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  • Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba pick up the pieces

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    SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba — The rumble of large machinery, whine of chain saws and chopping of machetes echoed through communities across the northern Caribbean on Thursday as they dug out from the destruction of Hurricane Melissa and surveyed the damage left behind.

    In Jamaica, government workers and residents began clearing roads in a push to reach dozens of isolated communities in the island’s southeast that sustained a direct hit from one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes on record.


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  • Hurricane Melissa Lashes Cuba as Category 2 Storm

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    Hurricane Melissa weakened to a Category 2 storm that is expected to cause catastrophic damage as it passes through Cuba, a day after it hit Jamaica as one of the most powerful Atlantic storms on record. 

    The hurricane passed through eastern Cuba on Wednesday morning with 105 mile-an-hour winds, and is expected to dump as much as 25 inches of rain in certain areas, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm made landfall early Wednesday in the Cuban province of Santiago de Cuba with maximum sustained winds of close to 120 mph.

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  • Hurricane Melissa, brings flooding, catastrophic winds to Jamaica

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    KINGSTON, Jamaica — Heavy floodwaters swept across southwestern Jamaica, winds tore roofs off buildings and boulders tumbled onto roads Tuesday as Hurricane Melissa came ashore as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record.

    Landslides, fallen trees and numerous power outages were reported as Melissa hit with 185 mph winds near New Hope, with officials cautioning that the cleanup and damage assessment could be slow.


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  • Hurricane Melissa Batters Jamaica

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    Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica Tuesday as one of the most powerful Atlantic storms to make landfall on record.

    Melissa came ashore in southwestern Jamaica as a Category 5 storm with 185 miles-per-hour winds, according to the National Hurricane Center. Jamaican officials said the storm has trapped families in homes, damaged hospitals and cut power for three-quarters of the island. Forecasters urged residents to stay in their homes, calling the storm “an extremely dangerous and life-threatening situation.”

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  • Hurricane Melissa Barrels Down on Jamaica as Category 5 Storm

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    Hurricane Melissa has strengthened to a Category 5 storm and is expected to produce catastrophic floods and heavy infrastructure damage in Jamaica.

    Flash floods are projected to sweep through Jamaica on Monday and into Tuesday, with parts of the island expected to receive as much as 40 inches of rain, according to the National Hurricane Center. The weather service is advising people to avoid leaving safe shelters during the storm, which has sustained winds of 160 miles an hour.

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  • Melissa grows into a major Category 3 hurricane while unleashing torrential rain in the north Caribbean

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    Melissa grows into a major Category 3 hurricane while unleashing torrential rain in the north Caribbean

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  • Storm decimates 2 Alaskan villages and drives more than 1,500 people from their homes

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    JUNEAU, Alaska — JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — More rain and wind were forecast Wednesday along the Alaskan coast where two tiny villages were decimated by the remnants of Typhoon Halong and officials were scrambling to find shelter for more than 1,500 people driven from their homes.

    The weekend storm brought high winds and surf that battered the low-lying Alaska Native communities along the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta in the southwestern part of the state, nearly 500 miles (800 km) from Anchorage. At least one person was killed and two were missing. The Coast Guard plucked two dozen people from their homes after the structures floated out to sea.

    Hundreds were staying in school shelters, including one with no working toilets, officials said. The weather system followed a storm that struck parts of western Alaska days earlier.

    Across the region, more than 1,500 people were displaced. Dozens were flown to a shelter set up in the National Guard armory in the regional hub city of Bethel, a community of 6,000 people, and officials were considering flying evacuees to longer-term shelter or emergency housing in Fairbanks and Anchorage.

    The hardest-hit communities included Kipnuk, population 715, and Kwigillingok, population 380. They are off the state’s main road system and reachable this time of year only by water or by air.

    “It’s catastrophic in Kipnuk. Let’s not paint any other picture,” Mark Roberts, incident commander with the state emergency management division, told a news conference Tuesday. “We are doing everything we can to continue to support that community, but it is as bad as you can think.”

    Among those awaiting evacuation to Bethel on Tuesday was Brea Paul, of Kipnuk, who said in a text message that she had seen about 20 homes floating away through the moonlight on Saturday night.

    “Some houses would blink their phone lights at us like they were asking for help but we couldn’t even do anything,” she wrote.

    The following morning, she recorded video of a house submerged nearly to its roofline as it floated past her home.

    Paul and her neighbors had a long meeting in the local school gym on Monday night. They sang songs as they tried to figure out what to do next, she said. Paul wasn’t sure where she would go.

    “It’s so heartbreaking saying goodbye to our community members not knowing when we’d get to see each other,” she said.

    About 30 miles (48 kilometers) away in Kwigillingok, one woman was found dead and authorities on Monday night called off the search for two men whose home floated away.

    The school was the only facility in town with full power, but it had no working toilet and 400 people stayed there Monday night. Workers were trying to fix the bathrooms; a situation report from the state emergency operations center on Tuesday noted that portable toilets, or “honey buckets,” were being used.

    A preliminary assessment showed every home in the village was damaged by the storm, with about three dozen having drifted from their foundations, the emergency management office said.

    Power systems flooded in Napakiak, and severe erosion was reported in Toksook Bay. In Nightmute, officials said fuel drums were reported floating in the community, and there was a scent of fuel in the air and a sheen on the water.

    The National Guard was activated to help with the emergency response, and crews were trying to take advantage of any breaks in the weather to fly in food, water, generators and communication equipment.

    Officials warned of a long road to recovery and a need for continued support for the hardest-hit communities. Most rebuilding supplies would have to be transported in and there is little time left with winter just around the corner.

    “Indigenous communities in Alaska are resilient,” said Rick Thoman, an Alaska climate specialist at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. “But, you know, when you have an entire community where effectively every house is damaged and many of them will be uninhabitable with winter knocking at the door now, there’s only so much that any individual or any small community can do.”

    Thoman said the storm was likely fueled by the warm surface waters of the Pacific Ocean, which has been heating up because of human-caused climate change and making storms more intense.

    The remnants of another storm, Typhoon Merbok, caused damage across a massive swath of western Alaska three years ago.

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    LOS ANGELES — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Some homes were ordered evacuated in wildfire-scarred Los Angeles neighborhoods as Southern California was hit by a rare October storm that was expected to pummel the region with heavy rain, high winds and possible mudslides.

    “We’re very concerned about the weather,” Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said during a news conference Monday night, explaining that strike teams, rescue teams and helicopters were all ready to respond.

    The evacuations covered about 115 homes mostly in Pacific Palisades and Mandeville Canyon, both struck by a massive inferno in January that killed more than 30 people in all and destroyed over 17,000 homes and buildings in Los Angeles County. Wildfires can leave hillsides without vegetation to hold soil in place, making it easier for the terrain to loosen during storms.

    Bass and other officials warned residents across the region to remain alert and stay indoors. The worst was expected to begin early Tuesday and carry through the afternoon, and more than 16,000 had already lost power as of Monday night, according to PowerOutage.us.

    The storm could result in up to 4 inches (10.2 centimeters) of rain in some areas, according to the National Weather Service’s Los Angeles office, which described it as a “rare and very potent storm system.”

