August 2019 – Page 13 – Weather Preppers

G-7 leaders commit $20 million to help fight Amazon wildfires

Posted on August 26, 2019August 26, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — G-7 countries have agreed to an immediate $20 million fund to help Amazon countries fight wildfires and launch a long-term global initiative to protect the rainforest. The announcement came from French President Emmanuel Macron, the host of this year’s meeting of G-7 leaders, and the Chilean President Sebastián Piñera. Macron said that the Amazon represents the “lungs” of the planet and that leaders were studying the possibility of similar support…

Back 'Home': Refugio Church Reopens Two Years After Hurricane Harvey Damage

Posted on August 26, 2019August 26, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

Hurricane Harvey hit the Texas coast two years ago Sunday. The Rev. T. Wayne Price remembers his lowest point – returning two days after the storm to the First Baptist Church of Refugio. “It literally looked like a war zone and I thought – and I was right in terms of our physical facility – I thought I’ll have no church,” Price said in an interview last summer. “And I was correct on that. It was…

Tropical Storm Dorian strengthens, expected to become hurricane by Wednesday

Posted on August 26, 2019August 26, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

Tropical Storm Dorian formed Sunday afternoon in the Atlantic, and it continues to strengthen. It is expected to become a category one hurricane by Wednesday. Tropical Storm Dorian continues to strengthen this afternoon, and it’s expected to become a category 1 hurricane by Wednesday. After that wind shear and land interaction will weaken it as it moves towards the Bahamas. pic.twitter.com/H71ElxL8by — Brittany Bell (@BrittanyABC11) August 25, 2019 “Conditions are somewhat favorable to strengthen gradually…

Archdiocese priest removed from ministry

Posted on August 26, 2019August 26, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

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Tropical Storm Dorian likely to strengthen

Posted on August 25, 2019August 25, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

MIAMI (AP/FOX 13) – Weather forecasters say the fourth tropical storm of this year’s Atlantic hurricane season will strengthen as it moves through the Lesser Antilles. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Sunday that Tropical Storm Dorian could intensify to near hurricane strength over the eastern Caribbean Sea by Tuesday. “It has a couple of things working in its favor,” FOX 13 Meteorologist Brittany Rainey said. “This will be over some warm water, the wind…

Wildfires burning across Greece; 2 arrested for arson

Posted on August 25, 2019August 27, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s fire service says it has arrested two people in southern Greece suspected of starting fires, one of them who did so three times. The suspects, 47 and 43 years old, were arrested by firefighters in separate cases Saturday, in the Peloponnese. One is charged with starting a fire in a forest early Saturday and the other of starting three, including one last Sunday and two in less than an hour Saturday….

Tropical storm watch issued for Barbados as Dorian nears

Posted on August 25, 2019August 25, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

Updated 7:07 am CDT, Sunday, August 25, 2019 A tropical storm watch has been issued for Barbados as the fourth tropical storm of this year’s Atlantic hurricane season moves toward the Lesser Antilles. A tropical storm watch has been issued for Barbados as the fourth tropical storm of this year’s Atlantic hurricane season moves toward the Lesser Antilles. Photo: NOAA Photo: NOAA Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 A tropical storm…

Tracking the Tropics: Tropical Storm Dorian forms, strengthens

Posted on August 25, 2019August 25, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

Tropical Storm Dorian formed Saturday evening. It strengthened pretty quickly and will likely become a hurricane early next week as it approaches the Caribbean Sea. Dorian is moving over very warm waters and into relatively low shear. As of now, it looks to approach Puerto Rico by the middle of the week. wcnc We’re also monitoring an area of low pressure near the coast of Florida. Conditions look to be favorable for development over the…

Tropical Storm Dorian forms in Atlantic, likely to grow

Posted on August 24, 2019August 24, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

By The Associated Press Miami — A newly formed tropical depression has strengthened into the fourth tropical storm of this year’s Atlantic hurricane season. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami says Tropical Storm Dorian is moving west and could reach hurricane strength Tuesday. At 5 p.m. EDT, the storm’s center was located at about 725 miles (1,165 kilometers) east-southeast of Barbados and was moving west at 12 mph (19 kph). Maximum sustained winds were…

Tropical Storm Dorian forms in Atlantic

Posted on August 24, 2019August 24, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

SAN ANTONIO — Hurricane season began back on June 1, but there hasn’t been too much activity yet with only three named storms so far, but things are starting to heat up in the tropics. Tropical Depression Five formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday morning, east of the Lesser Antilles. The system is expected to become the fourth named storm of the season, Dorian. After moving past the Lesser Antilles, the system is expected…

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott visits Fulton in honor of the 2nd anniversary of Hurricane Harvey

Posted on August 24, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

CLOSE Students from across Texas are helping homeowners dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, and learning vital and handy skills themselves. Rachel Denny Clow, Corpus Christi Caller-Times More than a hundred Fulton residents stood silent as they watched Texas Gov. Greg Abbott publicly sign two bills that could help Texans in the future affected by a natural disaster. The bills, known officially as House Bill 6 and Senate Bill 6, will improve emergency management, response…

Coroner: One person killed in Florence County shooting, wreck

Posted on August 24, 2019August 24, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter FLORENCE COUNTY, SC (WPDE) — A man is dead after a shooting early Saturday morning at The City Grill on West Palmetto Street in Florence followed by a wreck at Coit Street and Palmetto Street, according to Lt. Mike Brandt with the Florence Police Department. Florence County Coroner Keith von Lutcken said the man left after being shot and wrecked his car near the area. – Advertisement – An autopsy…

Tropical Depression Five forms as peak of hurricane season approaches

Posted on August 24, 2019August 24, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

Tropical activity heating up as peak of hurricane season approaches

Posted on August 24, 2019August 24, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

SAN ANTONIO — Hurricane season began back on June 1, but there hasn’t been too much activity yet with only three named storms so far, but things are starting to heat up in the tropics. Chantal was the most recent named system in the North Atlantic Ocean. The storm wasn’t a threat to land and it has now dissipated. The National Hurricane Center has now highlighted two systems that have a high chance for tropical…

Product designed to protect cars from floodwaters

Posted on August 24, 2019August 24, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

HOUSTON (FOX 26) – It’s a sight all too familiar in Houston– vehicles stranded on deserted streets, destroyed after being inundated during a flooding event. Two years ago, Rahel Abraham says she was traumatized after losing her car during Hurricane Harvey. With a background in chemical and environmental engineering, she wanted to find a way to proactively protect pricey and precious items. “The idea came of there has to be a way, or an option…

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