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Tropical Storm Gordon weakens, NHC predicts development of a system off the southeast coast of the USA

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Tropical Storm Gordon weakens, NHC predicts development of a system off the southeast coast of the USA

The National Hurricane Center continues to monitor Tropical Storm Gordon and another system expected to form off the southeastern U.S. coast on Sunday. According to the 11 a.m. NHC update, Gordon’s center is about 1,855 miles from the Leeward Islands. Maximum sustained winds are 40 mph with stronger gusts as the storm moves west-northwest at […]

What does it mean when a Category 1 hurricane makes landfall?

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What does it mean when a Category 1 hurricane makes landfall?

A tropical system expected to hit Louisiana this week could bring sustained winds to southern Mississippi, a region that has been spared hurricane-force winds in recent years. Potential Tropical Cyclone Six, a Gulf of Mexico disturbance with maximum sustained winds of nearly 50 mph, has formed over the warm waters of the southern Gulf of […]