    Ariel Cohen, meteorologist in charge of the National Weather Service in Los Angeles, said the storm could even bring a couple of tornadoes, and one major challenge is its unpredictability.

    “The nature of this system is such that we cannot be certain about exactly when and where these impacts will strike, the exact details until right before they occur at the earliest,” he said.

    Teams from the Los Angeles Fire Department had started patrolling the area Monday night and a section of state Route 27, beginning at the Pacific Coast Highway, was closed in preparation for the storm, the California Department of Transportation, known as Caltrans, said on social media.

    The weather service also warned of high winds that could knock down trees and power lines.

    To the north, up to 3 feet (1 meter) of mountain snow was predicted for parts of the Sierra Nevadas.

    Heavy rain had already started falling Monday evening across much of Northern California, bringing some urban flooding around the San Francisco Bay Area.

    Gladstones Restaurant, located along the Pacific Coast Highway, said it was closing on Tuesday in anticipation of the heavy rains. The Pacific Palisades establishment is located at an intersection that has experienced heavy debris flow during past rains.

    In February, torrential rains unleashed debris flows and mudslides in several neighborhoods torched by the January fires. In the community of Sierra Madre, near the site of the Eaton Fire, water, debris and boulders rushed down the mountain, trapping cars in the mud and damaging several home garages. A portion of the Pacific Coast Highway by Pacific Palisades was submerged in at least 3 feet of sludge, and a swift debris flow swept a Los Angeles Fire Department vehicle into the ocean.

    Concerns about post-fire debris flows have been especially high since 2018, when the town of Montecito, up the coast from Los Angeles, was ravaged by mudslides after a downpour hit mountain slopes burned bare by a huge blaze. Hundreds of homes were damaged and 23 people died.

    Elsewhere in the U.S., Typhoon Halong brought hurricane-force winds and ravaging storm surges and floodwaters that swept some homes away in Alaska over the weekend. One person was dead and two were missing in western Alaska on Monday, while more than 50 people had been rescued — some plucked from rooftops.

    Officials warned of a long road to recovery and a need for continued support for the hardest-hit communities with winter just around the corner.

    In Tempe, Arizona, a microburst and thunderstorm on Monday dropped about a half-inch of rain within 10 minutes, the National Weather Service said. The storm caused significant damage, including uprooting trees that toppled onto vehicles and buildings, and dropping them on streets and sidewalks. A business complex had its roof torn off, and thousands of homes lost power.

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    Golden reported from Seattle. Associated Press writer Becky Bohrer contributed from Juneau, Alaska.

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  • Nor’easter brings stormy weather, heavy winds to DC region – WTOP News

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    Rain and strong winds remain in the D.C. area on Monday as a nor’easter that brought stormy conditions during the weekend exits the mid-Atlantic region.

    Rain and strong winds remain in the D.C. area on Monday as a nor’easter that brought stormy conditions during the weekend exits the mid-Atlantic region.

    It will be a cloudy, breezy and cool day with showers coming during the afternoon and evening hours.

    The coastal storm continues to spin offshore, bringing an overcast of gray skies and northerly winds of 10 to 15 mph and gusts of up to 25 mph, with a half inch of rainfall or less expected. The highest rainfalls will be found east of Interstate 95.

    Temperatures will range from low to mid-60s throughout the day, but fall into the 50s at night.

    Those attending the Washington Commanders-Chicago Bears at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland, should have a warm rain jackets to handle the conditions, said 7News First Alert Meteorologist Eileen Whelan.

    The conditions mirror what happened Sunday, as Ocean City, Maryland, received an inch of rainfall with winds gusting 50 mph at the beaches. Lesser rainfall totals occurred in the D.C. metro area, but wind gusts rose to 37 mph.

    Tuesday will begin with some lingering showers and breezy conditions, but the wind and the cool will diminish as the day progresses, rising to nearly 70 degrees. Clouds will decrease and some sun may appear in the afternoon.

    The weather will be better on Wednesday and Thursday as sunshine will be coming to the region.

    FORECAST

    MONDAY
    Cloudy, breezy, PM showers
    Highs: 60-65
    Winds: North 10-15, Gusts 25+ mph
    Gray skies and cool highs are expected once again, as a coastal storm continues to spin offshore. Northerly winds will gust to 25 mph with showers developing this afternoon and evening. Rainfall totals will mainly be .20″ or less. Outside of any precipitation, it will be cloudy, breezy, and cool with temperatures falling into the 50s.

    MONDAY NIGHT
    Scattered showers
    Lows: 50s
    Winds: North 10-15 mph
    Scattered showers will dot radar during the overnight hours with breezy winds and temperatures in the 50s.

    TUESDAY
    Mostly cloudy, breezy
    Highs: Low 70s
    Winds: North 5-15, Gusts 20 mph
    Overcast skies in the morning will give way to a few peeks of late day sun, as the coastal low pulls farther out to sea. Northerly breezes will ease, as the day progresses with warmer, more seasonable, highs around 70 degrees.

    WEDNESDAY
    Mostly sunny, breezy
    Highs: 72-76
    Winds: Northwest 10-15+ mph
    Beautiful October weather is expected midweek with sunshine, warm highs in the 70s, and refreshing breezes with low humidity.

    THURSDAY
    Mostly sunny
    Highs: 63-67
    Winds: Northwest 10-15+ mph
    Cooler sunshine is in store Thursday with highs in the 60s. It will be a beautiful autumn day followed by a cold night. Frost is possible by Friday morning outside of the Capital Beltway. The National Weather Service may issue Frost Alerts, so stay tuned.

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  • New Jersey declares state of emergency as nor’easter approaches

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    A nor’easter churned its way up the East Coast on Sunday, with New Jersey declaring a state of emergency and some airports posting delays and cancellations in advance of anticipated coastal flooding, and strong winds, as another storm system struck farther south with heavy rain.

    “The greatest effects are going to be the coastal flooding potential, especially for areas from northeastern North Carolina northward to much of the New Jersey coast,” said meteorologist Bob Oravec with the National Weather Service in College Park, Maryland.

    Heavy rain also was forecast for southeast New England, the New York City area, and some has fallen in coastal sections of South Carolina, Oravec said.

    All of New Jersey has been under a state of emergency since Saturday night. It’s expected to last into Monday, authorizing the state’s emergency services personnel to be activated as necessary.

    Parts of the state are forecast to experience moderate to major coastal flooding, inland flash flooding, winds up to 60 mph (97 kph), up to 5 inches (about 13 centimeters) of rain and high surf, potentially causing beach erosion. Some volunteers were putting sandbags at beaches.

    The National Weather Service placed New York City under a coastal flood warning and wind advisory through at least Monday afternoon. Coastal areas of suburban Long Island could see flooding, with up to 3 inches (about 8 centimeters) of rain and lashing winds expected, the weather service said.

    Wind gusts of more than 30 mph (48 kph) were already being recorded in the region on Sunday morning.

    Some flight delays and cancellations were announced in airports from Washington, D.C. to Boston.

    The storm was expected to move out by Monday night.

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  • Tropical Storm Priscilla to drench Southwest, raising flash flood risk

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    ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...One to two feet of inundation above ground level
possible in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal
waterways (3.7 to 12.9 feet Mean Lower Low Water).

* WHERE...Portions of eastern, northeastern and southeastern
Massachusetts and northern and southern Rhode Island.

