Hurricane Gordon weakens near Azores
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Hurricane Gordon weakened into a tropical storm early Wednesday near the Azores islands, prompting forecasters to discontinue hurricane warnings for the sparsely populated chain.
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Portugal's Azores islands remained on  high alert on Tuesday as Hurricane Gordon drew nearer and  authorities asked people to stay indoors and schools to shut.
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Tropical Storm Helene strengthened as it   churned westward across the Atlantic on Thursday, while   Hurricane Gordon remained a powerful Category 3 storm, but   neither posed any immediate threat to land.
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Hurricane Gordon weakened on Friday over  open waters while Tropical Storm Helene gained strength as it  headed west over the Atlantic and could become a hurricane over  the weekend, U.S. forecasters said.
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Tropical Storm Earl weakened to a tropical wave over the Caribbean Sea on Monday after unleashing heavy rains and winds that tore off roofs in Grenada and St. Vincent.
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Hurricanes Gordon and Helene churned   across the Atlantic with strong winds and gusty rains on Sunday   but neither posed any immediate threat to land, U.S.   forecasters said.
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Tropical Storm Ingrid, the ninth named storm of the 2007 hurricane season, weakened slightly on Friday as it churned far out in the Atlantic and may dissipate in the next two days, U.S. forecasters said.
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MIAMI, FL, Sun. Aug. 29, 5 am: A tropical storm watch may be required for portions of the northern Leeward Islands later today as the center of another hurricane, Hurricane Frances inched closer to the islands.
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Hurricane Helene weakened to a tropical   storm on Friday as it raced across the central Atlantic Ocean   on a course that would keep it far from land, forecasters said.
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GULF SHORES, Ala. -- Hurricane Ivan continues to weaken as it spins its destructive wind and rain over Alabama and part of the Florida Panhandle.
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Hurricane Gordon was speeding toward the Azores Islands, while Helene, a powerful Category Three hurricane, could swipe the Bermudas later this week, the US National Hurricane Center said.
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Tropical Storm Ingrid faded to a tropical depression Saturday, done in by "hostile winds aloft," according to the National Hurricane Center. Forecasters said it should continue to weaken during the next 24 hours because of a strong westerly flow above it.
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Tropical Storm Helene intensified and Hurricane Gordon maintained its strength Thursday, but neither storm in the open Atlantic was expected to threaten to land, forecasters said.
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Hurricane Gordon was downgraded to an extratropical storm as it closed in on the Azores archipelago in the mid-Atlantic, but 130 kilometers (80 miles) an hour winds could still do damage, authorities in the Portuguese territory warned.
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Ernesto became the first hurricane of the Atlantic season Sunday then weakened to a tropical storm as it lashed Haiti's southern coast with heavy rain and flooded homes in the impoverished country.
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A hurricane warning was issued for the Azores as Hurricane Gordon moved rapidly toward the sparsely populated group of islands Tuesday, while Hurricane Helene remained a large Category 3 storm but was expected to miss Bermuda, forecasters said.
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MIAMI - Hurricane Frances weakened slightly Monday, but forecasters warned it would pick up strength as it headed toward the Caribbean islands, which it could begin affecting Tuesday.