Tropical Storm Arthur

Source: news.yahoo.com --- 63 days ago
Port Arthur is under a hurricane watch and local emergency management officials held conference calls with state officials late Sunday as Tropical Storm Edouard churned off the Louisiana coast, bearing down on Texas. ...

Source: weather.about.com --- 91 days ago
It is official. As of today, Tropical Storm Bertha has officially become a hurricane. It is the first hurricane of the 2008 season. (Tropical Storm Arthur crossed the Yucatan Peninsula... ...

Source: www.accuweather.com --- 97 days ago
Monday, 11:30 AM We're to the end of June, and so far the Tropical Atlantic has been very quiet, aside from Arthur right at the very start of the season. This shouldn't come as a surprise, given the fact that we typically see one named Storm in June every other year. Technically we had one, but barely. Going forward, one ...

Source: www.huffingtonpost.com --- 95 days ago
MIAMI — Tropical Storm Bertha has formed in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa. At 11 a.m. EDT Thursday, the center of the Storm was located about 190 miles south-southwest of the Cape Verde Islands. The second named Storm of the Atlantic hurricane season is moving toward the west-northwest at about 14 mph, and forecasters expect that to continue for the next couple of days. Maximum sustained winds were near 40 mph. Some gradual strengthening is forecast during the next day or two. It's still too early to say if or where Bertha will hit land. The first named Storm this year, Arthur, formed in the Atlantic the day before the season officially started June 1 and soaked the Yucatan Peninsula. ...

Source: www.baltimoresun.com --- 70 days ago
How homeowners can protect themselves from what nature may unleash After Tropical Storm Arthur fizzled, Bertha revved up the Atlantic hurricane season, then came Cristobal, with Dolly not far behind. None of the storms threatened Maryland, but that doesn't mean area homeowners shouldn't be alert and prepared. ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 94 days ago
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Source: www.charlotte.com --- 93 days ago
Tropical Storm Bertha is approaching warmer waters and is likely to strengthen during the next couple of days. At 5 a.m. EDT Sunday, Bertha was centered about 1,310 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands in the Caribbean. Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph with some higher gusting. Forecasters say Bertha is expected to strengthen during the next few days and could become the season's first hurricane. The Storm is moving toward the west. It's still too early to say if or where Bertha will hit land. The first named Storm this year, Arthur, formed in the Atlantic the day before the season officially started June 1 and soaked the Yucatan Peninsula. ...

Source: www.charlotte.com --- 92 days ago
Forecasters say Tropical Storm Bertha likely will become the Atlantic season's first hurricane on Monday. At 11 p.m. EDT Sunday, Bertha was centered about 930 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands in the Caribbean. Maximum sustained winds have increased to about 65 mph with some higher gusting. The Storm is moving toward the west-northwest at about 20 mph. It's still too early to say if or where Bertha will hit land. The first named Storm this year, Arthur, formed in the Atlantic the day before the season officially started June 1 and soaked the Yucatan Peninsula. ...

Source: blogs.trb.com --- 90 days ago
Dear Tom, If hurricanes are named alphabetically why is the season's first named Storm Bertha and not an "A" name? Ed and Barb Wargo Dear Ed and Barb, Bertha is actually the season's second Storm and that is why its name starts with the letter "B". The first Storm of the season, Tropical Storm Arthur came and went so fast that many people missed it. Arthur formed inland about 45 miles northwest of Belize City, Belize on May 31, moved west across the southern Yucatan and quickly weakened to a Tropical depression by the evening of June 1 near the Guatemala-Mexico border. During its short lifespan Arthur could only muster top winds of 40 m.p.h., but it did produce extensive flooding in Belize from up to 15 inches of rain. Five people perished there and damage was estimated at nearly 80 million dollars. As the 2008 Atlantic Basin hurricane season progresses, the next names to be used will be Cristobal, Dolly, Edouard and Fay. ...

Source: www.charlotte.com --- 94 days ago
Tropical Storm Bertha continues to speed across the Atlantic Ocean. At 5 a.m. EDT Friday, Bertha was centered about 750 miles west of the Cape Verde Islands. It is expected to be about halfway between the west coast of Africa and the Lesser Antilles by Saturday night. Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph with some higher gusting. The Storm could gradually strengthen by Sunday. It's still too early to say if or where Bertha will hit land. The first named Storm this year, Arthur, formed in the Atlantic the day before the season officially started June 1 and soaked the Yucatan Peninsula. ...

Source: www.kentucky.com --- 94 days ago
Tropical Storm Bertha is still churning in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa. At 8 a.m. EDT Friday, Bertha was centered about 315 miles west-southwest of the Cape Verde Islands. Maximum sustained winds are near 45 mph. Some gradual strengthening was forecast during the next day or two. It's still too early to say if or where Bertha will hit land. The first named Storm this year, Arthur, formed in the Atlantic the day before the season officially started June 1 and soaked the Yucatan Peninsula. ...