* WHEN...From Sunday morning through late Monday night.

* IMPACTS...Roads remain passable. Shallow pockets of flooding
less than one foot deep affect more vulnerable coastal roads
along the North Shore from Salem and Gloucester to
Newburyport. Rough surf will likely cause some splashover onto
coastal roads around the time of high tide. Roads remain
passable. Low lying areas and roads near Nantucket Harbor,
including Easy Street, may experience pockets of shallow
flooding less than one foot deep. Minor coastal flooding
occurs along the most vulnerable shoreline locales in Newport,
Portsmouth and Middletown. This includes flooding at parking
lots near beaches in Newport, and a portion of Hazard Road.
Minor coastal flooding also occurs on several streets in the
Common Fence Point area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be
closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of
unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone
property.

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Time of high total tides are approximate to the nearest hour.

Narragansett Bay at Conimicut Point
MLLW Categories - Minor 7.0 ft, Moderate 8.5 ft, Major 10.0 ft
MHHW Categories - Minor 2.4 ft, Moderate 3.9 ft, Major 5.4 ft

Total      Total    Departure
Day/Time    Tide       Tide     from Norm   Waves    Flood
ft MLLW    ft MHHW       ft       ft      Impact
--------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
10/11 PM   4.6/ 5.1   0.0/ 0.5   0.2/ 0.7     1       None
11/12 PM   5.2/ 5.7   0.6/ 1.1   0.1/ 0.6     1       None
12/12 AM   4.4/ 4.9  -0.2/ 0.2   0.2/ 0.7     1       None
12/01 PM   5.7/ 6.2   1.2/ 1.7   1.0/ 1.5     3       None
13/02 AM   6.4/ 6.9   1.8/ 2.2   2.3/ 2.8     3       None

Mount Hope Bay near Bristol Point RI
MLLW Categories - Minor 7.0 ft, Moderate 9.5 ft, Major 12.0 ft
MHHW Categories - Minor 2.5 ft, Moderate 5.0 ft, Major 7.5 ft

Total      Total    Departure
Day/Time    Tide       Tide     from Norm   Waves    Flood
ft MLLW    ft MHHW       ft       ft      Impact
--------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
10/11 PM   4.2/ 4.7  -0.2/ 0.2   0.2/ 0.7     1       None
11/12 PM   5.1/ 5.6   0.6/ 1.1   0.1/ 0.6     1       None
12/12 AM   4.0/ 4.5  -0.6/-0.1   0.2/ 0.7     1       None
12/01 PM   5.7/ 6.2   1.2/ 1.7   1.0/ 1.5     3       None
13/02 AM   6.0/ 6.5   1.5/ 2.0   2.2/ 2.7     3       None

Narragansett Bay at Quonset Point
MLLW Categories - Minor 6.0 ft, Moderate 7.5 ft, Major 9.5 ft
MHHW Categories - Minor 1.9 ft, Moderate 3.4 ft, Major 5.4 ft

Total      Total    Departure
Day/Time    Tide       Tide     from Norm   Waves    Flood
ft MLLW    ft MHHW       ft       ft      Impact
--------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
10/11 PM   4.2/ 4.7   0.1/ 0.6   0.2/ 0.7     1       None
11/12 PM   4.7/ 5.2   0.6/ 1.1   0.0/ 0.5     1       None
12/12 AM   3.9/ 4.4  -0.2/ 0.2   0.1/ 0.6     1       None
12/01 PM   5.4/ 5.9   1.3/ 1.8   1.1/ 1.6     3       None
13/01 AM   5.9/ 6.4   1.8/ 2.2   2.2/ 2.7     3      Minor

Westerly RI at Watch Hill
MLLW Categories - Minor 5.0 ft, Moderate 8.0 ft, Major 9.5 ft
MHHW Categories - Minor 2.0 ft, Moderate 5.0 ft, Major 6.5 ft

Total      Total    Departure
Day/Time    Tide       Tide     from Norm   Waves    Flood
ft MLLW    ft MHHW       ft       ft      Impact
--------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
10/11 PM   3.1/ 3.6   0.1/ 0.6   0.8/ 1.3     1       None
11/12 PM   3.6/ 4.1   0.6/ 1.1   0.4/ 0.9    1-2      None
12/12 AM   3.1/ 3.6   0.1/ 0.6   0.9/ 1.4    2-3      None
12/02 PM   4.7/ 5.2   1.7/ 2.2   1.6/ 2.0     6       None
13/02 AM   5.1/ 5.6   2.1/ 2.6   2.7/ 3.2   9-10     Minor

Gloucester Harbor
MLLW Categories - Minor 11.5 ft, Moderate 13.0 ft, Major 15.0 ft
MHHW Categories - Minor 1.9 ft, Moderate 3.4 ft, Major 5.4 ft

Total      Total    Departure
Day/Time    Tide       Tide     from Norm   Waves    Flood
ft MLLW    ft MHHW       ft       ft      Impact
--------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
11/03 AM   9.4/ 9.9  -0.2/ 0.2  -0.2/ 0.3     2       None
11/03 PM  10.8/11.3   1.2/ 1.7  -0.2/ 0.3     1       None
12/04 AM   9.1/ 9.6  -0.6/-0.1   0.0/ 0.5     2       None
12/04 PM  11.3/11.8   1.7/ 2.2   0.8/ 1.3    5-6     Minor
13/05 AM   9.9/10.4   0.2/ 0.8   1.2/ 1.7   9-12      None

Merrimack River near Newburyport MA
MLLW Categories - Minor 11.0 ft, Moderate 12.0 ft, Major 13.5 ft
MHHW Categories - Minor 1.5 ft, Moderate 2.5 ft, Major 4.0 ft

Total      Total    Departure
Day/Time    Tide       Tide     from Norm   Waves    Flood
ft MLLW    ft MHHW       ft       ft      Impact
--------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
10/03 PM   9.3/ 9.8  -0.2/ 0.2  -0.5/ 0.0     1       None
11/03 AM   8.4/ 8.9  -1.1/-0.7  -0.2/ 0.3    1-2      None
11/03 PM   9.6/10.1   0.1/ 0.6  -0.2/ 0.3     1       None
12/04 AM   8.1/ 8.6  -1.5/-1.0   0.0/ 0.5    1-2      None
12/04 PM  10.2/10.7   0.7/ 1.1   0.8/ 1.3    3-5      None
13/05 AM   9.0/ 9.5  -0.6/-0.1   1.2/ 1.7    6-8      None

Newport Harbor
MLLW Categories - Minor 6.0 ft, Moderate 7.5 ft, Major 9.0 ft
MHHW Categories - Minor 2.1 ft, Moderate 3.6 ft, Major 5.1 ft

Total      Total    Departure
Day/Time    Tide       Tide     from Norm   Waves    Flood
ft MLLW    ft MHHW       ft       ft      Impact
--------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
10/11 PM   4.0/ 4.5   0.1/ 0.6   0.2/ 0.7     1       None
11/12 PM   4.5/ 5.0   0.6/ 1.1   0.1/ 0.6     1       None
12/12 AM   3.7/ 4.2  -0.2/ 0.3   0.2/ 0.7     2       None
12/01 PM   5.2/ 5.7   1.3/ 1.8   1.1/ 1.6     3       None
13/01 AM   5.7/ 6.2   1.9/ 2.3   2.2/ 2.7     3      Minor

