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Tropical Storm Katia Slams into Ireland, Britain

Tropical Storm Katia shut down roads, bridges and sporting events Monday in Ireland and Britain, where residents braced for the strongest wind gusts in 15 years. Forecasters in both countries said Monday’s gusts would top 80 mph (125 kph) as …

Tropical Storm Katia Strengthens in the Atlantic

Tropical Storm Katia has formed and is slowly strengthening as it moves across the Atlantic. Katia has maximum sustained winds late Tuesday morning near 45 mph (72 kph). The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami says gradual strengthening is forecast …

Tropical Depression Moving Toward Bermuda

Forecasters say a new tropical depression is moving toward Bermuda but hasn’t strengthened yet. The National Hurricane Center said at 0900 GMT Sunday that the depression was about 300 miles (480 kilometers) south-southeast of Bermuda. It had maximum sustained winds …

Tropical Storm Don Forms Over Gulf of Mexico

Tropical Storm Don, the first major Gulf of Mexico storm this year, formed over the southern part of the oil-rich basin on Wednesday on a track toward the Texas coast. The storm forced several offshore energy operators to evacuate support …

Philippine Storm Kills 9 People; 100K Flee Homes

Tropical storm Aere lashed the northeastern Philippines on Sunday, killing at least nine people and forcing more than 100,000 villagers to flee from farming towns threatened by landslides. The storm slammed into Catanduanes province with winds of 53 miles (85 …