Cuba, Florida brace for impact from Hurricane Ian

Cuba, Florida brace for impact from Hurricane Ian

The storm became a Cat 1 hurricane early Monday morning, and is expected to keep strengthening until it reaches the U.S. coast. HAVANA, Cuba — Authorities in Cuba suspended classes in Pinar del Rio province and said they will begin evacuations Monday as Hurricane Ian was forecast to reach the western part of the island on its way to Florida. A hurricane warning was in effect for Grand Cayman and the Cuban provinces of Isla…

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American Red Cross of Eastern NC volunteers ready as Tropical Storm Ian moves towards U.S.

American Red Cross of Eastern NC volunteers ready as Tropical Storm Ian moves towards U.S.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — American Red Cross of Eastern North Carolina are signing up to help those in need before Tropical Storm Ian makes landfall in the United States. Florida is already preparing for the worst. Governor Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency for the entire state. Red Cross workers from the Triangle are standing by to head to Florida. “We’re only going to send a certain number of volunteers forward, on the…

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TribFest Recap: Can Texas Plan Properly for Droughts and Floods to Come?

TribFest Recap: Can Texas Plan Properly for Droughts and Floods to Come?

Lake Buchanan in 1999, at the end of a five-year drought cycle, as the water receded more than a half mile from the normal shoreline (Photo by Kenneth E. Harker, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons) “Is this the new normal?” That was the first question from Kiah Collier, reporter for The Texas Tribune and ProPublica and moderator of the “Parched” panel on Texas’s water woes at the Texas Tribune Festival. Collier could have been…

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Tropical Storm Ian path shifts west, increasing chance NC sees heavy rain next week

Tropical Storm Ian path shifts west, increasing chance NC sees heavy rain next week

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Tropical Storm Ian is gaining strength and shifting its path slightly west, details that are bad news for the forecast in North Carolina Sunday morning, the storm system was located just over 600 miles southeast of the western tip of Cuba. It had maximum sustained winds of 50 miles per hour and it was moving west-northwest at 12 miles per hour, according to the National Hurricane Center. Those details represent a…

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Florida monitors a growing Tropical Storm Ian in Caribbean

Florida monitors a growing Tropical Storm Ian in Caribbean

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities and residents in Florida were keeping a cautious eye on Tropical Storm Ian as it rumbled through the Caribbean on Sunday, expected to continue gaining strength and become a major hurricane in the coming days on a forecast track toward the state. Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for all of Florida the previous day, expanding an initial order that had covered two dozen counties. He urged residents…

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Florida emergency declared as Tropical Storm Ian strengthens

Florida emergency declared as Tropical Storm Ian strengthens

TALLAHASSEE, FLA. — Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for all of Florida on Saturday as Tropical Storm Ian gains strength over the Caribbean and is forecast to become a major hurricane within days as it tracks toward the state. DeSantis had initially issued the emergency order for two dozen counties on Friday. But he expanded the warning to the entire state, urging residents to prepare for a storm that could lash large…

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Tropical Storm Ian strengthens in the Caribbean, tracks toward Florida

Tropical Storm Ian strengthens in the Caribbean, tracks toward Florida

The ninth named tropical storm of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season has formed across the central Caribbean Sea, and is forecast to turn into a hurricane before hitting Florida. If it does, it will be the first major hurricane to impact the state since 2018. Tropical Storm Ian was located about 270 miles south-southeast of Kingston, Jamaica, as of 11 a.m. Saturday and moving west at about 15 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center….

