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Florida Watching Tropical Storm Hanna

We no sooner exhale from watching Gustav, still waiting to hear what damage it left behind, when we turn our eyes to the parade of storms headed our way.
Tropical Storm Hanna became Hurricane Hanna and was knocked back down to tropical storm status as it came in contact with the islands. When it makes its [...]

Hurricane Gustav and the Gulf Coast

On the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans has a wary eye on Gustav, some communities canceling several scheduled memorials and focusing on storm preparations instead.
On Friday, Tropical Storm Gustav was near Jamaica -claiming 67 deaths in its path. Forecasters said it could hit the Louisiana coast early next week as a major hurricane. [...]

Watching Fay in the Keys

Fay, the sixth tropical storm of the 2008 hurricane season, is expected to become a hurricane as it passes through western Cuba. Having recently moved to the upper Keys, we are calmly keeping an eye on the latest developments. Hurricanes are nothing new us as we have lived in this state before Andrew in ‘92 [...]