Newport South Coast Beaches
MLLW Categories - Minor 6.0 ft, Moderate 7.5 ft, Major 9.0 ft
MHHW Categories - Minor 2.5 ft, Moderate 4.0 ft, Major 5.5 ft

Total      Total    Departure
Day/Time    Tide       Tide     from Norm   Waves    Flood
ft MLLW    ft MHHW       ft       ft      Impact
--------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
10/11 PM   3.7/ 4.2   0.2/ 0.8   0.2/ 0.8     1       None
11/12 PM   4.2/ 4.7   0.7/ 1.1   0.1/ 0.6    1-2      None
12/12 AM   3.6/ 4.1   0.1/ 0.6   0.2/ 0.8    2-3      None
12/01 PM   4.9/ 5.4   1.4/ 1.9   1.1/ 1.6    5-6      None
13/01 AM   5.5/ 6.0   2.0/ 2.5   2.2/ 2.7    8-9      None

Block Island at Old Harbor
MLLW Categories - Minor 6.0 ft, Moderate 7.5 ft, Major 9.0 ft
MHHW Categories - Minor 2.8 ft, Moderate 4.3 ft, Major 5.8 ft

Total      Total    Departure
Day/Time    Tide       Tide     from Norm   Waves    Flood
ft MLLW    ft MHHW       ft       ft      Impact
--------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
10/11 PM   3.5/ 4.0   0.2/ 0.8   0.4/ 0.9     2       None
11/11 AM   4.0/ 4.5   0.8/ 1.3   0.2/ 0.8     2       None
12/12 AM   3.4/ 3.9   0.2/ 0.7   0.5/ 1.0    3-5      None
12/12 PM   4.5/ 5.0   1.3/ 1.8   1.1/ 1.6   8-10      None
13/01 AM   5.1/ 5.6   1.9/ 2.3   2.3/ 2.8   14-15     None
13/01 PM   5.0/ 5.5   1.8/ 2.2   1.9/ 2.3    15       None

Boston Harbor
MLLW Categories - Minor 12.5 ft, Moderate 14.0 ft, Major 15.0 ft
MHHW Categories - Minor 2.2 ft, Moderate 3.7 ft, Major 4.7 ft

Total      Total    Departure
Day/Time    Tide       Tide     from Norm   Waves    Flood
ft MLLW    ft MHHW       ft       ft      Impact
--------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
11/03 AM  10.1/10.6  -0.2/ 0.2   0.0/ 0.5     1       None
11/03 PM  11.5/12.0   1.2/ 1.7   0.1/ 0.6     1       None
12/04 AM   9.8/10.3  -0.6/-0.1   0.2/ 0.7    1-2      None
12/04 PM  11.8/12.3   1.5/ 2.0   0.9/ 1.4     2       None
13/05 AM  10.7/11.2   0.4/ 0.9   1.5/ 2.0     2       None

Revere
MLLW Categories - Minor 12.5 ft, Moderate 14.5 ft, Major 16.0 ft
MHHW Categories - Minor 2.6 ft, Moderate 4.6 ft, Major 6.1 ft

Total      Total    Departure
Day/Time    Tide       Tide     from Norm   Waves    Flood
ft MLLW    ft MHHW       ft       ft      Impact
--------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
11/03 AM   9.9/10.4   0.0/ 0.5   0.0/ 0.5     1       None
11/03 PM  11.1/11.6   1.2/ 1.7  -0.2/ 0.3     1       None
12/04 AM   9.5/10.0  -0.5/ 0.0   0.1/ 0.6     1       None
12/04 PM  11.6/12.1   1.7/ 2.2   0.9/ 1.4     2       None
13/05 AM  10.3/10.8   0.4/ 0.9   1.4/ 1.9     2       None

Green Harbor
MLLW Categories - Minor 11.5 ft, Moderate 13.5 ft, Major 15.5 ft
MHHW Categories - Minor 1.6 ft, Moderate 3.6 ft, Major 5.6 ft

Total      Total    Departure
Day/Time    Tide       Tide     from Norm   Waves    Flood
ft MLLW    ft MHHW       ft       ft      Impact
--------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
11/03 AM   9.9/10.4   0.0/ 0.5   0.1/ 0.6     1       None
11/03 PM  11.2/11.7   1.3/ 1.8   0.0/ 0.5     1       None
12/04 AM   9.5/10.0  -0.5/ 0.0   0.2/ 0.7    1-2      None
12/04 PM  11.7/12.2   1.8/ 2.2   0.9/ 1.4    3-4     Minor
13/05 AM  10.5/11.0   0.6/ 1.1   1.5/ 2.0    6-7      None

Scituate MA
MLLW Categories - Minor 11.5 ft, Moderate 13.5 ft, Major 15.5 ft
MHHW Categories - Minor 1.8 ft, Moderate 3.8 ft, Major 5.8 ft

Total      Total    Departure
Day/Time    Tide       Tide     from Norm   Waves    Flood
ft MLLW    ft MHHW       ft       ft      Impact
--------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
11/03 AM   9.5/10.0  -0.2/ 0.2   0.0/ 0.5     1       None
11/03 PM  11.0/11.5   1.3/ 1.8   0.1/ 0.6     1       None
12/04 AM   9.3/ 9.8  -0.5/ 0.0   0.2/ 0.7    1-2      None
12/04 PM  11.4/11.9   1.7/ 2.2   0.9/ 1.4    3-5     Minor
13/05 AM  10.1/10.6   0.4/ 0.9   1.4/ 1.9    7-9      None

Mount Hope Bay near Fall River MA
MLLW Categories - Minor 7.0 ft, Moderate 9.5 ft, Major 12.0 ft
MHHW Categories - Minor 2.3 ft, Moderate 4.8 ft, Major 7.3 ft

Total      Total    Departure
Day/Time    Tide       Tide     from Norm   Waves    Flood
ft MLLW    ft MHHW       ft       ft      Impact
--------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
11/12 AM   4.9/ 5.4   0.2/ 0.7   0.2/ 0.7     1       None
11/12 PM   5.5/ 6.0   0.8/ 1.3   0.1/ 0.6     1       None
12/01 AM   4.7/ 5.2   0.0/ 0.5   0.2/ 0.8     1       None
12/01 PM   5.9/ 6.4   1.2/ 1.7   0.9/ 1.4     3       None
13/02 AM   6.2/ 6.8   1.6/ 2.0   2.1/ 2.6     3       None

New Bedford Hurricane Barrier
MLLW Categories - Minor 6.0 ft, Moderate 7.5 ft, Major 9.5 ft
MHHW Categories - Minor 2.1 ft, Moderate 3.6 ft, Major 5.6 ft

Total      Total    Departure
Day/Time    Tide       Tide     from Norm   Waves    Flood
ft MLLW    ft MHHW       ft       ft      Impact
--------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
10/11 PM   3.7/ 4.2  -0.2/ 0.3   0.1/ 0.6     1       None
11/12 PM   4.4/ 4.9   0.5/ 1.0  -0.2/ 0.3     1       None
12/12 AM   3.6/ 4.1  -0.3/ 0.2   0.1/ 0.6    1-2      None
12/01 PM   5.0/ 5.5   1.1/ 1.6   0.8/ 1.3    4-5      None
13/01 AM   5.2/ 5.7   1.3/ 1.8   1.8/ 2.2     5       None

