August 19, 2009
Scouring an aerial photograph taken three days after Hurricane Camille crashed ashore on Mississippi’s Gulf coast, Richard Rose points to the spot where his father’s body washed into the chimney of a ruined home. Rose was only 10 when one …
August 19, 2009
The first hurricane of the 2009 Atlantic season may end up skipping past the United States, leaving insurers to hope that the next ominous storm clouds will come ashore with a silver lining. Insurers can face billions of dollars in …
August 19, 2009
The most recent bulletin (5:00 am AST) from Miami’s National Hurricane Center warns that Bill has strengthened markedly, and is now a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. The NHC said the storm’s center was located about 460 miles, …
August 19, 2009
Hurricane Bill, the first of the 2009 Atlantic season, gathered strength and grew into a dangerous Category 4 storm with sustained winds of up to 135 mph (215 kph) on Wednesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Bill posed no …
August 18, 2009
The latest bulletin from the National Hurricane Center in Miami reports that Hurricane Bill continues to move “west-northwestward across the tropical Atlantic with little change in strength.” As of 5:00 a.m. AST the storm’s center was located about 810 miles, …
August 18, 2009
Hurricane Bill, the first hurricane of the 2009 Atlantic season, revved up quickly Monday as it headed toward Bermuda, while the remnants of Tropical Storm Ana dissipated without threatening the U.S. Gulf oil patch. Bill strengthened into a Category 2 …
August 17, 2009
The National Hurricane Center in Miami is currently tracking three tropical storms. Claudette has already made landfall on the Florida Panhandle. Ana, a tropical depression, is in the middle of the Caribbean. Neither storm appears to present a serious threat …
August 17, 2009
Tropical Storm Claudette, the third of the Atlantic hurricane season, moved ashore along the U.S. Gulf coast early Monday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Claudette formed early Sunday morning. The storm hit the coast near the eastern end of …
August 17, 2009
The Rebuild Iowa Office plans to help residents wade through information about recovery programs available for those affected by last year’s devastating floods. Officials from the Iowa Finance Authority, Department of Economic Development and National Flood Insurance Program will attend …
August 17, 2009
Hurricane Bill, the first hurricane of the 2009 Atlantic season, gained strength quickly as it churned across open ocean Monday in the direction of Bermuda, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Two other tropical cyclones, Ana and Claudette, were fading; …