Hurricane Beryl continues to charge northwest after the Category 4 storm plowed into Grenada with life-threatening storm surge, 150 mph winds and up to 10 inches of rain. The hurricane has yet to weaken, and forecasters say it could stay a major hurricane (Category 3 or higher) through at least Tuesday. But where is Beryl […]
TAMPA, Fla. (WLFA) — The National Hurricane Center confirmed Sunday that a tropical depression has formed over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico. Tropical Depression Three will potentially bring heavy rainfall and flooding over portions of eastern Mexico, the NHC said. As of 4:45 p.m., the tropical depression is located 185 miles east-southeast of Tuxpan, Mexico […]
Regional gas prices rose for the second consecutive week and reached an average of $3.02 per gallon of regular fuel on Monday, up from last week’s price of $2.99 per gallon, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The average fuel price in the Gulf Coast region has fallen about 10 cents since last month. […]
The wealthy petrostates of the Persian Gulf have big plans for the future, hoping to increasingly attract tourists and investors, host marquee sporting events, build new cities and diversify their economies away from oil. But they face a looming threat that they cannot easily buy their way out of: extreme and sometimes deadly heat that […]
A tropical disturbance that formed Monday off the coast of Guyana and Suriname is expected to reach the western Caribbean late this week, while a second disturbance in the far eastern Atlantic could develop soon after. The tropical wave in the western Caribbean will travel west across the southern Gulf of Mexico in the direction […]
TAMPA, Fla. – The National Hurricane Center continues to monitor a trough of low pressure in the Southwest Gulf of Mexico, although it’s unlikely to develop. The low-pressure system located along the coast of northeastern Mexico is the only tropical disturbance the NHC is monitoring on Monday morning. READ: Human case of dengue fever in […]
An area of stormy weather in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico could bring localized flooding to parts of northeastern Mexico Sunday, though its chances for tropical development are steadily dwindling. The large area of showers and thunderstorms was located about 20 miles southeast of La Pesca, Mexico, as of 8 p.m. and was due to […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a commercial ship traveling through the Gulf of Aden but apparently caused no damage, authorities said Saturday, in the latest strike on the shipping lane by the group. The Houthi attack comes after the sinking this week of the ship Tutor, which […]
An area of stormy weather in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico could bring localized flooding to parts of northeastern Mexico Sunday, though its chances for tropical development are steadily dwindling. The large area of showers and thunderstorms was located about 20 miles southeast of La Pesca, Mexico, as of 2 p.m. and was due to […]
The National Hurricane Center is continuing to track a system in the Gulf of Mexico that has a chance of developing into a short-lived tropical depression before it reaches the coast of northeastern Mexico tonight. As of 8 a.m., the NHC gives the system a 40% chance to form over the next two to seven […]
An area of stormy weather in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico could still become a tropical depression this weekend before reaching the coast of northeastern Mexico on Sunday night, forecasters said. The large area of showers and thunderstorms over the southwestern Gulf lacked a well-defined center early Sunday morning and its odds of developing have […]
Three young men from Alabama drowned while swimming Friday in the Gulf of Mexico in Bay County. Here’s what we know so far: Who drowned in Panama City Beach? Initially, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office said only that the three victims were young men from Alabama. No other details had been released as of 10 […]