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REMNANTS FROM HURRICANE AGATHA COULD BRING WEAK TROPICAL STORM TO THE KEYS

June 1 starts a six-month hurricane season that forecasters say could bring 14 to 21 named storms due to La Niña and warmer Atlantic temperatures.  Remnants from Hurricane...
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HURRICANE GROTTO AT KEY WEST’S CATHOLIC CHURCH TURNS 100

The scent of sulfur from struck matches fills the small, stone space inside the Our Lady of Lourdes grotto, known locally as “the hurricane grotto” at the...
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START OF HURRICANE SEASON BROUGHT 11 INCHES OF RAIN TO THE KEYS

A storm making its way to the Florida Keys late last week didn’t become a tropical storm, but it brought a heavy dose of rain and some...
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WILMA: A POWERFUL STORM THAT BROUGHT SURGE TO THE FLORIDA KEYS – OFFICIAL FLORIDA...

By Jim McCarthy and Alex Rickert STORM HAD A COMPLICATED BEGINNING Per a National Hurricane Center report, Wilma formed and became an intense hurricane over the northwestern Caribbean Sea....
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STORM UPDATE: COUNTY OFFICIALS WILL MAKE ANY EVACUATION DECISIONS SATURDAY MORNING

As of 12 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23 Florida Keys officials are closely monitoring the tropical depression that’s expected to become a hurricane by Monday. “Any evacuation decisions for the...
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STORM UPDATE: TROPICAL STORM IAN IS TRENDING WEST OF FLORIDA KEYS; SCHOOL CLOSURES STILL...

The Florida Keys’ Saturday morning official storm briefing for Tropical Storm Ian contained good news from warning forecast meteorologist Jon Rizzo of the National Weather Service. “We like...
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STORM UPDATE: TROPICAL STORM IAN’S TRACK CONTINUES WESTWARD SHIFT; NO DECISIONS YET ABOUT SCHOOL...

Cautiously optimistic news about potential impacts from Tropical Storm Ian continued in Monroe County’s 3 p.m. briefing on Saturday as the storm’s projected track continues to shift...
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STORM UPDATE: IAN HEADS ‘WELL WEST’ OF KEYS; TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUESDAY IN...

The Florida Keys are out of “the cone,” but not entirely out of the woods. County schools will be open on Monday and officials request that all...
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POTENTIAL FLOODING IMPACTS FROM TROPICAL STORM IAN BEGIN TO TAKE SHAPE; TROPICAL STORM WATCH...

By Jim McCarthy & Alex Rickert As Tropical Storm Ian begins to organize and strengthen, a Tropical Storm Watch is expected to go into effect later today for...
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STORM UPDATE: TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUESDAY; STORM SURGE IS A CONCERN FOR WEDNESDAY

The Florida Keys are bracing for tropical storm conditions and severe squalls from Hurricane Ian starting Tuesday afternoon, with storm surge becoming a concern for Wednesday, after...