Tropical Storm Rafael expected to become a hurricane today

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:12:00 +0200caribbean360 (en)

Puerto Rico and Bermuda are being warned to brace for impact as Rafael intensifies.

Flood fear as storm hits Caribbean

Sun, 14 Oct 2012 12:20:00 +0200breakingnews-ie (en)

Tropical Storm Rafael has lashed the eastern Caribbean with heavy rains which are expected to unleash floods on islands around the region.

Rafael stays strong, Paul born in Pacific

Sun, 14 Oct 2012 04:20:00 +0200upi (en)

MIAMI, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Tropical Storm Rafael swept across the Caribbean Saturday night, while Tropical Storm Paul formed in the Pacific off the Mexican coast, U.S. forecasters said.

Flood fear as storm hits Caribbean

Sun, 14 Oct 2012 02:49:00 +0200herald-ie (en)

Tropical Storm Rafael has lashed the eastern Caribbean with heavy rains which are expected to unleash floods on islands around the region.

Flood fear as storm hits Caribbean

Sun, 14 Oct 2012 02:15:00 +0200argus (en)

Tropical Storm Rafael has lashed the eastern Caribbean with heavy rains which are expected to unleash floods on islands around the region.

Flood fear as storm hits Caribbean

Sun, 14 Oct 2012 02:12:00 +0200sligochampion (en)

Tropical Storm Rafael has lashed the eastern Caribbean with heavy rains which are expected to unleash floods on islands around the region.

Flood fear as storm hits Caribbean

Sun, 14 Oct 2012 01:57:00 +0200corkman (en)

Tropical Storm Rafael has lashed the eastern Caribbean with heavy rains which are expected to unleash floods on islands around the region.

Flood fear as storm hits Caribbean

Sun, 14 Oct 2012 01:48:00 +0200belfasttelegraph (en)

Tropical Storm Rafael has lashed the eastern Caribbean with heavy rains which are expected to unleash floods on islands around the region.

Flood fear as storm hits Caribbean

Sun, 14 Oct 2012 01:45:00 +0200drogheda-independent (en)

Tropical Storm Rafael has lashed the eastern Caribbean with heavy rains which are expected to unleash floods on islands around the region.

Flood fear as storm hits Caribbean

Sun, 14 Oct 2012 01:38:00 +0200independent-ie (en)

Tropical Storm Rafael has lashed the eastern Caribbean with heavy rains which are expected to unleash floods on islands around the region.

Tropical Storm Rafael dumps rain in east Caribbean

Sun, 14 Oct 2012 00:05:00 +0200AP (en)

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) — Tropical Storm Rafael lashed the eastern Caribbean Saturday with heavy rains that are expected to unleash floods on islands around the region. The storm was located about 105 miles (165 kilometers) east-southeast of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands late Saturday afternoon.

Tropical Storm Rafael dumps rain in east Caribbean

Sat, 13 Oct 2012 22:59:00 +0200antiguanews (en)

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) — Tropical Storm Rafael lashed the eastern Caribbean Saturday with heavy rains that are expected to unleash floods on islands around the region. The storm was located about 100 miles (165 kilometers) southeast of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands early Saturday afternoon.

Tropical Storm Rafael dumps rain in east Caribbean

Sat, 13 Oct 2012 18:56:00 +0200jamaicaobserver (en)

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, US Virgin Islands (AP) - Tropical Storm Rafael lashed the eastern Caribbean Saturday with heavy rains that are expected to unleash floods on islands around the region.

Tropical Storm Rafael dumps rain in east Caribbean

Sat, 13 Oct 2012 17:29:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)

Tropical Storm Rafael lashed the eastern Caribbean Saturday with heavy rains that are expected to unleash floods on islands around the region.

Tropical Storm Rafael swirls over east Caribbean, dumping heavy rain that could cause floods

Sat, 13 Oct 2012 17:29:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, Virgin Islands - Tropical Storm Rafael lashed the eastern Caribbean Saturday with heavy rains that are expected to unleash floods on islands around the region.

Tropical Storm Rafael Dumps Rain in East Caribbean

Sat, 13 Oct 2012 17:28:00 +0200ABCnews (en)

Tropical Storm Rafael swirls over east Caribbean, dumping heavy rain that could cause floods

Tropical Storm Rafael dumps rain in east Caribbean

Sat, 13 Oct 2012 17:08:00 +0200AP (en)

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) — Tropical Storm Rafael lashed the eastern Caribbean Saturday with heavy rains that are expected to unleash floods on islands around the region. The storm was located about 135 miles (215 kilometers) south-southeast of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands late Saturday morning.

