Big Waves Will Batter the Coast This Weekend
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By Jessie Mangaliman, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Dec. 15--Waves up to 20 feet high will batter the coast this weekend, creating dangerous conditions for anyone tempted to watch from rocks or even piers, the National Weather Service said today.
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A powerful storm moved along the coast Tuesday, causing highway-blocking mudslides, flooding and power outages. Up to a foot of rain was possible in one mountain area.
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MELBOURNE, Fla. - Hurricane Frances crawled toward the Florida coast Saturday, bringing a potential for 20 inches of rain and heavy flooding and prompting millions of residents and tourists to evacuate during the Labor Day weekend...
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The most powerful storm to strike the Caribbean in a decade threatened widespread destruction on the island before it rumbles into Cuba and storm-battered Florida this weekend.
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By Ani Martinez, The Miami Herald  May 26--The neighborhood pool is looking better and better.   Surfers and beachgoers should perhaps make other plans Memorial Day weekend since the National Weather Service predicts strong rip currents and high winds through Monday.
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Travellers will brave road and rail delays as they head for the coast this Bank Holiday weekend.
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By 6 pm Wednesday the 60-mile buoy off of Alabama&#39;s Gulf Coast was already recording 52-foot waves. That occurred with the eye of Hurricane Ivan still more than 75 miles away.
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Communities on Australia's north west  coast prepared for a severe tropical cyclone expected to hit  the region early on Friday, with mines and oil production shut  down and emergency services placed on alert.
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Hurricane Frances, poised to slog ashore late Saturday or early Sunday, could bring up to 20 inches of rain and heavy flooding.
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PHUKET, Thailand The towering waves that roared ashore on the beaches of Thailand&#39;s resorts Sunday swept away sunbathers and snorkelers, bungalows and cars, and sent thousands of tourists fleeing for higher ground.
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The tropical storm brings the threat of heavy rains and flash floods to coastal regions of North and South Carolina.
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Hurricane Ivan roiled waves two storeys high and tore up power lines, trees and roofs as it grew to fearsome strength Friday, but it stalked Jamaica&#39;s coast and is unlikely to make the expected direct hit, meteorologists said.
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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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Helene became a hurricane again Saturday as it moved quickly over the open Atlantic, and the storm will likely create hazardous surf conditions for Bermuda, forecasters said.
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A pair of fronts sweeping through the eastern half of the country was expected to bring widespread rain on Saturday. The West was forecast to be mainly dry.
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Pictures of the devastation left by huge earthquake-triggered waves around the Indian Ocean
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Forecasters say a 'vigorous' storm will bring gales and flooding to parts of England, Scotland and Wales.