Westport
MLLW Categories - Minor 6.0 ft, Moderate 8.0 ft, Major 10.0 ft
MHHW Categories - Minor 2.5 ft, Moderate 4.5 ft, Major 6.5 ft

Total      Total    Departure
Day/Time    Tide       Tide     from Norm   Waves    Flood
ft MLLW    ft MHHW       ft       ft      Impact
--------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
10/11 PM   3.7/ 4.2   0.2/ 0.8   0.2/ 0.8     1       None
11/11 AM   4.0/ 4.5   0.6/ 1.1   0.2/ 0.8     1       None
12/12 AM   3.6/ 4.1   0.1/ 0.6   0.4/ 0.9     2       None
12/01 PM   4.6/ 5.1   1.1/ 1.6   0.9/ 1.4    5-6      None
13/01 AM   5.1/ 5.6   1.6/ 2.0   2.0/ 2.5     7       None

Buzzards Bay at Mattapoisett
MLLW Categories - Minor 8.5 ft, Moderate 10.0 ft, Major 12.0 ft
MHHW Categories - Minor 4.4 ft, Moderate 5.9 ft, Major 7.9 ft

Total      Total    Departure
Day/Time    Tide       Tide     from Norm   Waves    Flood
ft MLLW    ft MHHW       ft       ft      Impact
--------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
10/11 PM   4.0/ 4.5  -0.2/ 0.3   0.1/ 0.6     1       None
11/12 PM   4.5/ 5.0   0.4/ 0.9  -0.2/ 0.3     1       None
12/12 AM   3.6/ 4.1  -0.6/-0.1   0.0/ 0.5    1-2      None
12/01 PM   5.0/ 5.5   0.9/ 1.4   0.7/ 1.1    4-6      None
13/01 AM   5.1/ 5.6   1.0/ 1.5   1.6/ 2.0     6       None

Buzzards Bay at Woods Hole
MLLW Categories - Minor 5.5 ft, Moderate 7.0 ft, Major 8.5 ft
MHHW Categories - Minor 3.5 ft, Moderate 5.0 ft, Major 6.5 ft

Total      Total    Departure
Day/Time    Tide       Tide     from Norm   Waves    Flood
ft MLLW    ft MHHW       ft       ft      Impact
--------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
11/12 AM   2.1/ 2.6   0.1/ 0.6   0.2/ 0.7     1       None
11/12 PM   2.7/ 3.2   0.8/ 1.3   0.1/ 0.6     1       None
12/01 AM   2.0/ 2.5   0.0/ 0.5   0.2/ 0.8    2-3      None
12/03 PM   3.6/ 4.1   1.6/ 2.0   1.5/ 2.0    4-5      None
13/01 AM   3.6/ 4.1   1.6/ 2.0   2.0/ 2.5     6       None

Chatham MA - East Coast
MLLW Categories - Minor 9.0 ft, Moderate 11.5 ft, Major 13.0 ft
MHHW Categories - Minor 3.8 ft, Moderate 6.3 ft, Major 7.8 ft

Total      Total    Departure
Day/Time    Tide       Tide     from Norm   Waves    Flood
ft MLLW    ft MHHW       ft       ft      Impact
--------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
10/03 PM   6.5/ 7.0   1.3/ 1.8   0.0/ 0.5     2       None
11/04 AM   5.1/ 5.6  -0.2/ 0.3  -0.2/ 0.3     2       None
11/04 PM   6.2/ 6.8   1.1/ 1.6   0.0/ 0.5    1-2      None
12/05 AM   5.0/ 5.5  -0.2/ 0.2   0.1/ 0.6    2-3      None
12/05 PM   7.0/ 7.5   1.8/ 2.2   1.0/ 1.5    5-7      None
13/06 AM   5.7/ 6.2   0.6/ 1.1   1.1/ 1.6   10-11     None

Chatham - South side
MLLW Categories - Minor 9.0 ft, Moderate 10.5 ft, Major 11.5 ft
MHHW Categories - Minor 4.5 ft, Moderate 6.0 ft, Major 7.0 ft

Total      Total    Departure
Day/Time    Tide       Tide     from Norm   Waves    Flood
ft MLLW    ft MHHW       ft       ft      Impact
--------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
10/03 PM   5.1/ 5.6   0.6/ 1.1  -0.2/ 0.3     2       None
11/04 AM   3.9/ 4.4  -0.7/-0.2   0.0/ 0.5    1-2      None
11/04 PM   5.1/ 5.6   0.6/ 1.1   0.0/ 0.5     1       None
12/05 AM   4.0/ 4.5  -0.5/ 0.0   0.2/ 0.7    2-3      None
12/05 PM   6.0/ 6.5   1.5/ 2.0   1.1/ 1.6    5-6      None
13/06 AM   4.6/ 5.1   0.1/ 0.6   0.8/ 1.3    8-9      None

Provincetown Harbor
MLLW Categories - Minor 13.0 ft, Moderate 14.0 ft, Major 15.0 ft
MHHW Categories - Minor 2.9 ft, Moderate 3.9 ft, Major 4.9 ft

Total      Total    Departure
Day/Time    Tide       Tide     from Norm   Waves    Flood
ft MLLW    ft MHHW       ft       ft      Impact
--------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
11/03 AM  10.3/10.8   0.2/ 0.7   0.2/ 0.8     1       None
11/03 PM  11.3/11.8   1.2/ 1.7   0.2/ 0.7     1       None
12/04 AM   9.9/10.4  -0.2/ 0.2   0.4/ 0.9    1-3      None
12/04 PM  11.7/12.2   1.6/ 2.0   1.0/ 1.5    4-5      None
13/05 AM  10.6/11.1   0.5/ 1.0   1.5/ 2.0    8-9      None

Dennis - Sesuit Harbor
MLLW Categories - Minor 13.0 ft, Moderate 14.5 ft, Major 16.0 ft
MHHW Categories - Minor 2.5 ft, Moderate 4.0 ft, Major 5.5 ft

Total      Total    Departure
Day/Time    Tide       Tide     from Norm   Waves    Flood
ft MLLW    ft MHHW       ft       ft      Impact
--------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
11/03 AM  11.0/11.5   0.5/ 1.0   0.4/ 0.9     1       None
11/03 PM  12.2/12.7   1.7/ 2.2   0.2/ 0.7     1       None
12/04 AM  10.6/11.1   0.1/ 0.6   0.5/ 1.0    1-3      None
12/04 PM  12.6/13.1   2.1/ 2.6   1.1/ 1.6    3-4      None
13/05 AM  11.3/11.8   0.8/ 1.3   1.6/ 2.0     6       None

Sandwich Harbor
MLLW Categories - Minor 12.0 ft, Moderate 14.0 ft, Major 15.0 ft
MHHW Categories - Minor 1.7 ft, Moderate 3.7 ft, Major 4.7 ft

