Us National Hurricane Center

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  Atlantic Hurricane Season Sets Peak Record As Storm Erin Threatens US Coast

  Hurricane Erin's massive footprint battered Caribbean islands with heavy gusts and downpours on Monday, as it threatened rip currents and flooding along the US East Coast later this week, even without a predicted landfall.

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  Potentially "Catastrophic" Hurricane Otis Hits Mexico

  A major Category 5 hurricane made landfall near Mexico's Pacific beach resort of Acapulco early Wednesday, threatening to wreak "catastrophic" damage, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.

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  Thousands Evacuate As Storm Alberto Powers Toward Florida

  Thousands of Florida residents evacuated homes on Sunday as Subtropical Storm Alberto picked up strength as it headed north through the Gulf of Mexico, with forecasters saying it could bring life-threatening inundation to Southern coastal states.

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  Maria An 'Extremely Dangerous' Category Four Hurricane: US Forecaster

  Maria rose in power Monday to become an "extremely dangerous" Category Four hurricane as it barreled toward the Caribbean island of Dominica, the US National Hurricane Center said.

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  Caribbean Fears For Coastal Families As Hurricane Matthew Gets Close

  Haiti and Jamaica urged residents in vulnerable coastal areas to evacuate and Cuba suspended flights on Sunday as bands of rain from Hurricane Matthew, the strongest storm to menace Caribbean nations since 2007, drenched the Jamaican capital.

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  Hurricane Matthew Becomes A Powerful Category 5 Storm

  Hurricane Matthew in the Caribbean picked up strength late on Friday and became a powerful Category 5 storm, the US National Hurricane Center said.

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  Storm Julia Weakens Into A depression, Meandering Off Of US Coast

  Tropical Storm Julia weakened into a depression and is expected to meander off the coast of Georgia and South Carolina for the next few days, the US National Hurricane Center said on Thursday.

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  Storm Gaston In The Atlantic Regains Hurricane Strength

  Tropical Storm Gaston, churning in the Atlantic southeast of Bermuda, strengthened and regained hurricane status late Saturday, the US National Hurricane Center reported.

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  Storm Lester Becomes A Hurricane In The Pacific: US Weather Department

  Tropical Storm Lester off the northwest Mexican coast strengthened to hurricane status on Friday, the US National Hurricane Center said.

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  Hurricane Patricia Flattens Mexico Homes, But No Major Disaster

  Patricia flattened a fishing hamlet on Mexico's Pacific coast, but authorities were relieved to see on Saturday that the record-breaking hurricane largely spared the country and dissipated as it moved north.

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  Hurricane Patricia, One of Strongest Ever Storms, Set to Hit Mexico

  Mexico scrambled on Friday to prepare as Hurricane Patricia, one of the strongest storms ever recorded, bore down on its Pacific Coast, prompting the evacuation of thousands of tourists and residents and a mad rush for emergency supplies.

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  Mexico Braces for Massive Hurricane Patricia

  A "potentially catastrophic" Hurricane Patricia roared toward Mexico's Pacific coast on Thursday, officials said, prompting authorities to evacuate some villagers, close ports and urge tourists to cancel trips.

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  Hurricane Patricia Threatens Mexico Coast

  Hurricane Patricia spiraled toward Mexico's Pacific coast today, threatening to mushroom into an "extremely dangerous" major storm before making landfall, forecasters said.

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  Hurricane Joaquin Weakens as it Heads Towards Bermuda

  Joaquin was downgraded to a Category-Three hurricane on Sunday, as it headed towards Bermuda where it is expected to dump rain and generate damaging winds as it swirls nearby, forecasters said.

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  Hurricane Dolores Forms Off Mexico's Pacific Coast

  Hurricane Dolores formed off Mexico's Pacific coast on Monday, threatening to dump heavy rains in several states, authorities said.