Florence likely to grow into hurricane
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Tropical Storm Florence held its strength in the open Atlantic on Thursday, still far from the U.S. but large enough that forecasters warned it could create high surf and rip currents along the East Coast within the next five days.
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Tropical Depression Eight could   strengthen into Tropical Storm Helene in the Atlantic Ocean   over the next 24 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said   on Wednesday.
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Hurricane Florence headed toward Canada's maritime provinces Tuesday after battering Bermuda, while Tropical Storm Gordon spun over the open Atlantic water and a new tropical depression formed off the coast of Africa, forecasters said.
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Spain's northwest Galicia region made preparations Wednesday for Tropical Storm Gordon, which was downgraded from a hurricane but expected to intensify again as it merged with another violent weather system, with winds gusting up to 80 mph and 30-foot waves, officials said.
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ASHEVILLE, NC -- Repairs to damage from Hurricane Frances haven&#39;t been completed yet, but emergency workers in western North Carolina are having to gear up for the threat posed from Hurricane Ivan.
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Although the first hurricane of the season has weakened to a tropical storm, it could gain strength again as it approaches the Keys, experts warn.
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Tropical Storm Humberto strengthened Wednesday night as it approached the Texas coast, where it was expected to make landfall overnight, within hours of its emergence in the western Gulf of Mexico, forecasters said.
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Hurricane Helene continued to gain strength as a major Category 3 storm Monday, posing a potential threat to Bermuda later in the week, while a hurricane warning was issued for the Azores as Hurricane Gordon intensified to Category 2.
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Tropical Storm Gabrielle continued to pick up strength Sunday as it neared landfall along North Carolina's Outer Banks.
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Hurricane Frances gained strength and became a major hurricane with 115 mph winds in the Atlantic on Friday as it took a path that should carry it north of the vulnerable northeastern Caribbean islands early next week.
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Tropical Storm Noel strengthened on Sunday as it crept over the Caribbean and threatened to lash impoverished Haiti with potentially deadly rains, forecasters said.
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Hurricane Jeanne is heading toward the US and may reach Florida&#39;s east coast by Sunday, the fourth hurricane to strike this season.
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A hurricane watch was issued for the South Carolina coast Saturday as forecasters predicted Tropical Storm Gaston would make landfall near Charleston on Sunday night.
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Tropical Storm Gabrielle strengthened  slightly as it neared the North Carolina coast on Sunday but it  was not expected to reach hurricane strength as it passed over  the Outer Banks and curved back out into the Atlantic, U.S.  forecasters said.
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Tropical Storm Noel strengthened on Sunday as it crept over the Caribbean and threatened to lash impoverished Haiti with potentially deadly rains, U.S. forecasters said.
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HAMILTON, Bermuda -- Florence intensified into the second hurricane of the Atlantic season yesterday as it neared Bermuda, where residents stocked up on provisions and formed long lines at gas stations in the lashing rain.
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Hurricane Florence barreled closer to Bermuda, sending wave surges crashing against the tiny Atlantic island's coast less than a day ahead of its expected landfall, weather forecasters said.