By David McFadden, The Associated Press, October 3, 2016 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Vulnerable Haiti braced for flash floods and violent winds from the extremely dangerous Hurricane Matthew as the powerful storm approached the hemisphere’s poorest country Monday. The eye of the Category 4 hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of 215 kph, was expected to pass… Continue reading Hurricane Matthew threatens Haiti, Jamaica, Cuba
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Hurricane Matthew briefly hits Category 5 on its way to Jamaica
By Howard Campbell, The Associated Press, October 1, 2016 Hurricane Matthew One of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes in recent history weakened a little on Saturday as it roared across the Caribbean on a course that put Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba in the path of potentially devastating winds and rain. Matthew briefly reached the top… Continue reading Hurricane Matthew briefly hits Category 5 on its way to Jamaica
Hurricane Newton on path toward Mexico's border with Arizona
By Ignacio Martinez, The Associated Press, September 6, 2016 CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico — Newton swept onto the Gulf of California after slamming the resorts of southern Baja as a hurricane before making landfall Mexico’s mainland and weakening to a tropical storm. And the storm remained on a path Wednesday morning that was expected to… Continue reading Hurricane Newton on path toward Mexico's border with Arizona
Hurricane Gaston expected to weaken in Atlantic
By The Associated Press, August 25, 2016 MIAMI — Hurricane Gaston is expected to weaken to a tropical storm in the Atlantic. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says the storm’s maximum sustained winds early Thursday are near 75 mph (120 kph) with weakening forecast during the next day or so. Read full article here…