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Isaias weakens to tropical storm, but will restrengthen tonight By Karen Graham Isaias weakened to a tropical storm Saturday afternoon as it approached the southeast coast of Florida, but forecasters say it will likely restrengthen overnight as it continues its track along the coastline of Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas.

After pounding Puerto Rico, T.S. Isaias set it sights on Florida By Karen Graham Tropical Storm Isaias is dumping flooding rain on parts of the Caribbean and could eventually track near Florida this weekend and possibly other parts of the East Coast early next week as a Category 1 Hurricane.

Potential Tropical Storm Isaias headed toward Dominican Republic By Karen Graham The National Hurricane Center has placed the new center of the Tropical Disturbance about 100 miles to the west from where it was at the 8 a.m. advisory. This change has shifted the track more west, taking it south of Puerto Rico.

Potential Tropical Storm Isaias moving through the Atlantic By Karen Graham Potential Tropical Storm Isaias is forecast to move through the Leeward Islands on Wednesday, near or over the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico Wednesday night, and near or over Hispaniola on Thursday.

Cristobal will make landfall along the Gulf Coast today By Karen Graham Tropical Storm Cristobal will make landfall on the Gulf Coast today with threats of flooding rainfall, storm surge flooding, tornadoes, and gusty winds.

Tropical Storm Cristobal is still a U.S. Gulf Coast Threat By Karen Graham Tropical Storm Cristobal made landfall Wednesday morning in the state of Campeche, Mexico with winds of 60 mph. The latest track has the center of the storm moving back over the Bay of Campeche Thursday night and Friday.

Cristobal sets record as third earliest storm of the season By Karen Graham The hurricane season officially began on June 1 - but Tropical Storms Arthur and Bertha apparently failed to get the memo, and arrived last month. Cristobal is now the third named storm of the season. It's the earliest a third named storm has ever formed.

First named tropical storm of the season headed to North Carolina By Karen Graham Tropical Storm Arthur formed off the coast of Florida on Saturday, making it the sixth straight year for a named storm to develop before the official June 1 start of the Atlantic hurricane season.

Tropical Storm Nestor barreling toward Florida Panhandle By Karen Graham Tropical Storm Nestor is expected to make landfall in the Florida Panhandle early Saturday and will bring soaking rain, winds and coastal flooding to parts of the Southeast this weekend.

Tropical Storm warnings issued as system heads to Gulf states By Karen Graham A disorganized area of storms in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to develop into a tropical or subtropical storm Thursday as it heads toward the US Gulf Coast, the National Hurricane Center said.

Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands bracing for Tropical Storm Karen By Karen Graham Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands braced for Tuesday's expected arrival of Tropical Storm Karen and its accompanying torrential rains and dangerous flooding, officials said. Puerto Rico is also closing schools and closing public agencies.

Tropical Storm Karen the 11th named storm in the Atlantic By Karen Graham The 11th named storm of the hurricane season has developed in the Atlantic. The National Hurricane Center said Tropical Storm Karen formed early Sunday near the Windward Islands.

Slow-moving Tropical Storm Humberto strengthens in Bahamas By Karen Graham Tropical Storm Humberto's core is passing just east of the Bahamas' Abaco Islands, but it is still expected to bring strong winds and rain to areas ravaged by Hurricane Dorian nearly two weeks ago.

Tropical storm warnings for Northern Bahamas now in effect By Karen Graham A tropical storm warning was issued Thursday evening for the Bahamas, less than two weeks after Hurricane Dorian devastated the commonwealth's northwest region as a Category 5 hurricane.

Puerto Rico and Florida in Dorian's path as storm gains strength By Karen Graham Tropical Storm Dorian is expected to be a hurricane when it reaches the U.S. East Coast this weekend, after plowing through the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico today.

Barry back to Tropical Storm status but rain and floods continue By Karen Graham Following a brief stint as a Category 1 hurricane, Barry weakened once again to a tropical storm on Saturday after making landfall along the central Louisiana coast.

Tropical Storm Barry forms in Gulf — Expect epic rain event By Karen Graham A few hours after forming on Thursday, Tropical Storm Barry was slowly crawling across the northern Gulf of Mexico on a path toward the Louisiana coast where it was expected to make landfall as a Category 1 hurricane Friday night or Saturday.

Tropical Storm Helene heading toward The United Kingdom By Karen Graham London - While the East coast of the U.S. is being battered by Tropical Storm Florence, another Atlantic tropical Storm, Helene, is on track to brush by the western edge of the United Kingdom late Monday.

Tropical storm warnings have been issued for Gulf Coast By Karen Graham A Tropical Storm Watch has been issued this afternoon as Potential Tropical Cyclone Seven (PTC-7) is forecast to be a tropical depression by Monday morning and a tropical storm by Labor Day evening.

Rain and coastal flooding expected over Labor Day weekend By Karen Graham A tropical wave creating thunderstorms from Hispaniola to the Turks and Caicos Islands is forecast to hit the Bahamas over the Labor Day weekend then move across Florida into the Gulf of Mexico.

Heavy rains and flooding the biggest threat from T.S. Cindy By Karen Graham Tropical Storm Cindy continues to swirl in the Gulf off the coast of Louisiana. Overnight, Cindy dumped heavy rains throughout the state and into Alabama and Mississippi. More heavy rain and flooding is expected on Wednesday.

Florida preparing for 'a direct hit' from Hurricane Matthew By Karen Graham While aid teams in Haiti struggle to reach victims of Hurricane Matthew's fury, Florida Governor Rick Scott has been repeatedly warning Floridians to "prepare for a direct hit" from the monster storm.

Tropical Storm Matthew forms, may become major hurricane By Karen Graham A disturbance the National Hurricane Center has been tracking for the past several days was officially upgraded to Tropical Storm Matthew as of 11 a.m. today.

Tropical storm Colin? Florida can expect heavy rains and flooding By Karen Graham Tallahassee - A storm system brewing in the northwestern Caribbean Sea has a 90 percent chance of becoming Tropical Storm Colin before hitting the Sunshine state.

Supertyphoon Neoguri targets Japan By Chikako Uchinami Tokyo - As the United States eastern seaboard recovers from July 4th's Hurricane Arthur, Pacific Supertyphoon Neoguri has Japan in its sights, reports from the Japan Meteorological Agency say.

13 dead after Tropical Storm Fernando makes landfall in Veracruz By John Sevigny Veracruz - At least thirteen deaths were reported after Tropical Storm Fernando made landfall over the Mexican State of Veracruz, bringing as much as 15 inches of rain, along with the threat of flash floods and mudslides.

Tropical Cyclone Evan hits Samoan Islands, 2 dead By Anne Sewell Apia - The first reported storm of the South Pacific cyclone season triggers flooding and structural damage, with two people dead.

Tropical Cyclone Evan hits Samoan Islands, 2 dead By Anne Sewell Apia - The first reported storm of the South Pacific cyclone season triggers flooding and structural damage, with two people dead.

Hurricane Sandy: 5 million without power, NYC hospitals evacuate By David Silverberg Hurricane Sandy ravaged New Jersey and New York Monday night with heavy rain and 80 mph winds, causing 5 million power outages spanning from North Carolina to Maine. It's just been reported a New York hospital is moving 215 patients to other hospitals.

Four-legged residents of Tampa prepare for hurricane season Special By Greta McClain Tampa - The Florida Division of Emergency Management, American Red Cross and other disaster assistance agencies were not the only ones preparing for Isaac and hurricane season. The Humane Society of Tampa Bay also sprang into action, offering free microchips.

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