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Hurricane Beryl Roars Toward Jamaica on Destructive Path

Hurricane Beryl churned toward Jamaica with violent winds, heavy rains and a life-threatening storm surge that could cause more than $1 billion in damage. Beryl’s winds roared at 145 miles (230 kilometers) per hour early Wednesday, making it a Category …

Record-Breaking Hurricane Beryl Is Getting Stronger on a Path to Grenada

Record-breaking Hurricane Beryl is intensifying as it churns through the Caribbean south of Grenada, where it’s forecast to unleash catastrophic winds, life-threatening storm surge and flooding rains. Beryl regained Category 4 strength after briefly weakening, the US National Hurricane Center …

Texas, Mexico Prepare for Possible Tropical Storm: Weather Watch

Parts of the Texas coast and northeastern Mexico are bracing for tropical storm conditions on Wednesday, as a potential system churns its way through the Bay of Campeche, the US National Hurricane Center said. With winds of 40 miles per …

Florida Flooding Emergency Worsens as More Rain Lands on Miami

Florida is in a state of emergency after downpours flooded Miami streets, soaked Fort Lauderdale with its rainiest June day ever, grounded hundreds of flights and forced officials to issue rare emergency flood warnings. And on Thursday more rain is …

Contractors Can’t Advertise ‘Insurance Negotiating’ Skills, Texas Supreme Court Says

A contractor cannot be the public adjuster on a claim and cannot advertise itself as an insurance claims negotiator if it does not hold an adjusters’ license, the Texas Supreme Court decided in a case that could give support to …

More Than 196,000 Still Without Power in Texas and Arkansas After Storms

More than 196,000 homes and businesses in Texas and Arkansas were still without power on Thursday after storms battered the region earlier in the week, according to meteorologists and data from PowerOutage.us. That is down from more than 275,000 outages …

Texas Storm Leaves Thousands of Homes Without Power: Weather Watch

More than half a million electricity consumers are still without power in Texas and over one thousand flights were canceled after powerful storms charged along the Rio Grande late Tuesday. Across parts of Texas, and mostly in the east, 500,789 …

Central U.S. States Brace for Possible Severe Storms: Weather Watch

There is a moderate risk — the second highest — of severe thunderstorms across parts of Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin and Missouri affecting more than 3.8 million people, the US Storm Prediction Center said. “All severe hazards will be possible including …

Greater Chance of Major Hurricane on East Coast This Year, Less in Gulf, Scientist Says

Multiple computer models from forecasting organizations across the globe have predicted a very active hurricane season starting next month, spelling trouble for Florida and much of the Eastern United States. The models aren’t wrong, said Phil Klotzbach, a senior research …

Another Report Forecasts 2024 Atlantic Basin Hurricane Season to Be ‘Extremely Active’

A 2024 Atlantic hurricane season forecast calls for 23 named storms, 11 hurricanes and five major hurricanes. This is the 41st year Colorado State University’s tropical meteorology project has made forecasts of the upcoming season’s Atlantic basin hurricane activity. Accuweather …