Miami, Florida—(ENEWSPF)—September 4, 2011 – UPDATE 7 PM CDT. The National Hurricane Center is reporting that heavy rains and flooding From Tropical Storm Lee are spreading from the central Gulf Coast into the southern Appalachians. A Tropical Storm Warning is in Effect For: Destin, Florida westward to Morgan City, Louisiana,[Read More…]
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Threat of Rip Currents Expected to Increase Along the East Coast of the United States As a Result of Hurricane Katia, September 4, 2011 (UPDATE 5 PM AST)
Miami, Florida—(ENEWSFP)—The National Hurricane Center indicates that the threat of rip currents is expected to increase alone the east coast of the United States during the next few days as a result of Hurricane Katia. Discussion and 48-Hour Outlook At 5 PM AST (2100 UTC), the eye of Hurricane Katia[Read More…]
NASA Sees Tropical Storm Lee’s Slow Soggy Crawl Inland
This visible image of Tropical Storm Lee was taken from the GOES-13 satellite on Sunday, Sept. 4 at 9:32 a.m. EDT. It shows the extent of Lee’s cloud cover over Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida Panhandle and spread into the Tennessee Valley. The thickest clouds and heaviest rainfall stretch[Read More…]
Katia Rapidly Intensifies to a Category 2 Hurricane, September 4, 2011 (UPDATE 11 AM AST)
Miami, Florida—(ENEWSPF)—September 4, 2011 – UPDATE 11 AM AST. The National Hurricane Center is reporting that Katia has rapidly intensified and has been re-categorized as a Category 2 Hurricane. There are no coastal watches or warnings currently in effect. Discussion and 48-Hour Outlook At 11 AM AST (1500 UTC), the[Read More…]
Tropical Storm Lee Drifting Northeastward Over South-Central Louisiana, September 4, 2011 (UPDATE 10 AM CDT)
Miami, Florida—(ENEWSPF)—September 4, 2011 – UPDATE 10 AM CDT. The National Hurricane Center if currently reporting that Tropical Storm Lee is drifting northeastward over south-central Louisiana. There are no changes in watches or warnings with this update advisory. Summary of Watches and Warnings in Effect A Tropical Storm Warning is[Read More…]
Katia Once Again Upgraded to a Hurricane, September 4, 2011 (UPDATE 7 AM AST)
Miamia, Florida—(ENEWSPF)—September 4, 2011 – UPDATE 7 AM AST. The National Hurricane Center reports that at 6 AM AST (1000 UTC) NOAA buoy 41044 located in the northern Leeward Islands reported a 1-minute sustained wind of 69 mph (111km/h) and a gust to 83 mph (133 km/h) just to the[Read More…]
Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake Strikes Vanuatu; No Tsunami Warning
Vanuatu-(ENEWSPF)- The United States Geological Survey reports that a 7.0 magnitude earthquake has struck at a depth of 132.4 km (82.3 miles) near Vanuatu in the South Pacific. The epicenter was at coordinates 20.585°S, 169.696°E, 125 km (78 miles) SSE (159°) from Isangel, Vanuatu; 215 km (134 miles) ENE (61°)[Read More…]
Ozone Decision Spikes Arrest Numbers at White House Pipeline Protest
244 Arrested on Saturday; 1,252 Arrested over the Last Two-Weeks WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—September 3, 2011. The largest environmental civil disobedience in decades concluded at the White House this morning with organizers pledging to escalate a nationwide campaign to push President Obama to deny the permit for a new tar sands oil pipeline.[Read More…]
Soggy Lee Lumbering Northward Toward Southern Louisiana, September 3, 2011 (UPDATE 4 PM CST)
Miami, Florida—(ENEWSPF)—September 3, 2011 – UPDATE 4 PM CST. The National Hurricane Center reports that Tropical Storm Lee is lumbering northward toward southern Louisiana. A Tropical Storm Warning has been extended eastward. Watches and Warnings Changes With This Advisory The Tropical Storm Watch has been replaced with a Tropical Storm[Read More…]
200+ Arrests Expected at White House for FINAL Day of Pipeline Protest
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 3, 2011. The final day of the tar sands pipeline protest will see an unexpected surge of Americans willing to be taken from the White House in handcuffs while trying to push their president to stand up to big oil and deny the permit for a dangerous new dirty[Read More…]
