By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist Waking up this morning, there’s a sense of dread. Hurricane Ian could be the storm that the west coast of Florida has always feared — especially Tampa. One of the cities most vulnerable to hurricanes could face its worst-case scenario. Tampa is now under a hurricane watch and storm surge
Continue ReadingBy Angela Fritz and Rachel Ramirez, CNN Hurricane Ian strengthened rapidly Wednesday morning as it churned over the ultra-warm water of the Gulf of Mexico on its way toward Florida. The storm’s maximum wind speed increased by 35 mph in wind speed in less than three hours, going from a category 3 to a strong
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist Waking up this morning, there’s a sense of dread. Hurricane Ian could be the storm that the west coast of Florida has always feared — especially Tampa. One of the cities most vulnerable to hurricanes could face its worst-case scenario. Tampa is now under a hurricane watch and storm surge
Continue ReadingBy Haley Brink, Dakin Andone and Nouran Salahieh, CNN Floridians are bracing for Tropical Storm Ian, which is expected to rapidly intensify and become a hurricane on Monday before hitting western Cuba, bringing with it the threats of strong winds and storm surge as high as 9 to 14 feet, according to the National Hurricane
Continue ReadingBy Nouran Salahieh, CNN The storm named Fiona slammed into Canada’s eastern seaboard with hurricane-force winds and torrential rainfall Saturday, pulling buildings into the ocean, collapsing homes, toppling trees and knocking out power for hundreds of thousands of people. Fiona first wreaked havoc in the Caribbean as a hurricane before moving up the Atlantic and
Continue ReadingBy Haley Brink, Dakin Andone and Nouran Salahieh, CNN Floridians are bracing for Tropical Storm Ian, which is expected to rapidly intensify and become a hurricane on Monday before hitting western Cuba, bringing with it the threats of strong winds and storm surge as high as 9 to 14 feet, according to the National Hurricane
Continue ReadingBy Derek Van Dam and Haley Brink, CNN meteorologists Tropical Storm Ian, the ninth named storm of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season is forecast to reach up to Category 4 hurricane strength before hitting Florida next week. If it does, it will be the first major hurricane to impact the state since 2018. Ian was
Continue ReadingBy Jason Hanna, Susannah Cullinane and Christina Maxouris, CNN Fiona ripped through Canada’s eastern seaboard at hurricane strength after making landfall in Nova Scotia on Saturday, slamming the area with fierce winds and storm surge, sapping power for hundreds of thousands and washing away or collapsing some coastal homes. Fiona, now a post-tropical cyclone, continued
Continue ReadingBy Derek Van Dam and Haley Brink, CNN meteorologists Tropical Storm Ian, the ninth named storm of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season is forecast to reach up to Category 4 hurricane strength before hitting Florida next week. If it does, it will be the first major hurricane to impact the state since 2018. Ian was
Continue ReadingBy Haley Brink, CNN Meteorologist A potent tropical system is churning in the Caribbean on Friday, poised to strengthen significantly as it tracks north toward the Gulf of Mexico. Forecasts show the system intensifying into a Category 3 as it approaches Florida next week, where it could become the first major hurricane for the state
Continue ReadingBy Haley Brink, CNN Meteorologist A potent tropical system is churning in the Caribbean on Friday, poised to strengthen significantly as it tracks north toward the Gulf of Mexico. Forecasts show the system intensifying into a Category 3 as it approaches Florida next week, where it could become the first major hurricane for the state
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, Theresa Waldrop and Christina Maxouris, CNN Deadly Hurricane Fiona has weakened slightly to a Category 3 storm but is still packing forceful winds of 125 mph as it barrels toward Canada’s Atlantic coast. It’s expected to bring hurricane conditions to the region Friday night, the National Hurricane Center said. It’s on track
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, Theresa Waldrop and Christina Maxouris, CNN Deadly Hurricane Fiona has weakened slightly to a Category 3 storm but is still packing forceful winds of 125 mph as it barrels toward Canada’s Atlantic coast. It’s expected to bring hurricane conditions to the region Friday night, the National Hurricane Center said. It’s on track
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, CNN A deadly hurricane that battered multiple island nations in the Caribbean this week is now impacting Bermuda before crashing into Canada this weekend, where residents are being warned to prepare for dangerously high winds and heavy rainfall. Officials in Bermuda as well as Canada’s Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island are
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray and Allison Chinchar, CNN Canadians are bracing for what could be the strongest storm to ever hit their country’s coast. “Every Nova Scotian should be preparing today and bracing for impact,” John Lohr, the minister responsible for the provincial Emergency Management Office, said in a Thursday news conference. Hurricane Fiona has lashed
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi and Alaa Elassar, CNN More than a million people in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic are without power or running water again Thursday as crews work to repair critical utilities disabled by Hurricane Fiona, which is now a Category 4 monster heading toward Bermuda. The first major hurricane of this year’s
Continue ReadingBy Judson Jones and Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologists Hurricane Fiona is the strongest hurricane of the Atlantic season, and now forecast models show a developing storm system could become a monstrous threat to the US Gulf Coast by next week. An area of disorganized activity over the southeastern Caribbean Sea will likely become the next
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi and Alaa Elassar, CNN More than a million people in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic are without power or running water again Thursday as crews work to repair critical utilities disabled by Hurricane Fiona, which is now a Category 4 monster heading toward Bermuda. The first major hurricane of this year’s
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, CNN More than a million people in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic are waking up without power or running water again Thursday as crews work to repair critical utilities disabled by Hurricane Fiona — now a Category 4 monster heading toward Bermuda. The first major hurricane of this year’s Atlantic season
Continue ReadingBy Judson Jones and Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologists Hurricane Fiona is the strongest hurricane of the Atlantic season, and now forecast models show a developing storm system could become a monstrous threat to the US Gulf Coast by next week. An area of disorganized activity over the southeastern Caribbean Sea will likely become the next
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