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Mandatory Evacuation Orders For Five More FL Counties

Tampa’s NBC affiliate reports: Manatee County officials issued a mandatory evacuation for Zone A residents ahead of Hurricane Ian, according to a release. The evacuation will be effective at 8 a.m. Tuesday. Those who live in Zone B have been issued a voluntary evacuation. Evacuation orders also went into effect for low-lying areas in Charlotte County as well as the …

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Mandatory Evacuation Ordered For Second FL County

Tampa’s NBC affiliate reports: Pinellas County officials issued mandatory evacuation orders for residents in zones A, B, and C, including all residents in mobile homes. The mandatory order for Zone A will take effect at 6 p.m. Monday while the order for Zones B and C will take effect at 7 a.m. Tuesday. County officials said residents and visitors who …

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Mandatory Evacuation Ordered For Tampa Area [VIDEO]

Tampa’s CBS affiliate reports: Hillsborough County officials on Monday announced a mandatory evacuation order for all residents living within Zone A in advance of Hurricane Ian. A voluntary evacuation is recommended for residents living in Zone B. These evacuation orders will go into effect at 2 p.m. Monday. In a news conference, officials said they are expecting to see a …

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Ian Reaches Hurricane Strength As Track Shifts East

The Orlando Sentinel reports: Hurricane Ian formed Monday morning as its path continued to shift back more to the east with much of Central Florida within the cone of uncertainty and the first hurricane watches issued on the state’s Gulf Coast. The latest track forecasts Ian to make landfall north of Tampa Bay early Friday as a Category 1 hurricane …

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DeSantis Warns Against Over-Evacuation Before Storm

The Tallahassee Democrat reports: With a vast swath of Florida’s Gulf Coast facing the possibility of a direct strike from a major hurricane in the coming days, Gov. Ron DeSantis urged residents to finish making preparations and not focus too much on where the storm’s center currently is predicted to track, noting there still is significant uncertainty about its path. …

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Biden Approves FEMA Aid For Florida Ahead Of Storm

Fox News reports: President Joe Biden has postponed his scheduled trip to Florida due to Tropical Storm Ian looming over the Caribbean Sea. He was scheduled to visit Orlando to headline a rally for the Democratic National Convention (DNC) on September 27th, but the major storm is expected to strengthen to a Category 3 or 4 before making landfall on …

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Moon Launch Delayed As Florida Braces For Hurricane

NPR reports: The Artemis 1 moon mission has been delayed, not once, not twice, but now three times. The launch was scheduled for Tuesday, but NASA announced on Saturday that it had decided to postpone the mission in response to Tropical Storm Ian, which threatens to hit Florida next week as a hurricane. The Kennedy Space Center is located on …

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DeSantis Requests Federal Aid Ahead Of Hurricane

Orlando’s NBC affiliate reports: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared a State of Emergency in 24 Florida counties as the state braces for the potential impacts of Tropical Depression 9, according to a news release sent Friday afternoon. DeSantis has also asked for a federal pre-landfall Emergency Declaration ahead of the storm. The governor’s office said the declaration will make …

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“Major Hurricane” Likely To Threaten Florida Next Week

The Orlando Sentinel reports: Tropical Depression Nine formed in the Caribbean on Friday with a path that could bring it to Florida next week as a major Category 3 hurricane that could become either Hurricane Hermine or Hurricane Ian depending on how fast it intensifies compared to another new tropical depression in the Atlantic. In its 11 a.m. update, the …

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All Of Puerto Rico Without Power As Hurricane Arrives

CNN reports: Power has gone out across all of the US territory of Puerto Rico on Sunday, according to PowerOutage.us, as Hurricane Fiona bears down on the islands, which are already grappling with the threat of flooding and mudslides stemming from the Category 1 storm. “Puerto Rico is 100% without power due to a transmission grid failure from Hurricane Fiona,” …

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No More Snow Days For NYC Public School Students

AM New York reports: The snow day tradition for New York City public school students is no more, Schools Chancellor David C. Banks said Tuesday. During an interview on Fox 5’s Good Day New York, Banks said that snow days or bad weather days would no longer be practiced in NYC public schools when the new school year starts this …

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Zoo’s Rare Lioness Kills Man Trying To Steal Her Cubs

The BBC reports: The authorities in Ghana are investigating after a man was mauled to death by a lion after he climbed into a zoo enclosure in the capital, Accra. The man, described as middle-aged, died from his injuries after Sunday’s attack, officials say. Wildlife authorities suspect he may have planned to steal two rare white lion cubs which have …

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Dallas-Ft. Worth Area Hit By “1000-Year Flood” [VIDEO]

The Associated Press reports: Flash floods struck the Dallas-Fort Worth area overnight into Monday, with flooded roads requiring rescue efforts as images showed abandoned cars floating down inundated streets. In some areas, the rainfall totals would be considered a 1-in-1,000-year flood. Rain continues to fall in and around Dallas; some rainfall gauges in the area have recorded more than 10 …

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4 Critically Injured In Lightning Strike Near White House

Washington DC’s Fox affiliate reports: Four people were struck by lightning Thursday evening, and are currently in the hospital with critical life-threatening injuries, according to D.C. Fire and EMS. Members of the U.S. Park Police and the Secret Service were the first to witness the lightning strike at Lafayette Park on the 1600 block of Pennsylvania Avenue NW. Upon arriving …

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Tens Of Millions To Face Triple Digit Heat This Week

CNN reports: In the coming week, about 70% of the US population will see temperatures in the 90s, and almost 20% of people in the country will experience temperatures greater than 100 degrees. Many major metro areas, including Minneapolis, Chicago, Nashville, Memphis, Dallas, New Orleans and Atlanta, may experience temps near or above 100. More than 100 high temperature records …

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Heat Wave Kills Thousands Of Cattle In Kansas [VIDEO]

NPR reports: Intense heat that baked Kansas over the weekend is being blamed for killing thousands of cattle — a toll documented in striking images on social media. In widely seen video footage, rows of carcasses are shown lined up along the edge of a farm field. State officials are blaming a heat wave that sent temperatures higher than 100 …

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Miami Floods After Storm Dumps Foot Of Rain [VIDEO]

Miami’s NBC News affiliate reports: Portions of South Florida were experiencing the impacts from Potential Tropical Cyclone One from major rainfall across the area. The National Weather Service reports 11.8 inches of rain fell over the downtown Miami as of 9 a.m. Saturday. South Miami has record just over nine and a half inches while Kendall recorded nearly seven and …

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Florida Gets Season’s First Tropical Storm Warning

The Weather Channel reports: Tropical storm warnings have been issued across the southern half of the Florida Peninsula and the Keys ahead of the likely formation of a Gulf tropical storm that will bring heavy rain and gusty winds to those areas into the weekend. An area of low pressure located several hundred miles southwest of Fort Myers, Florida, is …

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NOAA Forecasts Up To Six Major Hurricanes For 2022

Via press release from NOAA: Forecasters at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, a division of the National Weather Service, are predicting above-average hurricane activity this year — which would make it the seventh consecutive above-average hurricane season. NOAA’s outlook for the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, which extends from June 1 to November 30, predicts a 65% chance of an above-normal season, …

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“Strong Nor’Easter” To Bring Heavy Wet Snow Tuesday

The New York Times reports: An early spring storm is expected to bring heavy snow to the interior Northeast, particularly New York, on Monday into Tuesday, raising the potential for downed trees, power interruptions and difficult travel, forecasters said. In New York State, which is expected to get the brunt of the storm, snowfall of up to six inches is …

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