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Hurricane Isaias to bring high winds, heavy rain to Chattanooga region Saturday
Hurricane Isaias is expected to slam into the Florida Panhandle late Friday or early Saturday as a Category 2 storm, plowing north through the Chattanooga region and bringing winds up to 70 mph across East Tennessee's mountains and foothills.
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Isaias strengthens into Category 2 hurricane on collision course with the US Gulf Coast
Isaias strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane as it barreled toward the U.S. Gulf Coast on Thursday, prompting orders for tourists to abandon beaches for safer spots inland, sending locals scurrying for gas and groceries and leading fishing crews to secure their boats before the potentially destructive storm’s arrival.
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Atlantic hurricanes starting with ‘I’ typically bring death and destruction. Isaias is up next
Be wary of hurricanes that start with the letter “I.”
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The Waffle House Index helps Southerners — and FEMA — gauge a storm’s severity
If a Waffle House stays open in town, even in a limited capacity, neighbors are reassured that the coming storm is unlikely to cause devastation. A closed location of the dependable diner chain has come to indicate impending disaster. The metric is known as the Waffle House Index.
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Tropical Storm Isaias forms, is forecast to become a hurricane and hit US Gulf Coast this week
Tropical Storm Isaias formed Wednesday in the warm waters off eastern Mexico and forecasters said it was expected to strengthen into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season before hitting the U.S. Gulf Coast later in the week.
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Hurricane Rachel strengthens to a Category 3 storm off Mexico’s Pacific coast
Hurricane Rachel has been upgraded to a Category 3 storm off Mexico’s Pacific coast as northern Mexico and parts of the U.S. Southwest were reeling from flooding and damage from the remnants of Hurricane Polo earlier this week.
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Tropical Pacific moisture drenches central US as another Pacific hurricane forms
Tropical weather that surged onshore from the Pacific soaked more of the U.S. on Wednesday while forecasters announced yet another hurricane off the coast of Mexico.
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Hurricane Polo’s remnants bringing more rains to flood-struck US Southwest
As former Hurricane Polo weakened over northwestern Mexico on Tuesday evening, the storm’s remnants battered the U.S. Southwest, flooding roadways and leading to residents in small New Mexico towns having to evacuate over concerns about a dam failing.
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Roads flood in New Jersey, inundate some homes, as first major signs of nor’easter take shape
Thousands were without power on the U.S. East Coast on Friday night as roads flooded in some coastal New Jersey communities, the first major signs of a powerful nor'easter expected to create dangerous conditions through the weekend.
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TVA smashed September power record amid heat dome
Agency invests billions to expand grid as demand rises
