Pesce’s late power-play goal keeps Hurricanes undefeated

Pesce’s late power-play goal keeps Hurricanes undefeated

Carolina Hurricanes’ Sebastian Aho (20) and Arizona Coyotes’ Phil Kessel (81) tussle during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker) RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Defenseman Brett Pesce scored a power-play goal with 2:27 left in regulation Sunday to keep the Carolina Hurricanes undefeated with a 2-1 victory over the winless Arizona Coyotes. The Hurricanes are the last standing unbeaten team in the NHL…

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Is Hurricane Season Still Going? You Bet.

Is Hurricane Season Still Going? You Bet.

By Derrick Bryson Taylor, New York Times The waters across the Atlantic Ocean have been mostly calm. There hasn’t been widespread panic to buy plywood, sandbags or generators in weeks. The National Hurricane Center’s Twitter account hasn’t shared an active-storm message for the Atlantic since Oct. 9, and there have been no warnings or threats along the Gulf Coast and East Coast since. Is hurricane season fizzling out early? “Nope. We’re not done yet,” Dennis…

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Windy weather issues: Tropical storm force wind gusts up to 60 mph cause major power outages

Windy weather issues: Tropical storm force wind gusts up to 60 mph cause major power outages

As many as 130,000 CenterPoint customers lost power Thursday afternoon as crews worked to keep up with the widespread outages around Houston. HOUSTON — The wind knocked out power to tens of thousands of CenterPoint customers Thursday and the numbers keep climbing. At 4 p.m. CenterPoint’s outage map showed nearly 130,000 homes and businesses were in the dark. Our studio on Westheimer was one of those customers. We were on backup generators part of the…

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Austin Water finishing new system to help with future extreme flooding events

Austin Water finishing new system to help with future extreme flooding events

The new system at the Ullrich Water Treatment Plant will help remove silt from Austin’s water at a faster pace. AUSTIN, Texas — Austin Water said it is completing a new system at its Ullrich Water Treatment Plant to handle turbidity, or amount of cloudiness in the water, associated with extreme flooding events. A new polymer chemical feed will help accelerate the process of settling out and removing particles in the water.  Austin Water said that while…

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Tornado destroys homes in weather-battered western Louisiana

Tornado destroys homes in weather-battered western Louisiana

LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — A tornado touched down in western Louisiana Wednesday, damaging more than a dozen homes in a part of the state still struggling to recover from repeated weather disasters, officials said. The National Weather Service said in a preliminary report posted on Twitter that an EF-2 tornado caused “significant structural damage” to about a dozen homes when it touched down around midday. Several other homes also received minor damage. Two people…

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Morning storms, possible tornadoes cause damage in Houston area

A line of storms moved across Houston Wednesday morning. These are some of the images. HOUSTON — Many of you woke up to the sound of thunder Wednesday morning. The storms made a mess of rush hour, and there were reports of damage and even possible tornadoes.  This is video in north Harris County, where reporter Brittany Ford found damage from what may have been a twister.  There was a tornado warning for the area…

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Morning storms, tornadoes cause damage in Houston area, Southeast Texas

A line of storms moved across Houston Wednesday morning. These are some of the images. HOUSTON — Many of you woke up to the sound of thunder Wednesday morning. The storms made a mess of rush hour, and there were reports of damage and even possible tornadoes.  This is video in north Harris County, where reporter Brittany Ford found damage from what may have been a twister.  There was a tornado warning for the area…

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Nor'easter brings hurricane-force wind, causes power outages

Nor'easter brings hurricane-force wind, causes power outages

By The Associated Press BOSTON — A nor’easter that battered the U.S. coast with hurricane-force wind gusts left 425,000 people without power in Massachusetts and forced the closure of bridges, ferries and schools in the region on Wednesday. The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency reported the widespread power outages Wednesday morning as areas along the coast experienced wind gusts of 80-90 miles per hour (130-145 kilometers per hour). About 90,000 people lost power in Rhode Island,…

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Nor'easter has New England bracing for floods, power outages

Nor'easter has New England bracing for floods, power outages

By The Associated Press BOSTON — A nor’easter barreled up the U.S. coast Tuesday, and forecasters warned it could bring flooding, hurricane-force wind gusts and widespread power outages to New England. The worst of the storm was expected to lash the region late Tuesday through Wednesday morning. Wind gusts as high as 75 mph were forecast on Cape Cod, with sustained winds as high as 45 mph. The National Weather Service warned that waves off…

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Hurricane Rick weakens to tropical storm over Mexico

Hurricane Rick weakens to tropical storm over Mexico

By The Associated Press MEXICO CITY — A compact Hurricane Rick roared ashore along Mexico’s southern Pacific coast early Monday with 105 mph (165 kmh) winds and heavy rain amid warnings of potential flash floods in the coastal mountains. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Rick made landfall as a Category 2 storm about 15 miles (25 kms) east of the port of Lazaro Cardenas around 5 a.m. local time. Later Monday, Rick weakened to…

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Suspected tornadoes cause damage in Missouri, Illinois

Suspected tornadoes cause damage in Missouri, Illinois

By The Associated Press ST. MARY, Mo. — A suspected tornado damaged buildings and knocked out power in communities along the state line between Missouri and Illinois, and damage was reported in other parts of the states from severe weather. One suspected tornado moved Sunday night through St. Mary, Missouri, about 55 miles (88 kilometers) southeast of St. Louis, before crossing the Mississippi River into Chester, Illinois, the National Weather Service reported. There were no…

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Fire-scarred California braces for more storms, flash floods

Fire-scarred California braces for more storms, flash floods

By The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Northern California residents relieved that this week’s rain helped contain stubborn wildfires and soaked dry gardens were cleaning up Friday and preparing for a massive storm this weekend that could bring flash flooding to vast areas scorched by fire. A flood warning was posted in part of Siskiyou County bordering Oregon, where “local law enforcement reported debris flow and flooding on (a) roadway from excessive runoff,” according to…

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Homeowners wait for long-promised state hurricane relief

Homeowners wait for long-promised state hurricane relief

By Mark Hibbs, Coastal Review Carteret County, N.C. — It’s been three years since Hurricane Florence and five years since Hurricane Matthew – both of which wreaked havoc in North Carolina, damaging or destroying homes and disrupting lives. Those whose homes were most severely damaged are in some cases still rebuilding. Others remain in limbo, waiting for promised assistance from the state. Brenda Hite works as a certified nursing assistant and lives in an older…

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These are the most infamous October hurricanes

These are the most infamous October hurricanes

The hurricane season is not over. About 20% of the Atlantic hurricane season storms typically occur in October – and some of them have been monsters. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hurricane season may be winding down but October is still historically responsible for over 20% of the tropical storms and hurricanes in an average hurricane season. Dating back to the 1800s, there have been 172 tropical storms and 252 hurricanes in October. Eight of those storms…

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Flooding in Venice worsens off-season amid climate change

Flooding in Venice worsens off-season amid climate change

By COLLEEN BARRY, Associated Press VENICE, Italy — After Venice suffered the second-worst flood in its history in November 2019, it was inundated with four more exceptional tides within six weeks, shocking Venetians and triggering fears about the worsening impact of climate change. The repeated invasion of brackish lagoon water into St. Mark’s Basilica this summer is a quiet reminder that the threat hasn’t receded. “I can only say that in August, a month when…

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