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Hurricane Milton has caused thousands of flight cancellations, is yours one of them? What to know

Hurricane Milton has caused thousands of flight cancellations, is yours one of them? What to know

October 15, 2024October 18, 2024 · Technology

NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of flights in and out of the U.S. have been canceled this week as Hurricane Milton barreled into the Gulf of Mexico and…

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Coast Guard rescues boat captain clinging to cooler in Gulf of Mexico

Coast Guard rescues boat captain clinging to cooler in Gulf of Mexico

October 10, 2024October 10, 2024 · Houston, Texas Local News

Coast Guard rescues boat captain clinging to cooler in Gulf of Mexico – CBS News Watch CBS News A boat captain rode out Hurricane Milton overnight in the…

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Hurricane Milton was fastest on record to intensify into Category 5 in the Gulf of Mexico:

Hurricane Milton was fastest on record to intensify into Category 5 in the Gulf of Mexico:

October 9, 2024October 10, 2024 · US News

Milton makes landfall as Category 3 storm Hurricane Milton makes landfall as Category 3 storm near Siesta Key, Florida 15:11 Hurricane Milton, a powerful storm that fluctuated between…

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Hurricane Milton on path for Florida landfall as a potentially historic major storm

Hurricane Milton on path for Florida landfall as a potentially historic major storm

October 8, 2024October 8, 2024 · Miami, Florida Local News

Hurricane Milton restrengthened into a powerful Category 5 storm Tuesday evening as it barreled across the Gulf of Mexico’s warm waters on a path for the west coast of…

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Maps show track of Hurricane Milton as forecasters predict landfall in Florida this week

Maps show track of Hurricane Milton as forecasters predict landfall in Florida this week

October 6, 2024October 6, 2024 · Houston, Texas Local News

South Florida prepares for heavy rainfall, flooding in wake of Tropical Storm Milton South Florida prepares for heavy rainfall, flooding in wake of Tropical Storm Milton 04:09 Hurricane…

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Tropical Storm Milton forms in Gulf of Mexico and could intensify to hurricane threatening Florida

Tropical Storm Milton forms in Gulf of Mexico and could intensify to hurricane threatening Florida

October 6, 2024October 6, 2024 · Sacramento, California Local News

A storm system that was brewing in the Gulf of Mexico strengthened into Tropical Storm Milton on Saturday and forecasters warned it could intensify into a hurricane and…

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Season’s next hurricane — Francine — seems to be forming in Gulf of Mexico, forecasters say

Season’s next hurricane — Francine — seems to be forming in Gulf of Mexico, forecasters say

September 9, 2024September 9, 2024 · Miami, Florida Local News

“CBS Weekend News” headlines for Sept. 8, 2024 “CBS Weekend News” headlines for Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024 01:49 A tropical disturbance in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico was…

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Barnacle-covered cocaine package worth 5,000 spotted by boaters in Florida after storms

Barnacle-covered cocaine package worth $625,000 spotted by boaters in Florida after storms

August 13, 2024August 13, 2024 · Bazaar News

Boaters in southwest Florida spotted $625,000 worth of cocaine floating in the Gulf of Mexico, officials said Monday, just days after packages of the drug were found on…

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Debby nears Florida landfall as Category 1 hurricane

Debby nears Florida landfall as Category 1 hurricane

August 5, 2024August 5, 2024 · Sacramento, California Local News

The center of Hurricane Debby is expected to reach the Big Bend coast of Florida early Monday bringing potential record-setting rains, catastrophic flooding and life-threatening storm surge as…

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Hurricane Debby rainfall

Hurricane Debby rainfall

August 4, 2024August 5, 2024 · US News

Hurricane Debby rainfall “means obliteration” for some parts of Savannah, Georgia, mayor says – CBS News Watch CBS News Savannah Mayor Van R. Johnson II tells CBS News…

