Getting yourself prepared for Tropical storm Irene What is a tropical storm? Hurricanes are tropical cyclones with torrential rains and sustained winds of 74 miles per hour or greater which blow in a counter-clockwise direction around a center "eye". Hurricane winds can exceed 155 miles per hour and severely effect areas hundreds […]
Giant Guatemala Sinkhole Emerges After Tropical Storm Agatha
An enormous sinkhole appeared in Guatemala in the aftermath of tropical storm Agatha, swallowing a three-story building and a house, according to CNN’s sources. The sinkhole, which appears too extreme to be real, is shown below in a photo released by the Guatemalan government. Resident blamed a poor below-ground drainage system, and said a security […]
Tropical Storm Hurricane Edouard: Bad News for Houston, TX
Tropical Storm Edouard is gaining strength in the Gulf of Mexico as it moves towards the coast of Texas and western Louisiana. Meteorologists forecast that the storm could become a hurricane, or at least maintain its tropical storm classification, when it makes landfall near Galveston and moves towards Houston on Tuesday. Tropical Storm Edouard currently […]
Louisiana Under Tropical Storm Warning
Louisiana was issued a Tropical Storm Warning by the Hurricane Center in Miami Fl, from the mouth of the Mississippi River to Intracoastal City, leaving New Orleans out of the warning. Though it is a depression, it could strengthen to a Tropical storm. It’s center is about 85 miles southeast of the Mississippi River’s mouth and […]
Tropical Storm Dolly To Bring Severe Flooding
Tropical Storm Dolly is expected to bring flooding to South Texas and northeastern Mexico as it moves inland and weakens after making landfall as a hurricane yesterday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Dolly maintained tropical-storm strength today, with maximum sustained winds of 50 miles (80 kilometers) per hour, slowing from 60 mph earlier today, […]
Philippines: Storm Lupit (Ramil) leaves with minimal damage to Northern Luzon
PAGASA- "Tropical Storm "RAMIL"(Lupit) has slightly weakened as it moves away from the country. " Philippine Weather Bureau A third disaster to hit the Philippines in weeks was minimized to small portion of the Northern most tip of the country. With no reported deaths as of noon Saturday Albeit ,some reports of flooding and crop […]
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