Tropical Storm Florence strengthens in Atlantic
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The sixth tropical storm of the Atlantic   hurricane season, Florence, formed in the distant Atlantic on   Tuesday and could become a hurricane as it moves toward the   United States, U.S. forecasters said.
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Tropical Storm Francis, the sixth named storm this hurricane season, developed in the central Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday.
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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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A tropical depression brewing over the open Atlantic was nearing tropical storm strength Monday morning, forecasters said.
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By JENNIFER KAY MIAMI - Tropical Storm Florence gained strength in the open Atlantic on Wednesday and could become a hurricane by the weekend, but forecasters said it was too soon to tell if it would reach the United States.
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Tropical Storm Florence will send  dangerous swells over the eastern U.S. coastline as the  unusually broad cyclone churns northwest in the Atlantic toward  Bermuda, forecasters warned on Thursday.
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Hurricane Gordon swirled through the   Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday but posed no threat to land, while   a tropical depression off Africa could become Tropical Storm   Helene within a day, forecasters said.
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Two Atlantic storms continued to strengthen Saturday and one could deliver heavy rains and rough surf to coastal areas of North Carolina today and Virginia on Monday.
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Hurricane Isaac strengthened slightly in the Atlantic east of Bermuda on Sunday, forecasters said, and a tropical storm watch was issued for southeastern Newfoundland.
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Tropical Storm Florence strengthened in the open Atlantic on Wednesday and was poised to become a hurricane by the weekend, but forecasters said it was too soon to tell whether it would reach the United States.
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Officials in Bermuda were poised to issue a tropical storm watch or warning within the next 24 hours as Tropical Storm Florence chugged through the open Atlantic Friday, forecasters said.
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By The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Sep. 11--Hurricane Florence has increased the risk of rip currents today along all coastal Carolina beaches, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington, N.C.
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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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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.
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Tropical Storm Florence headed for   Bermuda as a large mass of gusty rain on Friday and seemed   ready to strengthen into a hurricane before hitting the British   territory, U.S. forecasters said.
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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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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.