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Community pays for new prosthetic leg after 9-year-old loses his in Gulf of Mexico during Galveston vacation

Community pays for new prosthetic leg after 9-year-old loses his in Gulf of Mexico during Galveston vacation

August 3, 2024August 3, 2024 · Houston, Texas Local News

GALVESTON, Texas – Just days after a boy lost his prosthetic leg in the Gulf of Mexico while on family vacation on Galveston, the community has raised enough…

Read more Community pays for new prosthetic leg after 9-year-old loses his in Gulf of Mexico during Galveston vacation
‘We were so exhausted:’ Couple survives 36 hours at sea after current carries them while scuba diving near Matagorda

‘We were so exhausted:’ Couple survives 36 hours at sea after current carries them while scuba diving near Matagorda

August 2, 2024August 2, 2024 · Houston, Texas Local News

MATAGORDA, Texas – A couple from Oklahoma survived two nights and nearly two days bobbing in the Gulf of Mexico last week. Kim and Nathan Maker were part…

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Beryl set to strengthen on approach to Texas due to hot ocean temperatures

Beryl set to strengthen on approach to Texas due to hot ocean temperatures

July 6, 2024July 6, 2024 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Local News

TEXAS — With its unprecedented tear through the ultrawarm waters of the southeast Caribbean, Beryl turned meteorologists’ worst fears of a souped-up hurricane season into grim reality. Now…

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Alberto Is Officially A Tropical Storm, And He Is Bringing Wet Weather To The Houston Area

Alberto Is Officially A Tropical Storm, And He Is Bringing Wet Weather To The Houston Area

June 19, 2024June 20, 2024 · Houston, Texas Local News

Alberto officially reached tropical storm status late Wednesday morning as it advanced toward landfall in the Western Gulf of Mexico. . Rainfall, coastal flooding and wind picked up…

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Less Heavy Rainfall Expected for Houston From Gulf Storm

Less Heavy Rainfall Expected for Houston From Gulf Storm

June 18, 2024June 18, 2024 · Houston, Texas Local News

The tropical system meteorologists are tracking off the coast of the Gulf of Mexico could bring less rainfall than initially expected after it organized over Monday night into…

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Hurricane Idalia takes aim at Florida as evacuations ordered, schools close

Hurricane Idalia takes aim at Florida as evacuations ordered, schools close

August 29, 2023August 29, 2023 · US News

Hurricane Idalia is gaining strength as it moves toward Florida, where residents are scrambling to prepare for the impacts of what is forecast to be a major storm.…

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Young black bear swims onto busy Destin, Florida, beach from Gulf of Mexico

Young black bear swims onto busy Destin, Florida, beach from Gulf of Mexico

June 13, 2023June 13, 2023 · Breaking News

Young black bear swims onto busy Destin, Florida, beach from Gulf of Mexico – CBS News Watch CBS News A young Florida black bear surprised people on a…

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Tropical depression forms in Gulf of Mexico on 1st day of hurricane season

Tropical depression forms in Gulf of Mexico on 1st day of hurricane season

June 2, 2023June 3, 2023 · Travel

MIAMI (AP) — A tropical depression formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, the official first day of the Atlantic hurricane season. The storm had maximum sustained…

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Tropical depression forms in Gulf of Mexico, could threaten Florida

Tropical depression forms in Gulf of Mexico, could threaten Florida

June 1, 2023June 2, 2023 · Breaking News

Tropical depression forms in Gulf of Mexico, could threaten Florida – CBS News Watch CBS News Thursday marked the first day of Atlantic hurricane season, and the National…

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Surf’s up! Florida’s St. George Island beach named nation’s best in annual ranking

Surf’s up! Florida’s St. George Island beach named nation’s best in annual ranking

May 23, 2023May 23, 2023 · Travel

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A 9-mile (14-kilometer) stretch of Florida sugar-white sand in an unspoiled natural setting alongside the Gulf of Mexico is the nation’s best beach…

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