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ORLANDO, Fla. — A developing system in the Atlantic could make its way to the Caribbean as the season’s next tropical depression or storm, according to the National Hurricane Center.

As of the NHC’s 2 p.m. Eastern time tropical outlook Tuesday, the forecast calls for an area of low pressure to form in the central tropical Atlantic in a ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — A developing system in the Atlantic could make its way to the Caribbean as the season’s next tropical depression or storm, according to the National Hurricane Center.

As of the NHC’s 8 a.m. tropical outlook Tuesday, the forecast calls for an area of low pressure to form in the central tropical Atlantic in a few days. It ...Read more

The National Hurricane Center began tracking a system Monday that could develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

As of the NHC’s 8 p.m. tropical outlook, the forecast calls for an area of low pressure to form in the central tropical Atlantic in a few days.

“Thereafter, environmental conditions appear generally ...Read more

All is quiet in the Atlantic Ocean.

At least for now, meteorologists said this week. They once predicted this hurricane season would unleash 17 to 25 named storms. So far, it has created five. Forecasters stood by those predictions this month and say they are waiting for a surge in the tropics that could come in September and October. They are ...Read more

CHICAGO — As Chicago Public School students return to class Monday, the heat index is expected to break 100 degrees.

The National Weather Service in Chicago issued an excessive heat warning from Monday afternoon to Tuesday evening due to the “dangerously hot and humid conditions.” The city is opening cooling centers and urging Chicagoans ...Read more

Heavy rains in Connecticut caused flash flooding and some very tricky driving conditions throughout the day on Sunday across wide swathes of the state.

As of 5 p.m. on Sunday, 1,278 out 1,314,719 Eversource customers , and 58 United Illuminating customers in Connecticut were without power.

The National Weather Service reported that as of 3:30 ...Read more

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hundreds of thousands of people were left without power and water in Puerto Rico as Hurricane Ernesto strengthened after passing north of the American territory on Wednesday morning.

LUMA Energy, the private company that operates the island’s electrical grid, reported that more than 700,000 customers — or almost ...Read more

Ernesto strengthened into a hurricane in the Atlantic’s warm waters on Wednesday just north of Puerto Rico, and it could be a major storm by the time it nears Bermuda later this week, forecasters say.

Ernesto, now a large Category 1 hurricane, is continuing to douse Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands with flooding rain Wednesday as it pulls ...Read more

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hundreds of thousands of people were left without power in Puerto Rico as Hurricane Ernesto strengthened after passing north of the American territory on Wednesday morning.

LUMA Energy, the private company that operates the island’s electrical grid, reported that about 735,000 customers — half of the island — ...Read more

MIAMI — Ernesto strengthened into a hurricane in the Atlantic’s warm waters on Wednesday just north of Puerto Rico, and could be a major storm by the time it nears Bermuda later this week, forecasters say.

Ernesto, now a Category 1 hurricane, is continuing to douse Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, which remain under a tropical storm ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Southern Nevada’s brutal summer has killed 123 people this year, according to the most recent numbers released by the Clark County coroner’s office.

That marks a significant increase in the summer death toll, which was last released at the end of July. At that time, 63 heat-related deaths were reported.

Ariel Choinard, ...Read more

MIAMI — Tropical Storm Ernesto is expected to strengthen into a hurricane as it moves north past the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico on Tuesday night, according to forecasters.

The growing system is then likely to move over the western Atlantic Ocean and be near Bermuda by Friday, the National Hurricane Center said in its 5 p.m. Eastern time ...Read more

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Ricans filled up shopping carts with plantains, cans of beans and milk cartons at San Juan supermarkets in preparation for the arrival of Tropical Storm Ernesto, which is expected to bring extensive rainfall across the island.

Young adults read handwritten shopping lists out loud to their grandparents. Signs on ...Read more

MIAMI — Hurricane watches were issued across the Caribbean on Tuesday ahead of a stronger Tropical Storm Ernesto, including for the Virgin Islands and two islands that are part of Puerto Rico.

Ernesto has continued to strengthen while passing near or over islands in the eastern Caribbean Sea as it treks west over warm water toward Puerto Rico...Read more

MIAMI — Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands are under a tropical storm warning and flash flood watch ahead of Tropical Storm Ernesto, which is forecast to bring stormy conditions starting late Tuesday.

Ernesto slightly strengthened Tuesday morning as it moved across a group of islands in the eastern Caribbean Sea, and is expected to near ...Read more

MIAMI — Puerto Rico, the Virgin islands and a dozen other Caribbean islands are now under a tropical storm warning as forecasters monitor a system that is expected to strengthen into Tropical Storm Ernesto.

The future Ernesto is forecast to bring heavy rain, flash flooding and other stormy conditions to Puerto Rico, the Virgin islands and a ...Read more