Rina News

Rainy Remnants of Rina Spawn Tornado in Florida

The National Weather Service says the remnants of Tropical Storm Rina dumping rain across Florida spawned a weak tornado that briefly touched down on the state’s Atlantic coast. Officials said Sunday that the tornado touched down Saturday morning in Hobe …

Cancun Area Resorts Empty as Hurricane Approaches

Tourists abandoned Cancun and other resorts while Mexican authorities evacuated hundreds of residents from low-lying areas ahead of a weakened Hurricane Rina’s pass along Yucatan’s Caribbean coast Thursday. Civil protection officials moved some 2,300 people from Holbox, an island where …

Rina Downgraded to Tropical Storm

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) reports that Rina has weakened to a tropical storm, with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph, down from 85 mph yesterday. The storm is currently 90 miles south of Cozumel, Mexico, and 100miles east-northeast of …

Hurricane Rina Bearing Down on Yucatan Peninsula

The latest report from the National Hurricane Center in Miami at 10:00 A.M. CD warns that the Mexican government “has issued a hurricane warning for the northeast coast of the Yucatan Peninsula from Cancun to San Felipe.” It has also …