Storm Humberto strengthens in Gulf of Mexico
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Tropical Storm Humberto strengthened  slightly in the western Gulf of Mexico late on Wednesday as it  moved toward the upper Texas Coast, the U.S. National Hurricane  Center said in an advisory.
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Tropical Storm Humberto formed Wednesday and was poised to drench coastal Texas and Louisiana within hours. The slow-moving storm is packing a high potential for flooding, and isolated tornadoes are possible overnight.
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A tropical cyclone could form during  the next day or two as a tropical disturbance moves westward  across Florida and into the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. National  Hurricane Center said in a report Wednesday.
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Hurricane Humberto rumbled onto the upper Texas coast on Thursday with 85 mile per hour (135 kph) winds and heavy rains that threatened widespread flooding.
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Tropical Storm Florence mustered a bit  more strength in the open Atlantic on Wednesday and could grow  into a hurricane near the British territory of Bermuda early  next week, U.S. forecasters said.
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Matthew, which had weakened into a  tropical depression by morning, regained tropical storm  strength in the western Gulf of Mexico on Saturday afternoon,  said the National Hurricane Center.
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A hurricane warning was issued today for parts of the North Carolina and South Carolina coastline, as tropical storm Ernesto gained strength over the Atlantic Ocean and moved toward land.
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A tropical storm bearing down on Florida formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday, just in time for the official June 1 start of the Atlantic hurricane season.
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Hurricane Lane strengthened further, becoming a major Category Three storm as it bore down on the Gulf of California and forced local officials to warn of rains, floods and mudslides.
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Parts of Mexico's Gulf Coast were under a storm watch early Thursday as a tropical depression drifted closer, while Tropical Storm Karen slightly weakened in the open Atlantic Ocean.
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Oil rose to an all-time high of $80.20 on Thursday after Hurricane Humberto forced the closure of some U.S. Gulf refiners and stoked concerns of fuel shortages this winter.
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The Pacific storm Ivo intensified to hurricane strength early Thursday and appeared likely to turn toward Mexico&#39;s Baja Peninsula, the US National Hurricane Center said.
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Tropical Storm Lorenzo strengthened into a hurricane and slammed ashore early Friday along one of Mexico&#39;s oil producing regions, the US National Hurricane Center said.
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Tropical Storm Ivo strengthened  into a hurricane on Wednesday as it headed over the Pacific  toward Mexico&#39;s Baja California peninsula, the U.S. National  Hurricane Center said.
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Tropical Storm Karen gained strength on  Wednesday and could soon become a hurricane in the open  Atlantic while a new tropical storm was expected to form in the  Gulf of Mexico, U.S forecasters said.
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Hurricane Humberto blasted across the southeast Texas coast on Thursday, packing winds as strong as 135 kilometers (85 miles) per hour, the US National Hurricane Center said.
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Tropical Storm Humberto became Hurricane Humberto early on Thursday as it neared the Texas coast with maximum winds of 80 mph (128 kph).