Tropical Storm Barbara strengthens
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The second named storm of the eastern Pacific hurricane season regained tropical storm force Friday and was expected to make landfall on Saturday near the Mexico-Guatemala border.
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Tropical Storm Lane gained strength   as it pounded Mexico's Pacific coast with rain and high winds   on Friday and forecasters said it could become a hurricane   later in the day as it heads toward tourist resorts.
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Tropical Storm Humberto formed off the Texas coast Wednesday, promising to bring more rain and possibly flooding to a state coming off one of the wettest summers in more than 50 years.
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Tropical depression Barbara, which  had threatened to become the first Pacific hurricane this year,  weakened off Mexico on Thursday and was downgraded from a  tropical storm, forecasters said.
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Though it probably won't become a hurricane again, Ernesto has picked up strength and will bring heavy rains to south Florida and the Carolinas, forecasters say.
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Hurricane Ivan churned through the Caribbean on Monday, packing sustained winds of 125 mph and threatening to hit Barbados and other islands, after it strengthened from tropical storm status with unusual speed.    The Category 3 storm - the fourth major hurricane of the season - was still gaining strength, but apparently not as swiftly as some meteorologists had feared...
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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 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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Hurricane John strengthened early Friday to Category 3 status as it neared the Baja California peninsula.
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Cyclone Barbara strengthened in the Pacific Ocean on Friday and was upgraded to a tropical storm likely to hit Mexico or Guatemala, but there was no immediate indication it would become a hurricane.
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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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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Hurricane Ivan grew back into a 115 mph Category 3 hurricane early Tuesday as it heads toward the southern Windward Islands.
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Tropical Storm Barry formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday, the first day of the Atlantic hurricane season, and storm warnings were issued for parts of Florida's west coast.
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Tropical Storm Ernesto picked up steam with surprising speed in the warm waters of the Atlantic and built toward hurricane strength Thursday as it swirled toward the Carolinas, forcing the closing of ports and campgrounds.
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A tropical storm watch is likely for the Mexican coast Wednesday as a tropical depression gains strength in the Gulf of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center reported.
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A tropical wave in the Atlantic Ocean  strengthened into Tropical Depression 6 late Friday and further  strengthening was likely, the U.S. National Hurricane Center  said in its latest advisory.
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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.