- Hurricane Paloma heads to Cayman Islands
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- GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (AP) - Late-season Hurricane Paloma bore down on the rain-drenched Cayman Islands on Friday, triggering a run on stores and stranding hundreds as the airport closed on... More of this story
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- Hurricane damaged homes could mean lower taxes
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- SAN BENITO - Hurricane-damaged homes may be worth less than they were before Hurricane Dolly, and tax... Full story»
- Zoo takes in Ike refugees
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- The Caiman lizards never knew what was coming.... Full story»
- Coroner: More aid needed for casket retrieval
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- LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) - Calcasieu Parish Deputy Coroner Zeb Johnson is worried that the federal... Full story»
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Tracking the Storms
National Hurricane Center Tropical Outlook
Tropical Weather OutlookNWS TPC/National Hurricane Center Miami FL 800 AM EDT Thursday Aug 14 2008For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico1. An area of low pressure associated with a tropical wave is passing over the northern...
Hurricane season outlooks of little use
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Each April, weather wizard William Gray emerges from his burrow near the Rocky Mountains to offer his forecast for the six-month hurricane season that starts June 1. And the news media are there, breathlessly awaiting his every word. It's...
Track Storms on your Cellphone
You can now receive your weather forecast from the National Weather Service anywhere/anytime using your wireless device. All you need is a wireless device that can surf the Internet along with a wireless Internet service provider. You can use the...
Hurricane Preparedness
County take steps to alert deaf and blind population
Cameron County officials didn't know they were missing out on communicating with a major part of the population during hurricane season. It's a population that the county heard about last year during the 2007 hurricane season. It's the 10 percent population...
Businesses prepare for storms
HARLINGEN - Patricia Esquivel is ready for hurricane season all year round. In a storage room at Lack's Furniture, she keeps plywood sheets cut to fit every window of the store on Dixieland Road. "We take this very seriously," said Esquivel, the store's...
Copy and backup important documents
Paper isn't waterproof. Your house title, insurance information, Social Security card and wedding photos could be ruined in a hurricane, and so could your computer and the data stored there. So when preparing for a hurricane, it is wise to both safeguard...
Before the Storm
Things to do before the storm hits
- Put up shutters or plywood on windows and openings - Move outside items to safety, such as patio furniture, plants and grills - If your home is in a floodplain, move valuables and furniture to a higher level - Put valuable documents in waterproof...
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