The three major airports in the New York metropolitan area all reopened by 6 PM. This is great news as they had been closed for a while, preventing a lot of travel from happening, in addition to all of the regular commuters being stuck where they were. There’s still some problems for the tens...
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Northeast Blizzard Causes Travel Delays for Thousands of Americans
Poinsettia Bowl at the Qualcomm Stadium Will Go On as Planned
There has been a very large amount of rain in California causing widespread flooding and scattered mudslides. It’s been raining for seven straight days, however, now the sun is finally out over the Qualcomm Stadium football field. The Poinsettia Bowl was scheduled for tonight, however, for a while it seemed like it wouldn’t be...
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Hurricane Karl Prepares for Landfall Along the Gulf Coast of Mexico
The center of major Hurricane Karl is expected to make landfall along the Gulf coast of Mexico within the next few hours. Karl currently has winds of up to 120 miles per hour, making it a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Hurricane Karl is currently a powerful hurricane, although little change in...
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Tropical Storm Karl Becomes Hurricane Karl
Earlier this morning, Tropical Storm Karl became Hurricane Karl. Hurricane Karl is a category one hurricane with maximum wind speeds of 75 miles per hour. According to the National Hurricane Center, it is likely that Karl will strengthen before making landfall over Mexico. It is even possible that the storm will approach major hurricane...
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Hurricane Julia Now Category 4 – Tropical Storm Karl Moving Over Yucatan Peninsula
Hurricane Julia has become a category 4 hurricane, with winds of up to 135 miles per hour. Julia is now a pretty large hurricane, hurricane force winds extend outward up to 35 miles out from the center, while tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 115 miles from the center. Julia is expected...
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Tropical Storm Karl Forms Near Yucatan Peninsula
Tropical Storm Karl has formed near the Yucatan Peninsula. Karl has been strengthening for the past hour, and it is expected that the storm will continue strengthening a bit before it makes landfall on the Yucatan Peninsula. The center of Karl is expected to move into the southwestern Gulf of Mexico Wednesday night, or...
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Hurricane Julia Strengthening Over Atlantic
Tropical Storm Julia has now become Hurricane Julia. This happened through the night and early morning. Julia has currently sustained winds of up to 85 miles per hour, making the storm a category one hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Some additional strengthening is forecast for the next day or so, however after that it’s...
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Hurricane Igor Update: September 13
Hurricane Igor is still a category 4 hurricane. Igor’s maximum sustained winds are up to 150 miles per hour, making it a powerful hurricane. Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 45 miles from the storm’s center, while tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 175 miles from the center. Hurricane Igor is...
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Hurricane Igor Projected Path
Tropical Storm Igor became a hurricane last night. The storm strengthened during the night and became a category 2 hurricane. Hurricane Igor has winds of up to 105 miles per hour. Hurricane force winds extend up to 35 miles outward from Igor’s center. Tropical storm force winds extend outward about 140 miles from the...
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Tropical Igor Forecast to Become a Hurricane Tonight
Tropical Storm Igor strengthened a lot during the night and early morning. Igor’s winds are now up to 70 miles per hour. It’s expected that Igor will become a hurricane before late night today. Igor is moving toward the west at near 20 miles per hour. This general forward motion is forecast to continue...
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