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Sandy was region's deadliest storm in 40 years, report says
Superstorm Sandy earned its name, the National Hurricane Center reported on Tuesday, in a report that says the storm was the deadliest to hit the region in 40 years and the second costliest in the nation’s history. The report summarizes last fall&...
Tags: Congressional Medal of Honor Heroes, Long Island, Caribbean Sea, Weather Reports, Natural Disasters
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Maryland saw heaviest Superstorm Sandy rainfall, according to official report
The Eastern Shore town of Bellevue saw the heaviest rains in the U.S. during Superstorm Sandy, according to an official report on the storm the National Hurricane Center released Tuesday. The town, across the Tred Avon River from Oxford and just south...
Tags: United States Naval Academy, Weather Reports, Tide Point Waterfront Park, Weather, Oxford (Talbot, Maryland)
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Lightning, worn parts can bring down critical weather radar
Most of the time, South Florida's weather radar is up, running and reliable. But some days it falls into a fog. Because it's more than 20 years old, the Doppler weather radar installation in southwest Miami-Dade County unexpectedly breaks down from worn...
Tags: Weather Reports, Melbourne, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Weather, Weather Radar
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Weather service fires former hurricane chief Bill Proenza
Sun SentinelBill Proenza said fighting to ensure forecasts are as accurate as possible and speaking his mind has gotten him into trouble again. This time, he was fired as a top manager for the National Weather Service. Proenza, 68, was ousted as National...Tags: The Washington Post, Melbourne, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Weather Warnings, Hurricanes
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Watch arctic air spread across U.S.
Sun SentinelNo doubt you've seen how arctic air has put much of the nation into a deepfreeze this week, while here in South Florida it remains pleasantly mild or warm. Now the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released the above video animation to...Tags: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Gloucester officials use VIMS Tidewatch system during storms
Gloucester officials are using the VIMS Tidewatch program (referenced in a Daily Press story here: http://bit.ly/TNGfd1) as one of the tools to ensure public safety during storm events. The Tidewatch system forecasts the potential for coastal flooding,...Tags: Wakefield (Sussex, Virginia), Safety of Citizens, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Government
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Hurricane season 2012 is done: Sandy not 'major'? So they say
This year’s hurricane season — which officially comes to a close Friday — has proved to be one of the most active on record, with Hurricane Isaac and super storm Sandy wreaking havoc on two coastlines, although both storms, technically,...
Tags: Science and Technology, Tropical Storms, Natural Disasters, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Weather Warnings
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Hurricane season's not quite over
Sun SentinelWouldn't you know it. On the last day of the 2012 hurricane season, a disturbance pops up in the middle of the Atlantic. Not that it poses a threat to South Florida or any other land area. Models indicate the low-pressure area likely will drift...Tags: Tropical Storms, Weather, Natural Disasters, Tropical Weather, Hurricanes
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South Florida celebrities recite ''Twas the Night Before Christmas'
The Sun Sentinel brings some star power to the poem ''Twas the Night Before Christmas' by gathering some of South Florida's most famous people to recite the classic holiday tale. Watch the video here. You'll see local greats such as former Miami...
Tags: CBS Corp., Don Shula, Sean Smith, Mike Pouncey, Romero Britto
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National Hurricane Center may change warning criteria after Sandy
The National Hurricane Center may loosen the criteria it uses in issuing hurricane warnings so that future storms like Superstorm Sandy would prompt the same alerts as if they were still officially classified as hurricanes, according to AccuWeather.com....
Tags: Long Island, Science and Technology, Tropical Storms, Natural Disasters, Weather
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Warning will be posted next time there's a Sandy
Sun SentinelThe next time a system like Superstorm Sandy threatens a coastline, a hurricane warning will be posted. That’s because the National Hurricane Center has altered the definition of a hurricane warning, now allowing one to be issued even if a...Tags: Tropical Storms, Weather, Natural Disasters, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Tropical Weather
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Deadly, destructive 2012 hurricane season ends
MIAMI (AP) — The 2012 Atlantic hurricane season that spawned the destruction of Sandy and Isaac has come to an end as one for the record books. There were 19 named storms in what meteorologists consider an above-average year that tied as being...
Tags: Atlantic Ocean, Tropical Storms, 2012 Republican National Convention, Natural Disasters, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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