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09 Nov 2009 10:38

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World: Ida’s looking less dangerous, but has already left an awful toll

  • 70 mph the current speed of Ida, which has slowed down to a tropical storm
  • 124+ people died in flooding, and mudslides caused by Ida in El Salvador source

29 Aug 2009 10:58

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U.S.: Danny acts like Bill, doesn’t have his swagger. Depression sets in.

Danny was a tropical storm, but now he’s just depressed. The depression will hit Long Island today. Based on storm path, he’s like Bill’s wannabe brother. source

23 Aug 2009 10:58

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U.S., World: Is it really tropical anymore? Bill’s about to give Nova Scotia fits

It’s slowing down as it goes up the coast, and it barely even touched Massachusetts. It’s very much a threat to Nova Scotia, though. source

17 Aug 2009 20:25

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U.S., World: Bill and Claudette: Two storms living separate lives

  • bill Bill’s still on track to become a major hurricane, but probably isn’t headed towards the U.S. at all.
  • claudette Claudette, however, has made landfall in Alabama and Florida and appears to be slowing down. source

15 Aug 2009 12:15

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World: Ana, the season’s first tropical storm, is floating in the Atlantic

  • 40 mph winds have been recorded from the Bahama-bound storm source

12 Aug 2009 10:18

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U.S.: In case you forgot, it’s hurricane season. Here’s an update.

  • Atlantic The first named storm of the season could be coming as soon as today. Tropical Depression No. 2 is gaining strength and will likely become the first tropical storm of the season, meaning we can call it “Ana” soon.
  • Pacific Hawaii got heavily prepared to get slammed by Tropical Storm Felicia, but in the end, the storm didn’t really do all that much; it’s no longer a tropical storm even. It’s gonna drop a bunch of rain, but that’s about it.