Tropical storm kicks off hurricane season
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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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The tropical storm brings the threat of heavy rains and flash floods to coastal regions of North and South Carolina.
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FREEPORT, BAHAMAS - Hurricane Jeanne began bearing down on the Bahamas Saturday en route to the southeast coast of Florida. The storm, with winds of 160 km/hr, was expected to reach the coast of Florida Saturday
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados Sept. 6, 2004 - Islanders scrambled to put up storm shutters and stock up on supplies as the fourth major hurricane of the season churned closer to the Caribbean, packing sustained winds of 105 mph.
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MIAMI -- Tropical Storm Florence formed Tuesday in the open Atlantic, becoming the sixth named storm of the 2006 hurricane season, and was likely to grow.
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Subtropical Storm Gabrielle formed Friday off the southeast U.S. coast, and a tropical storm watch was issued for portions of the South Carolina and North Carolina coast.
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Tropical Storm Isaac formed Thursday in the central Atlantic, but was not expected to become a hurricane or threaten land, forecasters said.
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Tropical Storm Jeanne became a hurricane  on Thursday, raising the threat to the Dominican Republic,  Haiti and hundreds of islands in the northern Caribbean.
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Far away, off the coast of South America, the waters of the Pacific Ocean are cooling ominously. In the Atlantic, the sea surface remains warm. And overhead, the atmosphere is evolving toward what forecasters said yesterday could be a dangerous hurricane season.
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Storm weary residents of Florida and the rest of the Southeast can take a little consolation from the first forecast of tropical weather for next year.
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Heavy rains began falling over the central and southeastern Bahamas early Tuesday as Tropical Storm Noel approached after making a deadly pass over the Dominican Republic.
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The first winds and rains whip the southern US coast as the devastating Hurricane Ivan heads inland.
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RALEIGH, NC - If Tropica Storm Jeanne treks northward toward North Carolina early in the week, as the National Hurricane Center forecast Saturday, it would be the sixth tropical system to affect the state this season.
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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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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 Storm Chris strengthened Tuesday as it approached the eastern edge of the Caribbean, prompting a run on groceries and gas as people prepared for the third named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season.
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MIAMI -- When the Tennessee Titans were forced to start the season 24 hours early because of Hurricane Ivan, their defense was ready.