Source: www.kentucky.com --- 92 days ago
Tropical Storm Bertha has strengthened to become the first hurricane of the Atlantic season. As of 5 a.m. EDT Monday, Hurricane Bertha was about 845 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center say it is too early to say if or where the Storm will hit land. Maximum sustained winds have increased to speeds of 75 mph with higher gusts. Some strengthening is expected during the next couple of days. Bertha is headed west-northwest at about 17 mph. The first named Storm this year, Arthur, formed in the Atlantic the day before the season officially started June 1 and soaked the Yucatan Peninsula. ...

Source: www.kentucky.com --- 64 days ago
Forecasters say Tropical Storm Edouard has formed in the Gulf of Mexico and it's moving west along the Louisiana coast toward Texas. A Tropical Storm warning was in effect Sunday from the mouth of the Mississippi River west to Intracoastal City, La. Tropical Storm conditions are expected there in the next 24 hours. New Orleans is not included in the warning area. A Tropical Storm watch was in effect from Intracoastal City to Port Arthur, Texas, including Galveston. The center of the Storm is located about 95 miles southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River and about 420 miles east of Galveston. It was moving west at about 6 miles per hour with winds of 45 miles per hour. Forecasters say the Storm could strengthen in the next 24 hours. ...

Source: www.einnews.com --- 60 days ago
... in the Atlantic Ocean," Bell said. Tropical Storm Arthur formed near the coast of Belize the day before the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season officially began June 1. It quickly ... ...

Source: www.charlotteobserver.com --- 26 days ago
After a deadly and destructive trip across the Caribbean, Hurricane Ike began to move across the Gulf of Mexico, where it was expected to strengthen before plowing into Texas. And in the Pacific, Tropical Depression Lowell was moving over Mexico's Baja California peninsula. In Texas, Ike was expected to make landfall over the weekend somewhere between Corpus Christi and Houston, creating the potential for heavy punishment for Houston. Some forecasts said Ike could strengthen to a fearsome Category 4 hurricane with winds of at least 131 mph over the Gulf of Mexico, and emergency officials warned it could drive a Storm surge as high as 18 feet. Four counties south and east of Houston have announced mandatory or voluntary evacuations, and authorities began moving weak and chronically ill patients by bus to San Antonio, about 190 miles from Houston. The oil and gas industry was also closely watching Ike, fearing damage to the very heart of its operations. Texas is home to 26 refineries that account for a fourth of U.S. refining capacity, and most are clustered along the Gulf Coast in places such as Houston, Port Arthur and Corpus Christi. Exxon Mobil Corp.'s plant in Baytown, outside Houston, is the nation's largest refinery. Dow Chemical has a huge operation just north of Corpus Christi. Refineries are built to withstand high winds, but flooding can disrupt operations and power outages can shut down equipment for days or weeks. An ex ...

Source: www.einnews.com --- 88 days ago
... first Tropical Storm of the season, Arthur, formed May 31 near the coast of Belize and dumped heavy rain on Central America and southern Mexico. ... ...

Source: www.einnews.com --- 88 days ago
... first Tropical Storm of the season, Arthur, formed May 31 near the coast of Belize and dumped heavy rain on Central America and southern Mexico. ... ...

Source: www.einnews.com --- 60 days ago
... in the Atlantic Ocean," Bell said. Tropical Storm Arthur formed near the coast of Belize the day before the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season officially began June 1. It quickly ... ...

Source: www.bradenton.com --- 62 days ago
PORT Arthur, Texas - Tropical Storm Edouard is weakening as it crawls northwestward between Port Arthur and Galveston, Texas, forecasters in Miami say. ...

Source: www.ireport.com --- 63 days ago
We almost cancelled our trip due to uncertain weather surrounding the first Tropical Storm in the area - but we didn't. Well, that Storm converged with a new weather disturbance and created Tropical Storm Arthur during day 2 of our trip. The weather was ok during our trip from Houston to Belize, ok enough to get us down there..... The second day of the trip, the weather turned from cloudy to awful thunderstorms and wind. We lost power and had it sporatically for the rest of our trip - Saturday through Tuesday. We had no running water when the power was out either. We were in a remote area on the beach in Belize so there was nothing else to do. All excursions were cancelled. During one of our dinners at the hotel/lodge, we all ate by candlelight. We started running out of food, coffee and alcohol by the day we were leaving (thankfully). The countryside and the moutains in Belize flooded due to the flash floods and the rivers overflowed into the beach and ocean. The water was all brown. 10 people died during the Storm. Our friends that traveled with us took their two sons, a 6 year and 8 year old. Their room leaked water. Ours held together during the storms. We had no phone service in the rooms and the only available phone to use in the main lodge part, was out of order. There was no Internet that was working. By the third day, we were basically trapped. The guests that were scheduled to leave, had to stay unless they could come up with ...