Florida Keys Likely Spared a Direct Hit
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The only whooshing sound Hurricane Ivan stirred in the Keys and populous South Florida on Sunday was a sigh of relief from residents no longer fearful the 150-mph storm would make a direct hit.
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Hurricane Ivan spared Jamaica a direct hit Saturday, suddenly turning away from the island&#39;s shore, but the fierce rains and winds that it did deliver still
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The state&#39;s East Coast hadn&#39;t been hit by a hurricane since 1999. That, and the fact that Florida hasn&#39;t had its historic share of such storms in recent decades, has led to some complacency about their effects.
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Hurricane Jeanne&#39;s erratic movements are keeping area weather and emergency officials on guard and hopeful its glance over the Carolina coast early next week won&#39;t bring major damage and devastation.
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The only whooshing sound Hurricane Ivan stirred yesterday in the Florida Keys and populous South Florida was a sigh of relief from residents who were no longer fearful that the 150-mph storm would make a direct hit.
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This was supposed to be another brutal hurricane season. But so far, the United States has been spared, and forecasters say one big reason is a low-pressure system off the East Coast that has been a shield against which storms just bounce off.
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The prospect that a tropical storm and a hurricane &#151; or possibly two hurricanes &#151; could strike Florida on the same day is something meteorologists say they have never seen.
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Tourists and residents throughout the Florida Keys were sent packing Thursday to avoid the wrath of Hurricane Ivan, even as millions of disaster-stricken residents struggled to pick up the pieces from Hurricanes Frances and Charley.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - (KRT) - Despite criticism that it should have better anticipated Hurricane Charley&#39;s rapid intensification and quick turn, the National Hurricane Center&#39;s forecast wasn&#39;t that far off, a preliminary post-mortem shows.
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The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Wednesday it did not expect any tropical cyclones to form over the next 48 hours, however, an area of disturbed weather in the Caribbean Sea could slowly become more favorable for development during the next couple of days.
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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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MIAMI -- Forecasters say Hurricane Ivan is still on track to hit Jamaica Friday as a dangerous Category 4 storm. At 8 pm EDT, the center of Ivan was 325 miles southeast of Kingston, Jamaica, moving west-northwest at 13 mph.
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Florida's key citrus producing region has  emerged unscathed from its latest weekend night of unusually  low temperatures, an industry official said on Monday.
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By Patrick Donohue, Walton Sun, Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.  Jun. 9--DESTIN -- Absent even a mild tropical storm, inclement weather is still hitting Destin's charter boat captains where it hurts--their wallets.
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TAMPA, Fla. -- Floridians can go back to worrying about hurricanes.Scientists said Sunday's magnitude 6.0 earthquake that rattled windows from southwest Florida to Louisiana was rare, and a seismic jolt powerful enough to do damage or unleash a tsunami on the U.S.
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MIAMI - By the time spear fisherman Ignacio Siberio realized his boat had drifted away in the chilly waters off the Florida Keys, it was too late to signal for help.
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MIAMI -- Hurricane Frances continues to move closer to the US coastline. Forecasters say most of Florida will be affected by the storm.