Tag: landfall

Chris dissipates over eastern Mexico after making landfall as tropical storm

Tropical Storm Chris formed late Sunday night in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico and made landfall less than two hours later in eastern Mexico. Chris then weakened to a tropical depression Monday morning before dissipating a few hours later as it moved farther inland. According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC), Tropical Storm Chris moved […]

Hurricane Beryl makes landfall on Caribbean island

A dangerous and extremely powerful Hurricane Beryl made landfall on Monday on the Caribbean island of Carriacou after becoming the earliest storm of Category 4 strength to form in the Atlantic, fuelled by record warm waters. Winds up to 150 mph, just shy of a Category 5 storm, blew off roofs, uprooted trees and caused […]

Tropical disturbance near Florida could strengthen before making landfall

Channel 9 meteorologists are monitoring a tropical disturbance off the coast of Florida. A NOAA “Hurricane Hunter” aircraft is flying into the storm system Friday morning to gather more detailed information on its strength and heading. It’s a tiny system, but it is also getting better organized. Read: Flagler County considers new ‘beach tax’ to […]

Tropical Storm Alberto makes landfall in Mexico; danger looms for Texas

Millions of people along the southern coast of Texas were under severe weather advisories as officials warned of high storm surge, torrential rain and possible tornadoes as Tropical Storm Alberto barreled over northern Mexico. The first named storm in the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season made landfall in Mexico sometime between 4 a.m. and 7 a.m. […]

A tropical cyclone makes landfall in northern Madagascar, killing 18 people

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — A tropical cyclone that swept across Madagascar has killed 18 people and left four missing after making landfall on the north of the Indian Ocean island nation earlier this week, authorities said on Friday. The storm has also caused severe flooding that partly submerged entire villages, displaced or affected some 47,000 […]