Total      Total    Departure
Day/Time    Tide       Tide     from Norm   Waves    Flood
ft MLLW    ft MHHW       ft       ft      Impact
--------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
11/03 AM   9.7/10.2  -0.7/-0.2   1.0/ 1.5     1       None
11/03 PM  10.8/11.3   0.5/ 1.0   0.8/ 1.3     1       None
12/04 AM   9.1/ 9.6  -1.3/-0.8   0.9/ 1.4    2-3      None
12/04 PM  10.8/11.3   0.5/ 1.0   1.3/ 1.8     3       None
13/05 AM   9.9/10.4  -0.5/ 0.0   2.0/ 2.5     5       None

Wings Neck
MLLW Categories - Minor 6.5 ft, Moderate 9.0 ft, Major 11.5 ft
MHHW Categories - Minor 2.1 ft, Moderate 4.6 ft, Major 7.1 ft

Total      Total    Departure
Day/Time    Tide       Tide     from Norm   Waves    Flood
ft MLLW    ft MHHW       ft       ft      Impact
--------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
11/12 AM   4.2/ 4.7  -0.2/ 0.2   0.2/ 0.7     1       None
11/12 PM   4.6/ 5.1   0.2/ 0.7  -0.2/ 0.3     1       None
12/01 AM   3.7/ 4.2  -0.8/-0.2   0.0/ 0.5    1-2      None
12/01 PM   5.1/ 5.6   0.7/ 1.1   0.6/ 1.1     3       None
13/02 AM   5.0/ 5.5   0.6/ 1.1   1.4/ 1.9     4       None

Edgartown
MLLW Categories - Minor 4.0 ft, Moderate 5.0 ft, Major 7.0 ft
MHHW Categories - Minor 1.3 ft, Moderate 2.3 ft, Major 4.3 ft

Total      Total    Departure
Day/Time    Tide       Tide     from Norm   Waves    Flood
ft MLLW    ft MHHW       ft       ft      Impact
--------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
10/03 PM   3.0/ 3.5   0.2/ 0.8   0.1/ 0.6     1       None
11/03 AM   2.1/ 2.6  -0.7/-0.2   0.2/ 0.7     1       None
11/04 PM   3.2/ 3.7   0.5/ 1.0   0.2/ 0.7    1-2      None
12/05 AM   2.3/ 2.8  -0.3/ 0.2   0.4/ 0.9    3-4      None
12/05 PM   4.4/ 4.9   1.7/ 2.2   1.5/ 2.0    5-7     Minor
13/06 AM   3.7/ 4.2   1.0/ 1.5   1.7/ 2.2    8-9      None

Vineyard Haven
MLLW Categories - Minor 4.5 ft, Moderate 6.0 ft, Major 7.0 ft
MHHW Categories - Minor 2.5 ft, Moderate 4.0 ft, Major 5.0 ft

Total      Total    Departure
Day/Time    Tide       Tide     from Norm   Waves    Flood
ft MLLW    ft MHHW       ft       ft      Impact
--------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
10/03 PM   2.3/ 2.8   0.4/ 0.9   0.2/ 0.7     1       None
11/02 AM   1.9/ 2.3  -0.2/ 0.3   0.4/ 0.9     1       None
11/03 PM   2.3/ 2.8   0.4/ 0.9   0.2/ 0.8     1       None
12/04 AM   2.1/ 2.6   0.1/ 0.6   0.5/ 1.0    2-3      None
12/04 PM   3.4/ 3.9   1.4/ 1.9   1.4/ 1.9    4-5      None
13/06 AM   3.2/ 3.7   1.3/ 1.8   1.8/ 2.2    6-7      None

Nantucket Harbor
MLLW Categories - Minor 5.0 ft, Moderate 6.5 ft, Major 8.0 ft
MHHW Categories - Minor 1.4 ft, Moderate 2.9 ft, Major 4.4 ft

Total      Total    Departure
Day/Time    Tide       Tide     from Norm   Waves    Flood
ft MLLW    ft MHHW       ft       ft      Impact
--------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
10/03 PM   4.5/ 5.0   0.9/ 1.4   0.2/ 0.7     2       None
11/04 AM   3.2/ 3.7  -0.5/ 0.0   0.0/ 0.5     2       None
11/04 PM   4.2/ 4.7   0.7/ 1.1   0.1/ 0.6     2       None
12/05 AM   3.2/ 3.7  -0.3/ 0.2   0.2/ 0.8    3-4      None
12/05 PM   5.2/ 5.7   1.7/ 2.2   1.2/ 1.7    6-8     Minor
13/06 AM   4.2/ 4.7   0.7/ 1.1   1.3/ 1.8   10-11     None

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    HONOLULU — Hurricane Kiko has weakened into a tropical storm but still could create life-threatening surf and rip currents in Hawaii, forecasters said.

    The storm was forecast to pass to the north of the Hawaiian Islands on Tuesday and Wednesday as it continues to weaken. The threat of direct impacts on the islands has decreased, though people in Hawaii are asked to monitor the storm’s progress in case circumstances change.

    With maximum sustained winds around 60 mph (97 kph), Kiko was centered roughly 245 miles (394 kilometers) northeast of Hilo, Hawaii, and about 375 miles (604 kilometers) east of Honolulu.

    The storm was traveling west-northwest at 14 mph (23 kph).

    Waves were forecast to peak early Tuesday through Wednesday, the National Hurricane Center said.

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  • Firefighters try to corral California forest blaze as lightning strikes bring risk of new ignitions

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    FRESNO, Calif. — Firefighting crews tried to corral a fast-growing blaze churning through central California’s Sierra National Forest as forecasters warned Tuesday that lightning strikes from thunderstorms could spark new ignitions.

    Since breaking out Sunday afternoon, the Garnet Fire has scorched 14 square miles (36 square km) of grass, chaparral and timber in a remote area known for camping and hiking about 60 miles (97 km) east of Fresno. There was no containment.

    Firefighters were aided by scattered rain showers as they worked to protect the tiny Balch Camp community and nearby hydroelectric facilities along the Kings River, according to a Tuesday incident report.

    “However, continued strong, erratic winds on top of dry, heavy vegetation will likely test containment efforts,” the report said.

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    The 10-square-mile (26-square-km) Pickett Fire in Napa County wine country saw little growth Monday as crews kept flames contained to canyons about 80 miles (130 km) north of San Francisco. It was 17% contained on Tuesday.

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    PHOENIX — A towering wall of dust rolled through metro Phoenix on Monday with storms that left tens of thousands of people without power and temporarily grounded flights at the city airport.

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    The haboob cut visibility to a quarter-mile across metro Phoenix but had cleared up by Monday evening. Phoenix has been drier than usual during the summer rainy season, while parts of southeast and north-central Arizona have had a fair amount of rain, said Mark O’Malley, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Phoenix.

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    NEW YORK — New York and North Carolina have begun to reopen beaches that had been closed due to Hurricane Erin, which sent strong winds and dangerous waves across the U.S. East Coast.

    Erin’s outer bands brushed North Carolina on Wednesday, but the storm never made landfall and caused no widespread damage to infrastructure despite being twice the size of an average hurricane. After progressing north in the Atlantic, it weakened into a post-tropical cyclone Friday, far from land.

