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News Articles: hurricane season

Tropical Storm Fred neared landfall Monday, Aug. 16,2021

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  • Weather

Tropical Storm Fred Moves Across the Region

Tropical Storm Fred is moving across the region and weather scientists warn the public to be prepared for potential flooding and high winds.

August 16, 2021
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By:
  • Amanda Andrews
Image of hurricane Harvey

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  • Environment

Six Takeaway's About Tropical Cyclones And Hurricanes From The New IPCC Report

Coastal regions can brace for more intense, wetter and windier tropical storms in a warming world.

August 13, 2021
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By:
  • James Bruggers
Carbon Monoxide alarms are displayed in a Home Depot store in Illinois. Although there were no deaths from Hurricane Laura, 28 people died in Louisiana and almost all of them once the hurricane passed. The storm left communities without power for weeks. Fourteen of the deaths were caused by carbon monoxide poisoning from unsafe use of emergency generators.

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  • National

A New Hurricane Season Brings A New Threat: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

More people have died from unsafe use of generators after hurricanes than storm surge since 2017. The National Hurricane Center wants to focus attention on generator safety.

June 01, 2021
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By:
  • Greg Allen
A graph showing the date of the first named storm each year since 1971

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  • Environment

Hurricane Season Begins With One Storm Already On The Books

For the seventh year in a row, there has been a named storm before the official start of the hurricane season, June 1.

June 01, 2021
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By:
  • Emily Jones
Subtropical Storm Ana is moving west and is predicted to change toward the north, then move northeast.

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  • Weather

Subtropical Storm Ana Is First Named Storm Of Atlantic Hurricane Season

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting an above-average hurricane season for 2021, forecasting 13 to 20 named storms.

May 23, 2021
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By:
  • Dustin Jones
GPB News NPR

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  • Weather

The 2021 Hurricane Season Won't Use Greek Letters For Storms

Forecasters used nine Greek letters to name the final storms of last year's Atlantic hurricane season. This year, the National Hurricane Center has a new plan.

March 24, 2021
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By:
  • Barry Gordemer and
  • Heidi Glenn
Storm clouds gather above the levee near Lake Pontchartrain as Tropical Storm Cristobal makes landfall on June 07, 2020 in New Orleans.

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  • National

Hurricane Forecasts Will Start Earlier In 2021

Named storms have formed in the Atlantic before the official June 1 start of hurricane season in each of the last six years. The National Hurricane Center is discussing starting the season in May.

February 26, 2021
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By:
  • Greg Allen
NOAA has revised the outlook for this year's hurricane season, now predicting 19-25 named storms.

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  • Weather

Forecasters Now Predict ‘Extremely Active’ Hurricane Season

In a newly revised outlook, forecasters say this hurricane season could bring 19-25 named storms.

August 06, 2020
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By:
  • Emily Jones
Tropical Storm Isaias wind speed predictions as of 11 a.m. Monday

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  • Weather

Coastal Georgia Braces For Flooding As Isaias Passes

Though Tropical Storm Isaias is expected to pass offshore of Georgia, flooding and heavy rain are still likely.

August 03, 2020
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By:
  • Emily Jones
Evacuees board buses outside the Savannah Civic Center heading to Augusta ahead of Hurricane Dorian.

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  • Weather

Weather Experts Say Coronavirus Complicates Everything About Hurricane Planning

As Tropical Storm Isaias approaches, emergency managers say COVID-19 is making planning difficult.

July 30, 2020
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By:
  • Emily Jones
Tropical Storm Arthur is crawling closer to the North Carolina coast on Monday, amid threats of some minor flooding and rough seas as the system moves off the Southeast seaboard.

Tropical Storm Arthur Crawls Closer To North Carolina Coast

Life-threatening surf and rip currents will spread along U.S. East coast beaches in the days ahead as Tropical Storm Arthur kicks up ocean swells...

May 18, 2020
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  • Associated Press
Clouds loom over the Miami skyline Thursday, May 14, 2020. According to the National Hurricane Center website, "A trough of low pressure over the Straits of Florida is producing a large area of cloudiness and thunderstorms."

System Off Florida Could Become Season’s First Named Storm

A trough of low pressure moving through the Florida Straits could organize over the northwestern Bahamas later Friday or Saturday and become the first...

May 15, 2020
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  • Associated Press
Georgia farmers like Aries Haygood of A&M Farms have faced a number of challenges over the last few years, including trade policy, weather and labor shortages.

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  • Environment

Agricultural Markets Demand More Maintenance — But Georgia Farmers Face Weather, Labor Challenges

Farmers in Georgia have been impacted by a multitude of events in the last few years: hurricanes, stalled aid, trade policy and, on top of that, drought...

October 16, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more
NOAA has updated its outlook for this hurricane season.

Forecasters Say Above-Average Hurricane Season Now More Likely

Forecasters now say we could be in for a more active hurricane season than they originally predicted. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric...

August 08, 2019
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By:
  • Emily Jones

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