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Potential tropical system with 50 mph winds prompts warnings for Carolinas

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ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center has issued a tropical storm warning for a system that is approaching the Carolina coast on Monday while Tropical Depression Gordon has lost steam in the Atlantic.

As of the NHC’s 8 a.m. advisory, what is now called Potential Tropical Cyclone Eight, was located about 85 miles south of Cape Fear, ...Read more

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Tropical storm aims for the Carolinas. Heavy rain, gusty winds expected Monday

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The National Hurricane Center has issued tropical storm warnings for the Carolinas, from Edisto Beach, South Carolina, to Ocracoke Inlet. That includes Charleston, Myrtle Beach, Wilmington and Morehead City.

Forecasters expect the storm to come ashore Monday, though they cautioned that they remained uncertain about its exact path. Bands of ...Read more

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Tropical Storm Gordon weakening, NHC says system expected to develop off southeastern U.S coast

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The National Hurricane Center continues to track Tropical Storm Gordon and another system that is expected to develop off of the southeastern U.S. coast on Sunday.

As of the NHC’s 11 a.m. update, the center of Gordon is about 1,155 miles from the Leeward Islands with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph with higher gusts as it moves west-...Read more

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NHC continues to track Tropical Storm Gordon, 1 other system could develop

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ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center continues to track Tropical Storm Gordon and another system expected to form this weekend off the southeastern U.S. coastline.

As of the NHC’s 5 p.m. advisory, the center of Gordon is about 1,275 miles west-northwest of the Cape Verde Islands with maximum sustained wind speeds of 45 mph and ...Read more

NHC continues to track Tropical Storm Gordon, 1 other system could develop

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ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center continues to track Tropical Storm Gordon and another system expected to form this weekend off the southeastern U.S. coastline.

As of the NHC’s 11 a.m. advisory, the center of Gordon is about 1,195 miles west-northwest of the Cape Verde Islands with maximum sustained wind speeds of 45 mph as it ...Read more

Hurricane center tracks tropical depression, 2 more systems

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ORLANDO, Fla. — The remnants of what had been Hurricane Francine spread out over the Tennessee Valley on Friday, but the National Hurricane Center was still tracking Tropical Depression Seven and two more systems that could develop.

As of the NHC’s 5 a.m. advisory, the center of TD7 was located 955 miles west-northwest of the Cape Verde ...Read more

How will the tropical remnants of Francine affect Kansas City's weekend weather?

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The remnants of Francine are saying a “Midwest goodbye” as its prolonged exit from the area will affect Kansas City’s weather this weekend.

The storm’s center was located over northern Arkansas early Friday morning and it was not expected to move much Friday. It will likely meander near Missouri’s Bootheel by ...Read more

The next tropical storm could form in the Atlantic soon. It's headed west, slowly

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MIAMI — All six named storms that formed this hurricane season have made landfall somewhere, including Francine, which crashed into Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane Wednesday evening.

The next potential named storm — tropical depression 7 — could break that streak. The latest forecast track from the National Hurricane Center keeps ...Read more

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Record Las Vegas heat has killed at least 224 people, coroner's office says

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LAS VEGAS — The worst of Las Vegas’ record summer may be over. But the heat-related death toll continues to rise, with at least 224 deaths where heat was a factor.

Generally, experts say heat deaths are undercounted across the country, and the Clark County coroner’s office can take up to 90 days to declare heat a contributing factor in ...Read more

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Hurricane Francine upgraded to a Category 2 storm just before landfall near Mississippi coast

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BILOXI, Miss. — Hurricane Francine strengthened Wednesday afternoon to a Category 2 storm just before it made landfall on the Louisiana coast, the National Hurricane Center said.

The storm struck 30 miles south of Morgan City, Louisiana with maximum winds of 100 miles per hour.

Francine strengthened to forecasters surprise. Forecasters ...Read more

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Hurricane Francine makes landfall in Louisiana as a Category 2 storm; new tropical depression forms in Atlantic

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Hurricane Francine made landfall about 6 p.m. Wednesday in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, as a Category 2 storm with maximum sustained wind speeds of 100 mph, said the National Hurricane Center in its 6 p.m. update.