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  • Strong winds and waves batter Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard as Hurricane Erin moves out to the sea

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    RODANTHE, N.C. — Strong winds and waves battered Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard and dangerous rip currents threatened from the Carolinas to New England as Hurricane Erin made its way farther out to sea.

    The storm was forecast to cause possible coastal flooding into the weekend along the East Coast but was also expected to lose strength gradually. The National Hurricane Center in Miami reported early Friday that Erin had weakened to a Category 1 hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph (150 kph), and was located about 425 miles (680 kilometers) south-southwest of Halifax, Novia Scotia.

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    Although damage assessments were still underway, the low-lying islands appeared to have dodged widespread trouble.

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    The dunes and beach took a beating the last two days, but Dare County Manager Bobby Outten said there have been no new inlets with Erin or significant structural damage to homes or businesses.

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    Erin has fluctuated in intensity since forming nearly a week ago but remained unusually large, stretching across more than 600 miles (965 kilometers).

    So-called Cape Verde hurricanes like Erin, which originate near those islands off the west coast of Africa, cross thousands of miles of warm ocean and are some of the most dangerous to North America.

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    Hurricane Erin is creating potentially deadly water conditions all along the U.S. East Coast days before the largest waves are expected, with high winds and waves anticipated in North Carolina by Wednesday night.

    Erin lost some strength Tuesday and dropped to a Category 2 hurricane as it moves northward roughly parallel to the East Coast. However it could get stronger again on Thursday before finally weakening by Friday, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said. It had maximum sustained winds of 100 mph (155 kph) as of Wednesday morning.

    The hurricane was about 400 miles (640 kilometers) south-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, and 560 miles ( 901 kilometers) southwest of Bermuda as of Wednesday morning. Forecasters said Erin was moving north-northwest at 13 mph (21 kph).

    Although the weather center was confident Erin would not make direct landfall in the United States, authorities have warned that water conditions along the East Coast remain dangerous. Beachgoers were cautioned against swimming due to life-threatening surf and rip currents.

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    Here is what to know about Hurricane Erin:

    Erin poses the biggest threat to the barrier islands of North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Gov. Josh Stein declared a state of emergency Tuesday in advance of the storm, delegating powers to government officials to mobilize workers and equipment along the coast.

    The governor said the storm is expected to bring tropical storm force winds, dangerous waves and rip currents to the state. Tropical storm conditions were expected to begin Wednesday.

    At least 75 people were rescued from rip currents through Tuesday in Wrightsville Beach, near Wilmington, North Carolina, officials said.

    Evacuations were ordered on Hatteras Island and Ocracoke Island on the Outer Banks. The orders come at the height of tourist season on the thin stretch of low-lying barrier islands that juts far into the Atlantic Ocean.

    There are concerns that several days of heavy surf, high winds and waves could wash out parts of the main highway running along the barrier islands, the National Weather Service said. Some routes could be impassible for several days.

    Warnings about rip currents have been posted from Bermuda and Florida all the way up to the New England coast.

    Nantucket is the closest spot in New England to Erin’s anticipated path and was likely to see the strongest winds, gusting about 25 to 35 mph (40 to 55 kph) at peak with waves potentially reaching a height of 10-13 feet (3-4 meters).

    Citing treacherous waters, officials prohibited swimming at all beaches in New York City as well as some in Long Island and New Jersey through Thursday.

    Bermuda won’t feel the full intensity of the storm until Thursday evening, and the island’s services will remain open in the meantime, acting Minister of National Security Jache Adams said. Storm surge could reach up to 24 feet (7.3 meters) by Thursday, Adams said.

    Already this year, there have been at least 27 people killed from rip currents in U.S. waters, according to the National Weather Service. About 100 people drown from rip currents along U.S. beaches each year, according to the United States Lifesaving Association. And more than 80% of beach rescues annually involve rip currents.

    Storm surge is the level at which seawater rises above its normal level.

    Much like the way a storm’s sustained winds do not include the potential for even stronger gusts, storm surge doesn’t include the wave height above the mean water level.

    Surge is also the amount above what the normal tide is at a time, so a 15-foot storm surge at high tide can be far more devastating than the same surge at low tide.

    A year ago, Hurricane Ernesto stayed hundreds of miles offshore from the Eastern Seaboard yet still produced high surf and swells that caused coastal damage.

    Erin’s strength has fluctuated significantly over the past week.

    The most common way to measure a hurricane’s strength is the Saffir-Simpson Scale that assigns a category from 1 to 5 based on a storm’s sustained wind speed at its center, with 5 being the strongest.

    Erin reached a dangerous Category 5 status late last week with 160 mph (260 kph) winds before weakening.

    Although Erin is the first Atlantic hurricane of the year, there have been four tropical storms this hurricane season already. Tropical Storm Chantal made the first U.S. landfall of the season in early July, and its remnants caused flooding in North Carolina that killed an 83-year-old woman when her car was swept off a rural road.

    And, at least 132 people were killed in floodwaters that overwhelmed Texas Hill Country on the Fourth of July.

    Just over a week later, flash floods inundated New York City and parts of New Jersey, claiming two lives.

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    Riddle is a corps member for The Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.

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  • It’s the time of year for Cape Verde hurricanes, the longest and most powerful storms

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    They are the hurricanes of legend, the bowling balls that cross the entire Atlantic Ocean, menaced ships of yore and make the long, curved lines on the hurricane charts.

    Cape Verde storms, named for the group of islands about 450 miles (725 kilometers) off the west coast of Africa, typically form from clusters of thunderstorms that move off the continent and into the Atlantic.

    With thousands of miles of ocean water above the 80-degree Fahrenheit (27-degree Celsius) temperature needed to fuel hurricanes, Cape Verde storms are some of the most dangerous that threaten North America. About 85% of all major hurricanes — Category 3 and higher — start out there, according to the National Hurricane Center.

    “They are the media stars and certainly get a lot of attention because you can track them for a long time,” said Jeff Masters, a meteorologist for Yale Climate Connections.

    But they also are a rare threat. Less than one out of every 10 of the storms crash into the U.S. The rest either fall apart or are curved out to sea by the north and east steering winds that normally prevail over the Atlantic.

    Conditions need to be just right for Cape Verde storms to form and grow, keeping them mostly confined to August and September.

    Hurricane Erin is a Cape Verde storm. The National Hurricane Center is watching two more clusters of storms to the east of Erin that could develop into tropical storms.

    But the atmosphere is too complex to know how strong those storms can be if they develop or whether any of them will threaten the U.S. Forecasters begin to lose confidence in their ability to predict the future of any specific storms more than a week out. It takes at least 10 days for a potential hurricane to cross the Atlantic Ocean.

    Cape Verde storms start over Africa where the hot dry air in the Sahara and the hot humid air over the Gulf of Guinea clash and create clusters of thunderstorms that move off the continent.

    The warm water is the first ingredient. Hurricanes also thrive with light winds above them that won’t blow the thunderstorms away from the center.

    “They are the strongest because they have the most time to develop. The other storms can crash into land too early,” Masters said.)

    Researchers have spent the past several years studying the ocean and atmosphere in the far eastern Atlantic to get a better idea of why some storms form and some don’t.

    In recent years, scientists have realized that dry air and dust from the Sahara in Africa blown into the Atlantic from the east can lessen the high humidity hurricanes need and inhibit their development. The dust can travel all the way across the ocean and settle on cars and windows on the U.S. East Coast.

