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Potential Tropical Cyclone Spins Toward US Coast: Weather Watch

Potential tropical cyclone 16 is getting organized off the coast of Florida and South Carolina and will likely be named Ophelia later Friday, the US National Hurricane Center said. The storm’s winds are forecast to reach 60 miles per hour, …

Assumptions About Hurricane Season Face Winds of Change

With named storms coming earlier and more often in warmer waters, some assumptions about the Atlantic hurricane season are being rethought. For six straight years, Atlantic storms have been named in May, before the season even begins. On Wednesday, a …

Tropical Storm Lands in South Carolina Ahead of Atlantic Season

The Atlantic’s second storm of 2020 made landfall just east of Charleston, South Carolina, with the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season still almost a week away. Tropical Storm Bertha, with top winds of 50 miles per hour (81 …