Meanwhile, a new depression has formed in the eastern Atlantic and could become a tropical storm in the ...Read more

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Hurricane Francine expected to hit Louisiana as Category 2 storm

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Hurricane Francine is expected to bring torrential rain, heavy winds and potentially life-threatening storm surges to the central Gulf Coast when it makes landfall in Louisiana later on Wednesday, meteorologists said.

Francine, the year’s sixth named storm, was upgraded from a tropical storm on Tuesday after strengthening over the warm waters...Read more

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As Hurricane Francine closes in on landfall, multiple systems swirl in the Atlantic

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MIAMI — Hurricane Francine is on track to strike Louisiana’s coast with 100mph winds and up to 10 feet of storm surge Wednesday afternoon, the third storm to make U.S. landfall this season.

The National Hurricane Center’s forecast again calls for Francine to hit as a Category 2 storm after the hurricane strengthened overnight in the ...Read more

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Will remnants of Hurricane Francine reach the Kansas City area? What the forecast says

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Dry and warmer-than-usual weather is expected in the Kansas City area over the next couple of days before a chance of rain moves in for the weekend, according to the National Weather Service.

Wednesday’s sunny skies are expected to make it the hottest day of the week, with temperatures climbing just shy of 90 degrees. ...Read more

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100 again: Summer of 2024 notches another record for heat in Las Vegas

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LAS VEGAS — The summer of 2024 has tied another record in Las Vegas weather history.

With a high of 102 on Tuesday, it was the 100th day with a high of 100 or more. The same also occurred in 1947.

And that 1947 mark has a chance to be broken Wednesday as the Las Vegas office of National Weather Service forecasts a high near 100 with a red ...Read more

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Hurricane Francine forms in Gulf, expected to make landfall in Louisiana Wednesday

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ORLANDO, Fla. — Hurricane Francine formed in the Gulf of Mexico Tuesday evening and is forecast to make landfall in Louisiana on Wednesday, according to the National Hurricane Center.

As of the NHC’s 8 p.m. advisory, the center of Francine was located about 150 miles east of the mouth of the Rio Grande River and 350 miles southwest of ...Read more

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Tropical Storm Francine forecast to grow into hurricane as it turns toward northern Gulf Coast

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ORLANDO, Fla. — Tropical Storm Francine is forecast to grow into a hurricane Tuesday and shift toward a landfall on the north Gulf Coast in Louisiana, according to the National Hurricane Center.

As of the NHC’s 5 p.m. advisory, the center of Francine was located about 135 miles east of the mouth of the Rio Grande River and 360 miles ...Read more

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Tropical Storm Francine forecast to grow into hurricane as it turns toward northern Gulf Coast

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ORLANDO, Fla. — Tropical Storm Francine is forecast to grow into a hurricane Tuesday and shift toward a landfall on the north Gulf Coast in Louisiana, according to the National Hurricane Center.

As of the NHC’s 8 a.m. advisory, the center of Francine was located about 125 miles southeast of the mouth of the Rio Grande River and 395 miles ...Read more

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Tropical Storm Francine forms in Gulf of Mexico, forecast to grow into hurricane

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ORLANDO, Fla. — Tropical Storm Francine formed Monday in the Gulf of Mexico and is forecast to grow into a hurricane before landfall this week, according to the National Hurricane Center.

In the NHC’s 11 a.m. EDT advisory, Francine was located about 245 miles southeast of the mouth of the Rio Grande River and 480 miles south-southwest of ...Read more

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Strengthening Gulf Storm could slam Texas, Louisiana coasts

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A storm system in the Gulf of Mexico is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane early this week, bringing heavy rain, damaging winds and potentially life-threatening storm surges to parts of the Texas and Louisiana coastlines.

The system is forecast to become a tropical storm on Monday as it moves north, with storm watches in effect for parts ...Read more