesday, gaining strength as authorities issued warnings across much of the northeastern Caribbean. "Omar continues to strengthen as it moves closer to the northern Leeward islands," said the National Hurricane Center in Miami.

Severe weather warning issued for St Lucia

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

CASTRIES, St Lucia: The Meteorological Office in St Lucia has issued a severe weather warning for the island. At 11:00 am Tuesday, the center of Tropical Storm Omar was located near Latitude 14.0 degrees north, longitude 69.0 degrees west or about 355 miles south southwest of San Juan, Puerto Rico.

USVI government makes final preparations for Hurricane Omar

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

ST THOMAS, USVI: Based on the projected path of Hurricane Omar, Governor John deJongh announced several decisions on Tuesday night as the US Virgin Islands government continued its final preparations for the anticipated impact on the Territory of either a strong tropical storm or a hurricane.

Hurricane Omar gains strength as it moves closer to Puerto Rico

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico- Hurricane Omar gained strength on Wednesday southeast of Puerto Rico and is expected to pass 70 miles east south east of the island at about 2 a.m. As of 11 a.m. the center of Hurricane Omar was located about 235 miles south-southwest of San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Marine Safety Information Bulletin: Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: Sector San Juan Marine Safety and Security Duty Officers are notifying all facilities and vessels in the area of responsibility that the Captain of the Port has set and anticipates setting the following Port Conditions for Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, due to the arrival of Hurricane Omar.

Hurricane Omar gathers force in northeastern Caribbean

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

MIAMI, USA (AFP): Hurricane Omar was churning toward the Virgin islands Wednesday gaining strength as authorities issued warnings across much of the northeastern Caribbean. The US National Hurricane Center warned at 11 am: "additional strengthening is forecast during the next 24 hours."

Schools, offices and businesses closed as Hurricane Omar bears down on St Kitts-Nevis

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

BASSETERE, St Kitts(CUOPM): St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister and Minister of National Security Dr Denzil Douglas has announced the closure of all schools and government offices and the mobilisation of the National Emergency management Agency (NEMA) and the various District Committees.

Nevis prepares for Hurricane Omar

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

CHARLESTOWN, Nevis: Premier of Nevis, Joseph Parry announced on Wednesday the track of Hurricane Omar and the way forward for the people of Nevis, in a live broadcast to the nation. The hurricane will start affecting Nevis on Wednesday afternoon and the center will be closest to Nevis on Thursday morning.

USVI government expecting Hurricane Omar to hit St Croix

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

ST THOMAS, USVI: Based on the projected path of Hurricane Omar, Governor John deJongh announced several decisions late Tuesday night and early Wednesday as the US Virgin Islands government continued its final preparations for the anticipated impact on the Territory of a developing hurricane.

Flood warnings issued for Puerto Rico

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: A tropical disturbance affecting Puerto Rico since Sunday has the potential of further developing and cause flooding across the island until Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. Flash flood warnings have been posted in towns located in the east, southeast and northeast.

Tropical depression forms in Caribbean

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

NEW YORK, USA (Reuters): Tropical Depression 15 formed in the Caribbean and will likely strengthen into a tropical storm Monday but will not threaten the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico as it moves toward the Atlantic, the US National Hurricane Center said. The depression was located about 340 miles southwest of San Juan.

Researchers attempt to link climate change to increase in hurricane activity

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

BOULDER, USA: The National Centre for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado in collaboration with federal agencies as well as insurance companies has launched an intensive study to examine how global warming will influence hurricanes particularly in the hurricane-prone Gulf of Mexico.

Tropical Storm Nana forms in Atlantic

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

MIAMI, USA (Reuters): Tropical Storm Nana, the 14th of the Atlantic hurricane season, formed on Sunday in the Atlantic Ocean east of the Caribbean islands, the US National Hurricane Center said. It said the storm was likely to be short-lived as it curved west-northwest over open waters in the Atlantic.

US forecaster sees 3 Atlantic cyclones in October

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

MIAMI, USA (Reuters): Warm sea water and low surface pressures will help spawn three new Atlantic-Caribbean tropical storms in October and two will become hurricanes, the Colorado State University hurricane research team headed by Bill Gray predicted on Wednesday, without issuing a new full-season forecast.

