July 18, 2005
Having lost some of her punch, Hurricane Emily moved on Monday into the Gulf of Mexico where warmer water temperatures could give her one more strong shot of power as she moves towards the Mexico-U.S. border. The storm left behind …
July 17, 2005
The season’s second major hurricane set its sights on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula and the tourist haven of Cancun on Sunday, with the Category 4 storm possibly visiting the Texas Gulf Coast later this week. Cancun closed its airport and tourists …
July 13, 2005
Tropical Storm Emily had 60 mph winds early Wednesday morning and was continuing on its path into the Caribbean. The National Weather Service reported at 5 a.m. its eye was 260 miles southeast of Barbados at latitude 11.1 north and …
July 8, 2005
Hurricane Dennis has become a powerful storm of Ivan like proportions. As it churned through the warm waters of the Caribbean, Dennis picked up strength and size. The latest report from Miami’s National Hurricane Center said its maximum sustained winds …
July 7, 2005
As expected, tropical storm Dennis became Hurricane Dennis yesterday, July 6, when wind speeds exceeded 72 mph (115 km/hr). The storm is currently a category 1 hurricane packing maximum sustained winds near 85 mph (140 km/hr) with higher gusts. Miami’s …
July 6, 2005
Tropical storm Dennis, the fourth named storm of the season, is currently in the process of consolidation. The latest bulletin from the National Hurricane Center in Miami puts the center of the storm about 310 miles (500 kms.) South-southeast of …
January 24, 2005
The nation’s top insurance swindlers of 2004 were inducted into the Insurance Fraud Hall of Shame reported the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud. All of the new inductees were convicted or their cases closed out in the last year. The 2004 …
September 14, 2004
Gov. Bob Riley has declared an official state of emergency in Alabama due to the imminent threat posed by Hurricane Ivan. The emergency declaration enables the Governor to invoke various emergency preparedness measures including Alabama’s price gouging law. Gov. Riley …
September 13, 2004
Hurricane Ivan continued its destructive rampage through the Caribbean over the weekend, pummeling the island of Jamaica with winds of 155 mph (250km/h), 23 foot (7 meter) waves and heavy rainfall. Ivan is one of the strongest and most destructive …
September 10, 2004
As Hurricane Ivan continues on its deadly path through the Caribbean, people in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands are bracing for its arrival. Jamaica is directly in the path of the powerful storm, which is packing sustained winds of 145 …