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A disturbance in the Bay of Campeche officially became a named storm on Sunday morning. Tropical Storm Nicholas is near Mexico, with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph, and has potential to bring flooding and rain to Mexico and Texas. According to the National Hurricane Center, Nicholas will produce heavy rain across portions of southern Mexico, Texas and Louisiana. The heavy rain will continue to threaten those coastal areas through the middle of the upcoming…

By The Associated Press ROME — A tornado on a small Italian island in the Mediterranean Friday evening swept up several cars, killing two people and injuring several others, firefighters said. In a tweet, the firefighters said the twister struck on Pantelleria, which is south of Sicily, shortly before 7 p.m. (1700 GMT). “Utility poles bent over, roofs damaged and trees knocked down,” the firefighters said. The largely arid island is popular with vacationers. The…

By The Associated Press MADRID — A major wildfire in southeast Spain prevailed over firefighting efforts by 38 water-dropping aircraft on Friday and tore through an area of hilly woodland for a second day, with one official describing it as “a hungry monster.” The Andalusia region’s agency in charge of firefighting efforts, Infoca, ordered most crews working on the uneven terrain to withdraw late on Friday, leaving the work to aircraft dropping water. The agency…

The active tropics are evidence of the high point of hurricane season in the Atlantic. Show Transcript SHE WAS NOT FOUND FOR 10 HOURS. >> SO HEARTBREAKING. >>> WE ARE AT THE PEAK OF HURRICANE SEASON AND WHEN WE CHECK IN ON THE TROPICS, IT CERTAINLY SUPPORTS THE CASE. METEOROLOGIST ELIZABETH GARDNER HAS A TROPICAL UPDATE. >> IT IS BUSY RIGHT NOW BUT YESTERDAY WAS ALL ABOUT MINDY. MINDY WAS FEEDING THE MOISTURE IN AND…

By GERARDO CARRILLO and MARCO UGARTE, Associated Press TULA, Mexico — Two days after flooding claimed at least 14 lives north of Mexico’s capital, the streets of Tula remained submerged Thursday as full reservoirs upstream continued releasing more water. Mexican authorities say heavy rains in recent days in central Mexico filled the area’s reservoirs to their capacity forcing water releases that only added to woes downstream in places like Tula. Residents who could reach their…

By Rosalia Fodera, WRAL reporter Wake Forest, N.C. — One local fire department flew 20 hours in three days to help people in Louisiana after Hurricane Ida. Wake Forest fire crews answered the call for help hundreds of miles away after a devastating storm that left a trail of devastation from the deep south to the northeast. Firefighters know the call for help can come from places far and wide. In this case, the need…

Charlotte, N.C. — The Federal Bureau of Investigation is helping with the search for a man wanted in the murder of a Hurricane Ida evacuee in Charlotte and the murder of another man in Nashville. Malek Anthony Moore, 29, is wanted in the murder of Gabryelle Allnut in Charlotte’s NoDa community, according to NBC affiliate WCNC. Allnut was found unresponsive in a Charlotte art studio on Sept. 5 after traveling to the city to escape…

By The Associated Press MIAMI — A swath of the Florida Panhandle was under a tropical storm warning after Tropical Storm Mindy made landfall Wednesday night. The storm touched down over St. Vincent Island, about 10 miles (15 km) west southwest of Apalachicola, according to the National Hurricane Center. Mindy could cause as much as 6 inches (15 centimeters) of rainfall across the Florida Panhandle and portions of southern Georgia and South Carolina through Thursday…