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Isaias treks up the East Coast, threatening strong winds, tornadoes
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
Tropical storm Isaias strengthened into a category 1 hurricane before hitting North Carolina last night, bringing rapid flooding

Tropical storm Isaias forecast to strengthen into a hurricane before hitting the Carolinas
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
Isaias is expected to bring strong winds and heavy rainfall from the Carolinas to the Mid-Atlantic coast

Hanna weakens to tropical storm, wallops southeast Texas with heavy rains, flash flooding
By Jeanna Bryner published
Hanna, the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, is walloping southeast Texas and northeast Mexico with heavy rains and dangerous flash flooding, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Hanna becomes 1st Atlantic hurricane of the season, as it treks toward Texas
By Jeanna Bryner published
Tropical Storm Hanna, now packing maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h), has become the first Atlantic hurricane of the season, as it treks west toward the coast of Texas

Hurricanes really are getting stronger, just like climate models predicted
By Rafi Letzter published
The authors of a new paper studied 4,000 tropical cyclones spanning 39 years, and showed that major hurricanes are coming more frequently as Earth cooks.

Arthur becomes the Atlantic's 1st named tropical storm of 2020
By Meghan Bartels published
Government satellites have spotted the first named storm of the 2020 Atlantic Ocean hurricane season, Tropical Storm Arthur, swirling off the coast of North Carolina.

Hurricane Lorenzo, Strongest Storm Ever This Far East in the Atlantic, Roars Toward the Azores
By Mindy Weisberger published
Hurricane Lorenzo, a powerful storm now bearing down on the Azores, is the strongest hurricane to form this far east in the Atlantic.

Hurricane Dorian Makes Landfall on Cape Hatteras, Takes Aim at Canada
By Tia Ghose, Rafi Letzter published
Still a dangerous storm, Dorian plowed over North Carolina's Cape Hatteras this morning.
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