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Newer stories | Older stories Hurricane season guide
2008 HURRICANE GUIDE -- A comprehensive guide with all the information you need to know about what to do if a hurricane hits - or threatens. Everything from lists of emergency shelters and evacuation maps to pet-friendly hotels. Check it out. Read story. New storm taking shape in open AtlanticWhile Fay spins along the Florida coast today as a tropical storm or a hurricane, forecasters also are keeping an eye on a storm wave in the open Atlantic that could become the next Cape Verde hurricane. It, too, is moving toward the Southeast. Read story. Fay, second storm keep forecasters watchingThe consensus among National Hurricane Center and private forecasters today is that Fay will move back into Florida or Georgia as a hurricane on Thursday, said meteorologist Brian Wimer of AccuWeather.com. Read story. Fay may pay call on area on WednesdayThe Charleston area could begin experiencing the effects of Tropical Storm Fay on Wednesday, when the storm would be expected to move into Georgia, according to computer model predictions late Monday. But the rainfall might be less than predicted if it takes that track. Read story. Keeping an eye on Tropical Storm FayThe Charleston area could begin experiencing the effects of Tropical Storm Fay on Wednesday, when the storm would be expected to move into Georgia, according to computer model predictions late Monday. Read story. Lowcountry keeps eye on Fay's trackKeep a wary eye on the tropics this weekend. Tropical Storm Fay formed in the Caribbean near Hispaniola late Friday with a possible bead on Florida or the Southeast by early next week. Fay's maximum winds were 40 mph on Friday and it is expected to remain a tropical storm until Monday as it crosses Caribbean islands. Read story. Tropical Storm Fay forms in CaribbeanTropical Storm Fay formed late Friday near Hispaniola with a possible bead on Florida or the Southeast by early next week. Read story. Storms usher in tornado threatThe rain and thundershowers from Tuesday night will keep falling today, with a chance of tornadoes. By the weekend, a tropical storm or hurricane could be in the Bahamas, where it would hit a fork in the road. "It can cut across Florida and into the Gulf of Mexico, or it can start to re-curve and affect the Southeast coast," said Tom Kines, meteorologist for AccuWeather.com, a private forecasting company. Read story. Tropics get restless as heart of hurricane season arrivesIt's Cape Verde time. After an eerie period of quiet, storm waves off the tropical Atlantic Ocean coast are showing signs of becoming cyclones. Two of them might be on a path toward the Southeast as hurricanes. Computer model runs suggest a third one is about to come off the African coast behind them. Read story. Colo. researcher raises his hurricane forecastFormer Colorado State University climatologist William Gray has revised his Atlantic forecast upward and now calls for a total of nine hurricanes this season — an increase of one. Read story. Population growth makes evacuation trickierMany of the thousands of coastal newcomers are "clueless" about hurricane season and the importance of having an evacuation plan, said the director of the Dorchester County Emergency Services Department. "Waiting for the governor to blow the whistle and run for the hills is kind of crazy in my mind," Dennis Clark said Friday. Read story. Bertha returns? Cape Verde storm unusualOn Thursday, Tropical Storm Bertha spun off the Cape Verde islands. This Bertha is forecast to stay out in the wide open sea east of Bermuda. But a Cape Verde storm forming so early this year suggests that predictions calling for a busy season might be a bit closer to mark than the past few years' predictions have been. Read story. Be ready for hurricane, Sanford warnsDon't wait until a hurricane is looming on the horizon — prepare now. That was Gov. Mark Sanford's message when he traveled to the South Carolina coast on Wednesday. Read story. Emergency officials prep for stormThe skies were hot. The cones were orange. And the Highway Patrol cars on the interstate highway pointed the wrong way. In the Lowcountry, those are sure signs of the coming hurricane season. Read story. 2nd bad hurricane forecast for S.C.Duck and run — a second hurricane forecaster has said the Southeast Coast will be in the cross-hairs this year. The water temperature pattern in the far Atlantic suggests the middle ground of storm tracks this year will be farther north than the usual south Florida bull's eye, privat... Read story. Newer stories | Older stories |
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