News on National Hurricane Center

US forecasters to send hurricane warnings earlier

2010-02-23T01:03:18Z

<div id="subtitle">National Hurricane Center to send storm warnings about 12 hours earlier thanks to better data</div><div><p>The National Hurricane Center said Tuesday it will begin issuing storm watches and warnings about half a day sooner in the biggest change to its warning system in decades.</p><p>When a storm is approaching la...

Tropical Storm Ida weakens as it hits US Gulf Coast

2010-02-24T07:24:11Z

<div><p>Weakened remnants of what was once Hurricane Ida made landfall on the US Gulf coast Tuesday, dumping heavy rain and triggering some flooding but without the deadly winds Ida packed over the weekend.</p><p>Ida was a category two hurricane on the five-level Saffir-Simpson scale on Sunday, but lost strength ...

Tropical Storm Ida hits US Gulf Coast

2010-02-24T07:25:37Z

<div><p>Tropical storm Ida drenched the US Gulf coast Tuesday, but made landfall with weakened force after cutting a swath of destruction that left 136 dead in Central America.</p><p>Ida was a category two hurricane on the five-level Saffir-Simpson scale on Sunday, but lost strength as it moved north and is f...

Ida weakens as it hits US Gulf Coast

2010-02-24T07:24:33Z

Tropical Storm Ida bears down on US Gulf Coast

2010-02-24T07:28:26Z

<div><p>Tropical Storm Ida bore down on the US Gulf coast on Tuesday, with weakened force after cutting a swath of destruction that left 136 dead in Central America.</p><p>Ida was 60 miles (95 kilometers) southwest of Hurricane Ida, now weakened to tropical storm status, headed across the Gulf of Mexico on Monday taking aim at the US coastline between Louisiana and Florida.</p><p>The brunt of Ida was set to mak...

Hurricane Ida aims at southern United States

2010-02-24T07:57:03Z

<div><p>Hurricane Ida barreled across the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, disrupting area oil fields and taking aim at the US coastline between Louisiana and Florida.</p><p>The brunt of the category one storm was set to make...

Tropical Storm Ida

2009-11-09T09:17:01Z

National Hurricane Center deputy director Ed Rappaport, shows the position of tropical storm Ida at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

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Floods, mudslides kill 124 in El Salvador

2010-02-24T08:07:40Z

<div><p> A late-season hurricane ravaged parts of Central America on Sunday as floods and landslides killed at least 124 in El Salvador, where the president declared a state of emergency, and thousands were left homeless in Nicaragua.</p><p>Central America Sunday as floods and landslides killed at least 91 in El Salvador and thousands were left homeless in Nicaragua.</p><p>Hurricane Ida, which grew to a categ...

Hurricane Ida floods kill 91 in El Salvador

2010-02-24T08:11:10Z

<div><p>A late-season hurricane ravaged parts of Central America Sunday as floods and landslides killed at least 91 in El Salvador and thousands were left homeless in Nicaragua.</p><p>Hurricane Ida, which grew to a categ...

Hurricane Ida floods kill 50 in El Salvador

2010-02-24T08:12:30Z

<div><p> A late season hurricane ravaged parts of Central America Sunday as floods and landslides killed at least 50 in El Salvador and thousands were left homeless in Nicaragua.</p><p>Hurricane Ida, which grew to a cate...

Hurricane Ida upgraded to category two storm

2010-02-24T08:13:00Z

<div><p>Hurricane Ida is now a category two storm packing top wind speeds of nearly 100 miles (160 kilometers) per hour as it heads towards Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said.</p><p&a...

AP NewsAlert

2010-02-24T10:18:10Z

<div id="subtitle">US National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Ida strengthens to Category 2 with 100 mph winds</div><div><p>US National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Ida strengthens to Category 2 with 100 mph winds.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gi...

Tropical storm 'Ida' gains strength in Caribbean

2010-02-24T08:26:41Z

<div><p>Mexico's government issued a hurricane warning on Saturday as a strengthening tropical storm Ida bore down on the country's Yucatan peninsula.</p><p>Ida was quickly picking up strength and could again become a hurricane late Saturday, the Miami-based MANAGUA (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Ida strengthened off the coast of Nicaragua on Wednesday as heavy rains forced a Caribbean island to evacuate and the Central American nation, fearing devastat...

40,000 affected as storm batters Nicaragua

2010-02-24T09:00:29Z

<div><p>Nicaragua's Caribbean coast faced a battering by high winds and heavy rains Friday, as remnants of hurricane Ida wrecked homes and officials warned as many as 40,000 could be affected by the storm.</p><p>Despite being downgraded to a tropical depression, heavy rains from Ida swelled rivers, destroying an estimated 530 houses and decim...

Hurricane Ida downgraded, hits thousands in Nicaragua

2010-02-24T09:25:04Z

<div><p>Hurricane Ida unleashed heavy winds and rain on thousands of residents of eastern Nicaragua Thursday, causing flooding and destroying homes, before being downgraded to a tropical storm.</p><p>There were no initial reports of casualties.</p><p>Ida hit the coast as a category one hurricane at around 9...

Hurricane Ida strikes eastern Nicaragua

2010-02-24T09:28:32Z

<div><p>Hurricane Ida slammed into Nicaragua Thursday, unleashing strong winds and heavy rain across the eastern coast, from where hundreds had been evacuated.</p><p>The category one hurricane packed winds of 120 kilometers (75 miles) per hour and struck between Bluefields and Pu...

Tropical storm Rick threatens flash floods in Mexico

2010-02-24T16:10:54Z

<div><p>Tropical storm Rick made landfall Wednesday in northwestern Mexico having lost its punch as a former top-strength hurricane, but still threatened the region with heavy rain and flash floods, US forecasters said.</p><p>Rick's eye hit Mexico's northwestern Pacific coast at 7:...