    “They travel about a mile above the surface, the winds are very strong, and the air is dry and hot. That’s a trifecta that suppresses hurricane activity,” Jason Dunion, a scientist at the University of Miami’s Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies told the university.

    Some years may not see a Cape Verde storm at all. Some can see as many as four or five. But on average about one or two hurricanes a year are classified as Cape Verde storms, according to the National Hurricane Center.

    And they aren’t the only storms to hit the U.S. The Weather Channel analyzed hurricanes since 1995 and found only nine of the 60 that struck the U.S. were the ones that track all the way across the Atlantic.

    The list of famous Cape Verde hurricanes has a lot of overlap with the list of the most memorable, powerful and deadliest hurricanes.

    There is the 1900 Galveston Hurricane that killed about 8,000 people in Texas and the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane that killed 2,500 in Florida. In more recent times, hurricanes Donna in 1960 in Florida, Hugo in 1989 in South Carolina, Andrew in 1992 in Florida, Ivan in Grand Cayman, Alabama and Florida in 2004, Ike in Texas in 2008, Irma in Cuba, Puerto Rico and Florida in 2017 and Florence in North Carolina in 2018 were all Cape Verde storms.

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  • Flooding from seasonal rains threatens residents in northern Thailand, including elephants

    Flooding from seasonal rains threatens residents in northern Thailand, including elephants

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    BANGKOK (AP) — Flooding in northern Thailand forced many residents of the city of Chiang Mai and its outskirts to seek safety on higher ground on Friday, with members of the animal world under similar threat.

    Evacuations were underway at the Elephant Nature Park, which houses around 3,000 rescued animals, including 125 elephants, 800 dogs, 2,500 cats, 200 rabbits and 200 cows.

    Flood waters caused by heavy rainfall swept through the park on Thursday.

    Heavy seasonal monsoon rains and the effects of Typhoon Yagi combined to cause serious flooding in many parts of Thailand, with the northern region particularly badly hit.

    Video posted online by the park vividly illustrated that care and compassion are not solely human traits.

    The video shows several of the park’s resident elephants fleeing through rising, muddy water to ground less inundated.

    Three of them dash through the deluge with some ease but, according to the park, a fourth one is blind and was falling behind. It showed greater difficulty passing through wrecked fencing.

    Its fellows appear to call out to it, to guide it to their sides.

    Efforts to evacuate more animals were hampered by the high water, while more rain is forecast.

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  • Florida neighbors band together to recover after one-two punch from hurricanes Helene and Milton

    Florida neighbors band together to recover after one-two punch from hurricanes Helene and Milton

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    TAMPA, Fla. — When ankle-deep floodwaters from Hurricane Helene bubbled up through the floors of their home, Kat Robinson-Malone and her husband sent a late-night text message to their neighbors two doors down: “Hey, we’re coming.”

    The couple waded through the flooded street to the elevated front porch of Chris and Kara Sundar, whose home was built on higher ground, and handed over their 8-year-old daughter and a gas-powered generator.

    The Sundars’ lime-green house in southern Tampa also became a refuge for Brooke and Adam Carstensen, whose house next door to Robinson-Malone also flooded.

    The three families met years earlier when their children became playmates, and the adults’ friendships deepened during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. So when Helene and Hurricane Milton struck Florida within two weeks of each other, the neighbors closed ranks as one big extended family, cooking meals together, taking turns watching children and cleaning out their damaged homes.

    And as Milton threatened a direct strike on Tampa last week, the Malones, the Sundars and the Carstensens decided to evacuate together. They drove more than 450 miles (725 kilometers) in a caravan to metro Atlanta — seven adults, six children, four dogs and teenage Max Carstensen’s three pet rats.

    “Everyone has, like, the chain saw or a tarp,” Robinson-Malone said Sunday. “But really the most important thing for us was the community we built. And that made all the difference for the hurricane rescue and the recovery. And now, hopefully, the restoration.”

    Recovery efforts continued Sunday in storm-battered communities in central Florida, where President Joe Biden surveyed the devastation. Biden said he was thankful the damage from Milton was not as severe as officials had anticipated. But he said it was still a “cataclysmic” event for people caught in the path of the hurricane, which has been blamed for at least 11 deaths.

    Nearly 800,000 homes and businesses in Florida remained without electricity Sunday, according to Poweroutage.us, down from more than 3 million after Milton made landfall late Wednesday as a Category 3 storm.

    Fuel shortages also appeared to be easing as more gas stations opened, and lines at pumps in the Tampa area looked notably shorter. Gov. Ron DeSantis announced nine sites where people can get 10 gallons (38 liters) each for free.

    While recovery efforts were gaining steam, a full rebound will take far longer.

    DeSantis cautioned that debris removal could take up to a year, even as Florida shifts nearly 3,000 workers to the cleanup. He said Biden has approved 100% federal reimbursement for those efforts for 90 days.

    “The (removal of) debris has to be 24/7 over this 90-day period,” DeSantis said while speaking next to a pile of furniture, lumber and other debris in Treasure Island, an island city near St. Petersburg that has been battered by both recent hurricanes. “That’s the way you get the job done.”

    National Weather Service meteorologist Paul Close said rivers will keep rising for the next several days and result in flooding, mostly around Tampa Bay and northward. Those areas got the most rain, which came on top of a wet summer that included several hurricanes.

    Meanwhile, residents unable to move back into their damaged homes were making other arrangements.

    Robinson-Malone and her husband, Brian, bought a camper trailer that’s parked in their driveway. They plan to live there while their gutted home is repaired and also improved to make it more resilient against hurricanes.

    “These storms, they’re just going to keep happening,” she said. “And we want to be prepared for it.”

    The Carstensens plan to demolish what’s left of their flooded, low-slung home, which was built in 1949, and replace it with a new house higher off the ground. For the time being they are staying with Brooke Carstensen’s mother.

    Chris Sundar said he’s questioning his plan to remain in Tampa until his children have all graduated from high school a decade from now. His house remains the home base for the families’ kids, ages 8 to 13. On the wall there is a list of chores for them all, from folding laundry to emptying wastebaskets. Brooke Carstensen, a teacher, has helped the children through an extended period without school.

    The Sundars lost both their vehicles when Helene’s storm surge flooded their garage, so they drove Robinson-Malone’s car when they evacuated to Georgia. Arriving, exhausted after the 14-hour trek, Chris Sundar said to Robinson-Malone: “This is where community shines or it falls apart.”

    “And that night we got together and we all hung out,” he said.

    On Sunday back in Florida, they worked together to remove sticks and logs from a large oak limb that dangled over another neighbor’s driveway. Brian Malone cut it up with a chain saw.

    Tackling recovery as a group has made it seem far less overwhelming, Brooke Carstensen said. The families share tips and ideas on a group text thread. The Sundars threw an impromptu 13th birthday party for her son at their house between the storms. And she found solace and laughter from Brian Malone’s advice about rebounding: “How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.”

    It’s why she wants to remain in Tampa, despite her concerns that Helene and Milton won’t be the last storms.

    “Why do we live here in a place that’s trying to destroy us?” Brooke Carstensen said. “Well, it’s all the people that we have here.”

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