Tropical Storm Watch issued for Bermuda as Kyle heads towards US

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

MIAMI, USA (AFP): Tropical Storm Kyle could strike the northeastern US coast and Canada as a hurricane by Monday, according to National Hurricane Center forecasts on Friday. At 2:00 pm Kyle was still far away from land, its center swirling about 445 miles southeast of Bermuda.

Tropical Storm Kyle forms in Atlantic

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

MIAMI, USA (Reuters): Tropical Storm Kyle, the 11th of the Atlantic hurricane season, formed on Thursday from a weather system that pounded Puerto Rico and other northern Caribbean islands for days, the US National Hurricane Center said. Kyle finally gained tropical storm strength, with sustained winds 45 mph.

More to come in busy Atlantic hurricane season

Sat, 20 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

MIAMI, USA (Reuters): The 10 tropical storms and hurricanes that ripped through the Atlantic and Caribbean during this busy hurricane season savaged Haiti, Cuba and the US Gulf coast, and conditions are now ripe for more. Residents of the Atlantic-Caribbean danger zone should not let down their guard.

Caribbean tropical depression could form soon

Sat, 20 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

NEW YORK, USA (Reuters): A tropical wave in the Eastern Caribbean Sea was slowly moving westward across the Lesser Antilles on Friday and could strengthen into a tropical depression or storm over the next few days, the US National Hurricane Center said in its last update.

Update on Hurricane Ike's passage through Bahamas and Turks and Caicos

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

CASTRIES. St Lucia: According to a report by risk managers, CaribRM, at the beginning of the historically most active week of the Atlantic Hurricane Season, Category 4 Hurricane Ike charged through the southern-most parts of the Bahamas chain and on into the east coast of Cuba.

Hurricane Ike closing in on Cuba

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands: Hurricane Ike continued barreling through the Bahamas on Sunday afternoon as it closed in on Cuba. At 2:00pm EDT on Sunday, the centre of Hurricane Ike was located just west of Great Inagua in the southeast Bahamas and about 90 miles east-northeast of Guantanamo, Cuba.

Hurricane Ike rages over Bahamas, clips Haiti, Cuba next

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): The latest hurricane to tear through the Atlantic and Caribbean battered Turks and Caicos and the southern Bahamas Sunday and was hampering relief efforts in flood-devastated Haiti, as Cuba and the United States gird for the storm's wrath. Hurricane Ike is an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm.

Menacing Hurricane Ike powers toward Cuba

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

HAVANA, Cuba (Reuters): Hurricane Ike barreled toward Cuba as an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm on Sunday. Ike's top sustained winds reached 135 miles per hour, making it a savage Category 4 on the five-step Saffir Simpson scale of hurricane intensity, the US National Hurricane Center said.

Hurricane Ike ravages Turks and Caicos, heads for Bahamas

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

GRAND TURK, Turks and Caicos Islands: Hurricane Ike made its way across the Turks and Caicos Islands throughout the night, leaving devastation in its wake. Ike slammed into Grand Turk late Saturday night as an extremely dangerous category four hurricane, with maximum sustained winds near 135 mph.

Dangerous hurricane expected to bypass USVI

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

ST THOMAS, USVI: Outer rains bands associated with Hurricane Ike are expected to affect portions of the US Virgin Islands and the coastal waters Friday evening through Saturday, according to VITEMA State Director Mark Walters. Hurricane Ike will pass about 300 miles north of the local area during overnight hours Friday.

Hurricane Ike eyes Turks and Caicos Islands

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

GRAND TURK, Turks and Caicos Islands: As Hurricane Ike continues on its path toward the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI), it threatens to cause more damage to the already fragile conditions there. At 8:00am on Saturday, the centre of Hurricane Ike was located about 210 miles east of Grand Turk Island.

Now category 4, Hurricane Ike barrels toward the Turks and Caicos Islands

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

GRAND TURK, Turks and Caicos Islands: Hurricane Ike continues to pick up strength, with sustained winds now nearing 135 mph, as it barrels toward the Turks and Caicos Islands. At 5:00pm on Saturday, the centre of Hurricane Ike was located about 90 miles east of Grand Turk traveling west-southwest near 15 mph.