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Tropical Storm Gamma hits Yucatan Peninsula with torrential rain, gusty winds

Tropical Storm Gamma has winds of 50 mph this morning and is moving north at 5 mph.

 

— ABC News: Top Stories

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Alabama man reunited with photo of late wife blown away by Hurricane Sally

A man in Alabama recovered a special photo of his late wife that was blown away in the wicked winds of Hurricane Sally, all thanks to the help of strangers on social media.

 

— FOX News: Travis Fedschun

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Tropical Storm Beta moving towards Texas coast with up to 15 inches of rain possible

Tropical Storm Beta has winds of 60 mph this morning and is around 205 Miles southeast of Galveston, Texas moving west-northwest at 3 mph slowly towards the Texas coast.

 

— ABC News: Top Stories

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Imagine if we listened to scientists before the hurricane

When community members know more about how to protect their homes and businesses, they become more resilient to disaster.

— NYT: Jill C. Trepanier

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California wildfires: State of emergency declared in five counties

Tuesday: Over the holiday weekend, another record-shattering heat wave slammed the West Coast and new fires erupted across California.

— Jill Cowan

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Hurricane center says 2 depressions to become tropical storms on Labor Day

Two tropical depressions out over the Atlantic Ocean are forecast to become tropical storms on Monday as the peak of the hurricane season is just days away.

 

— Travis Fedschun

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Heat wave in West bringing wildfire threat as Colorado prepares for winter storm

A dangerous heat wave is dragging on across the western U.S. for Labor Day but an abrupt return to winter is in store for the Mountain West.

 

— Adam Klotz

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Hurricane Nana makes landfall in Belize, brings floods to Honduras; Omar to dissipate

The 14th named storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season made landfall in Belize early Thursday after bringing flooding to neighboring Honduras.

 

— Travis Fedschun

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Tsunami could overwhelm Washington coast, swamp state when ‘the big one’ strikes, simulations show

If a large earthquake strikes off the coast of Washington, a new set of simulations shows why it’s so important to quickly head to higher ground.

 

— Travis Fedschun