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Artemis moon launch delayed again as Tropical Storm Ian strengthens

Artemis moon launch delayed again as Tropical Storm Ian strengthens

Faced with stormy weather ahead of Tropical Storm Ian, which is expected to become a hurricane, NASA managers Saturday ruled out a third attempt to launch the Artemis 1 moon rocket Tuesday but held open the option of making a run at blastoff on October 2, the current backup date. That would require leaving the $4.1 billion 330-foot-tall Space Launch System rocket exposed to the elements atop pad 39B, assuming assurances from forecasters winds would…

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NASA delays moon rocket launch due to potential hurricane

NASA delays moon rocket launch due to potential hurricane

NASA is skipping next week’s launch attempt of its new moon rocket because of a tropical storm that’s expected to become a major hurricane. It’s the third delay in the past month for the lunar-orbiting test flight featuring mannequins but no astronauts, a follow-up to NASA’s Apollo moon-landing program of a half-century ago. Hydrogen fuel leaks and other technical issues caused the previous scrubs. Currently churning in the Caribbean, Tropical Storm Ian is expected to…

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Tropical Storm Ian eyes Florida, could bring rain and wind to North Carolina next week

Tropical Storm Ian eyes Florida, could bring rain and wind to North Carolina next week

6 minutes ago RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — With Hurricane Fiona gone, the focus turns south to Tropical Storm Ian, which is threatening to make landfall in the United States as a strong hurricane. Tropical Storm Ian is was located about 300 miiles southeast of Kingston, Jamaica. The storm had maximum sustained winds at 45 miles per hour and was moving west at 15 miles per hour, according to the National Hurricane Center. Ian still has…

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Tropical Storm Ian forms in Caribbean and is expected to impact Florida next week

Tropical Storm Ian forms in Caribbean and is expected to impact Florida next week

Ian currently poses no threat to Southeast Texas but it’s something those along the Gulf Coast are going to want to monitor closely. HOUSTON — Tropical Storm Ian now joins Tropical Storm Gaston, Tropical Storm Hermine and Hurricane Fiona.  Ian formed in the Caribbean Friday night as a minimal tropical storm moving northwest. It is forecasted to skirt by Jamaica Saturday and Sunday as a moderate tropical storm before hearing to the Cayman Islands where…

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Tropical Storm Ian forms in Caribbean

Tropical Storm Ian forms in Caribbean

Ian currently poses no threat to Southeast Texas but it’s something those along the Gulf Coast are going to want to monitor closely. HOUSTON — Hermine has formed, but not in the Caribbean. Tropical Depression #10 off the coast of Africa achieved tropical storm force winds ahead of Tropical Depression #9 in the Caribbean, therefore becoming Hermine. TD 9 will take on the name Ian after it strengthens. Tropical Depression #9 in the Caribbean is…

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Red flag advisory up as Hurricane Fiona sends rip currents to Mid-Atlantic coast

Red flag advisory up as Hurricane Fiona sends rip currents to Mid-Atlantic coast

Strong rip currents, gusty winds and big waves caused a red flag advisory to go into effect at the Oceanfront, Outer Banks and across the East Coast VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Hurricane Fiona is miles away from Virginia Beach’s Oceanfront, but the storm’s effects kept the beach largely empty.  Strong rip currents, gusty winds and big waves caused a red flag advisory to go into effect. The flags mean beachgoers should not go swimming in…

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Audit finds $91M unused as thousands await hurricane repairs in North Carolina

Audit finds $91M unused as thousands await hurricane repairs in North Carolina

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — A new federal audit shows just how woefully delayed the response has been for recent hurricane victims in North Carolina. Troubleshooter Diane Wilson was at a hearing earlier this month where lawmakers grilled officials with ReBuild NC, which is the state-run program that uses federal dollars to rebuild low-income storm-impacted communities throughout North Carolina. The audit looked at how North Carolina spent the millions of dollars in disaster relief granted to…

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Federal audit questions NC contracts used to help rebuild after Hurricane Matthew, says $2.5 million in funds unaccounted for

Federal audit questions NC contracts used to help rebuild after Hurricane Matthew, says $2.5 million in funds unaccounted for

RALEIGH, N.C. — A new federal audit questions how the state agreed to contracts worth millions of dollars intended to help with hurricane relief. Much of the criticism from state lawmakers recent years has been North Carolina is too slow in getting federal funds out the door to help rebuild hurricane damaged homes. This new audit instead calls out the state for a lack of documentation for money it did spend. The audit from the…

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