Weather News

Tropical Storm nears hurricane force off U.S.
Reuters - Tropical Storm Kyle strengthened to near hurricane force over the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday as it swirled on a path toward landfall between Maine and Canada's maritime provinces, U.S. forecasters said.
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Kyle prompts hurricane watch for Maine coast
A hurricane watch has been issued for part of Maine's coast and forecasters say the center of Tropical Storm Kyle is expected ...
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Taiwan issues sea, land warning for typhoon
AP - Taiwan authorities issued a sea and land warning Saturday as a powerful typhoon barreled toward the island.
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Tropical Storm Kyle steams north in the Atlantic
Tropical Storm Kyle is approaching hurricane strength as it chugs north in the open Atlantic.
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Texas residents of ravaged peninsula head home
AP - Terrie Robbins expected to find storm damage when she and other residents were allowed to return home on Bolivar Peninsula for the first time Friday since fleeing Hurricane Ike.
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2 strong quakes rock Philippine capital
AP - Two strong earthquakes rocked the Philippine capital and nearby provinces nearly simultaneously Saturday, but no damage or tsunami alerts were reported, a senior seismologist said.
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Taiwan issues land, sea warning on Typhoon Jangmi
Reuters - Taiwan issued land and sea warning Saturday as the 15th typhoon of this year headed toward the south coast.
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Flash floods kill 21 in northern Vietnam
Reuters - Flash floods from a powerful typhoon that swept through the Philippines and China earlier in the week have killed at least 21 people in Vietnam, the government said Saturday.
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Hurricane hotelier in Texas sentenced for fraud
AP - The principal owner of a company that runs a hotel in Texas damaged by Hurricane Ike is going to prison for committing fraud during two other hurricanes.
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Tropical Storm Kyle marches north in the Atlantic
AP - Tropical Storm Kyle is maintaining its strength as it chugs north in the open Atlantic and could become a hurricane over the weekend.
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