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Jeanne, once a rather weak tropical storm, roared ashore on Florida’s Eastern Coast early Sunday morning with the full fury of a massive Category 3 hurricane. While scenes of devastation played across TV screens across the world, the state’s residents, …
Although Hurricane Jeanne has weakened slightly, the storm’s maximum sustained winds are still near 100 mph (160 km/hr) with higher gusts. However, the National Hurricane Center’s latest bulletin warns, “some strengthening is possible during the next day or two.” Hurricane …
As the floods caused by Tropical Storm Jeanne slowly recede, Haitians are discovering even more devastation and loss of life. More than 1,000 persons have died in the northern city of Gonaives, and another 1,200 are still missing. Authorities fear …
Even as aid workers in Haiti struggled to cope with the disaster caused by floods unleashed from the passage of Tropical Storm Jeanne, the death toll continues to mount. Agence France Presse reported that “in the northern town of Gonaives, …
Tropical Storm Jeanne has left more than 100 people reported dead from floods caused by heavy rains, as it passed along the Haitian coast. Although by recent standards Jeanne was a relatively weak storm, it was nonetheless deadly. The BBC …
Convention sponsors and conferees arriving in Orlando for the annual NAPSLO National Convention breathed a sigh of relief Sunday as Hurricane Jeanne was downgraded and would not be a threat to the Bahamas or Florida. On Sunday, many of the …
After briefly gaining hurricane strength, Tropical Storm Jeanne’s wind speed slowed as it drifted West-Northwestward along the north coast of Hispaniola. Even the comparatively slow winds – around 65 mph (104 km/hr) – have been deadly, however. Two persons were …
While her big brother Ivan terrorizes the U.S. Gulf Coast (see related articles), little sister Jeanne has remained an active tropical storm, but could become the season’s next hurricane. Jeanne, the 10th named storm of the season, is currently located …
Hurricane Frances finally came ashore late Saturday night, after what seemed like an interminable waiting period for most Floridians, especially those on the East Coast. The giant storm packed hurricane force winds as far out as 85 miles on each …
