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Tropical storm Philippe crosses Cuba towards Florida

Florida - Muslimchronicle

Tropical Storm Philippe formed over Cuban skies Saturday and is on a path to strike south Florida, Cuban and US metrologists said Saturday. The Miami-based National Hurricane Center (NHC) said the storm was about 50 miles (80 kilometers) north of Havana at 0001 GMT Sunday, moving north at 28 miles per hour with maximum sustained winds of 40 miles perRead more

Nate downgraded to tropical storm as it lashes US Gulf Coast

New Orleans - Muslimchronicle

Nate, which had lashed the US Gulf Coast as a fast-moving hurricane, was downgraded to a tropical storm early Sunday while moving inland, meteorologists said. At 5:00 am (0900 GMT), the storm had top winds of 70 miles (113 kilometers) per hour and was moving north-northeast at 23 miles per hour, according to the National Hurricane Center. "Rapid weakening anticipated,"Read more

Tropical storm Norma becomes another hurricane in the Pacific

Mexico City - Muslimchronicle

Tropical Storm Norma surged to hurricane strength late Friday off Mexico’s Pacific coast which was pounded just hours earlier by Tropical Storm Max. Norma looked likely to churn toward the Los Cabos resort area, according to the US National Hurricane Center in Miami. READ ALSO: Hurricane Katia makes landfall in eastern Mexico At 0300 GMT, Norma was 270 miles (435Read more

Max threatens earthquake-hit area of Mexico with 'torrential' rains

Mexico City - AFP

Hours after barreling into Mexico's Pacific coast as a Category One hurricane, Max was downgraded to a tropical storm Thursday, threatening parts of Mexico's southwest with inundating rains. The storm, still packing maximum sustained winds of 110 kilometers (70 miles) per hour, was moving inland over southern Mexico at approximately 13 kilometers per hour, according to the US National HurricaneRead more

Hurricane Irma makes landfall in Florida Keys

Miami - Muslimchronicle

Category Four Hurricane Irma on Sunday morning made landfall with gust wind speed of 171 kph in the Florida Keys, a coral cay archipelago located off the southern coast of Florida, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). The landfall occurred at the Cudjoe Key in the lower Florida Keys, the NHC said in an advisory. Irma, with a maximumRead more

Hurricane Irma downgraded to Category Two storm

Miami - Muslimchronicle

Hurricane Irma slowed to a Category Two storm after making its second landfall in Florida on Sunday, US forecasters said, warning it still had "dangerous" winds causing "life-threatening" storm surges. At 5:00 pm (2100 GMT), the hurricane had top winds of 110 miles (177 kilometers) per hour -- at the top end of the Category Two storm range -- withRead more

‘Potentially catastrophic’ Irma barrels toward Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico

US - Muslimchronicle

Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in a century, churned across northern Caribbean islands on Wednesday with a catastrophic mix of fierce winds, surf and rain, en route to a possible Florida landfall at the weekend. Irma is expected to become the second powerful storm to thrash the US mainland in as many weeks after devastating HurricaneRead more

Tropical storm Irma strengthening over far eastern Atlantic

Houston - Muslimchronicle

Tropical storm Irma is steadily intensifying over the far eastern Atlantic and is expected to become a hurricane by Thursday or Friday, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory on Wednesday. The storm is located about 480 miles (770 km) west of Cape Verde Islands and is packing maximum sustained winds of 60 miles per hourRead more

Franklin strengthens to hurricane in Mexico: NHC

Cancún - Muslimchroniclle

Hurricane Franklin slammed into Mexico's eastern coast early Thursday, sweeping the region with powerful winds and heavy rain capable of producing deadly flash floods. Franklin made landfall near the town of Lechuguillas, some 70 miles (115 kilometers) northwest of the port of Veracruz, as a category one hurricane, the US National Hurricane Center reported at 0600 GMT. That is theRead more

Florida Storm Upgraded To Hurricane

Miami - QNA

Tropical Storm Hermine has strengthened into a hurricane, threatening to bring a dangerous storm surge to Florida. Hermine is expected to make landfall on the northern Florida Gulf Coast early on Friday - the first hurricane to hit the state since 2005. Governor Rick Scott declared a state of emergency for 51 counties as residents were braced for the dangerousRead more