Tag: landfall
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‘Catastrophic damage’ likely as Hurricane Otis makes landfall in Mexico as Category 5 storm, NOAA says
[ad_1] The storm made landfall Wednesday near Acapulco, a Mexican resort town. October 25, 2023, 4:19 AM Hurricane Otis strengthened on Wednesday to a Category 5 storm as it made landfall in Mexico, where it’s likely to bring “catastrophic damage,” the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The hurricane, which had been a tropical storm as…
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Hurricane Norma makes landfall near Mexico’s Los Cabos, and Tammy hits tiny Barbuda in the Caribbean
[ad_1] CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico — Hurricane Norma came ashore near the resorts of Los Cabos at the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula on Saturday afternoon, and hours later Hurricane Tammy made landfall on the Caribbean island of Barbuda. Both storms were Category 1 hurricanes when they hit. The U.S. National Hurricane Center…
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Hurricane Lee tracker: One dead in Maine after storm landfall leaves thousands without power – update
[ad_1] Hurricane Lee advances towards US as warnings issued for New England Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Storm Lee made landfall at around 4pm in far western Nova Scotia, with winds whipping at 70mph, which killed one person and left…
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Hurricane Lee tracker update: Motorist killed as storm makes Nova Scotia landfall leaving thousands without power
[ad_1] Hurricane Lee advances towards US as warnings issued for New England Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Storm Lee made landfall at around 4pm in far western Nova Scotia, with winds whipping at 70mph, which killed one person and left…
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Lee Makes Landfall at US-Canada Border
[ad_1] The storm known as Lee, still a dangerous post-tropical cyclone, made landfall in Canada Saturday, packing powerful winds in Nova Scotia and in coastal Maine that toppled trees, killing at least one person and knocking out power to tens of thousands of people. With days to prepare for the slow-moving hurricane, remote coastal towns…
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Lee makes landfall with near-hurricane strength in Canada after moving up Atlantic Ocean
[ad_1] Lee made landfall with near-hurricane strength in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia on Saturday as a post-tropical cyclone, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm had maximum sustained winds of 70 mph, just below the 74 mph threshold for a Category 1 hurricane, according to the agency. The onetime hurricane moved up the…
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Lee Makes Landfall in Western Nova Scotia
[ad_1] Lee made landfall in Nova Scotia on Saturday afternoon as a post-tropical cyclone after transitioning from a hurricane and slightly weakening earlier in the day. The storm produced winds near hurricane-force as it reached shore, forecasters from the National Hurricane Center said, and it was causing tropical storm conditions along the province and coastal…
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Idalia makes landfall: Eyewall of monster Category-3 hurricane batters Florida coastline with 125mph winds ahead of 16ft storm surges and TORNADOS – as homes are flooded and over 100,000 without power
[ad_1] Hurricane Idalia has made landfall near Keaton Beach after weakening back to a Category 3 storm – as Florida prepares to be battered by winds of up to 125mph. Authorities have warned that the decrease from a Category 4 to a 3 ‘does not diminish’ the threat to life, adding that the event is…