TS Rafael Dumps Heavy Rain in Eastern Caribbean

Sat, 13 Oct 2012 15:57:00 +0200ABCnews (en)

Tropical Storm Rafael is lashing the eastern Caribbean with heavy rains that are expected to unleash floods in the region. The storm is about 165 miles (265 kilometers) south-southeast of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands. It has top sustained winds of 40 mph (65 kph) and is moving northwest 9 mph (15 kph).

Tropical Storm Rafael forms in Atlantic

Sat, 13 Oct 2012 15:55:00 +0200msnbc (en)

After forming Friday night, Tropical Storm Rafael was dumping rain across the Less Antilles in the eastern Caribbean on Saturday. Up to 5 inches of rain was expected, with a few spots potentially at 10 inches, making for flood and mudslide conditions, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

TS Rafael dumps heavy rain in eastern Caribbean

Sat, 13 Oct 2012 15:28:00 +0200AP (en)

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) — Tropical Storm Rafael is lashing the eastern Caribbean with heavy rains that are expected to unleash floods in the region. The storm is about 165 miles (265 kilometers) south-southeast of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

TS Rafael dumps heavy rain in eastern Caribbean

Sat, 13 Oct 2012 15:28:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)

Tropical Storm Rafael is lashing the eastern Caribbean with heavy rains that are expected to unleash floods in the region.

Tropical Storm Rafael makes its way across Caribbean

Sat, 13 Oct 2012 08:30:00 +0200panarmenian-en (en)

Meanwhile Patty , now a tropical depression, was 265 miles (426 km) east-northeast of the central Bahamas and stationary.

Tropical Storm Rafael moves over eastern Caribbean

Sat, 13 Oct 2012 05:34:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)

Tropical Storm Rafael is bringing heavy rains to the lesser Antilles islands as it makes its way across the eastern Caribbean Sea, where tropical storm warnings have been issued.

Tropical Storm Rafael forms over eastern Caribbean

Sat, 13 Oct 2012 05:20:00 +0200antiguanews (en)

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Rafael is bringing heavy rains to the lesser Antilles islands as it makes its way across the eastern Caribbean Sea, where tropical storm warnings have been issued. The National Hurricane Center in Miami reports that the storm is 185 miles (298 kilometers)south-southeast....

TT Met Office: Expect heavy rains and gusty winds

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 22:25:00 +0200Triniad-guardian (en)

Friday, October 12, 2012 This image from the US National Hurricane Centre website shows a large weather system off the east coast of Trinidad and Tobago and TS Patty near the Bahamas. Taken from http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/gtwo_atl.shtml A broad area of low pressure located off the eastern coast of....

Patty becomes 16th named storm of the season; 98L likely to

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 21:46:00 +0200antiguanews (en)

The hurricane season has turned out to be quite active with plenty of named storms forming so far. Patty , which formed from 97L near the Bahamas this afternoon makes the 16th named storm and puts 2012 in the top-5 busiest seasons. Luckily, Patty will not only be short-lived, but it will also not affect land directly.

Lesser Antilles feeling effects of developing storm

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 21:46:00 +0200antiguanews (en)

The weather over portions of the Windward and Leeward Islands is not very pleasant today as the effects of 98L move in. Squally conditions, with winds to near tropical storm force, are occurring from Barbados to points north and west. These conditions will likely persist throughout the day, off and....

TT Met Office: Expect heavy rains and gusty winds today

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 21:24:00 +0200Triniad-guardian (en)

Friday, October 12, 2012 This image from the US National Hurricane Centre website shows a large weather system off the east coast of Trinidad and Tobago and TS Patty near the Bahamas. Taken from http://wwwghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/GOES/goeseasthurrir.html A broad area of low pressure located off the....

Gov't to allow Indians to possess eagle feathers

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 20:19:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)

The Justice Department is going to allow members of federally recognized Indian tribes to possess eagle feathers, although that's a federal crime.

Tropical Storm Patty weakening in the Atlantic

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 12:49:00 +0200panarmenian-en (en)

Additional weakening is forecast and the U.S. National Hurricane Center says Patty could become a remnant low by Oct 13.

Tropical Storm Patty forms near the Bahamas; short-lived for

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 05:57:00 +0200antiguanews (en)

In an Atlantic hurricane season that has proven to more active than originally forecast, forms. the 16th named storm The National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Tropical Storm Patty formed about 255 miles northeast of the central Bahamas Thursday afternoon with top sustained winds of 40 mph. The storm was stationary.

Tropical wave heads for Barbados

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 05:01:00 +0200Triniad-guardian (en)

Friday, October 12, 2012 Meteorologists were up to late yesterday carefully tracking a tropical wave located about 400 miles to the east-southeast of the Windward Islands and on course to hit Barbados.

Tropical Storm Patty forms east of Bahamas

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 01:14:00 +0200jamaicaobserver (en)

MIAMI, USA (AP) Tropical Storm Patty has formed in the Atlantic east of the Bahamas, but forecasters expect the storm to be short-lived.

Tropical Storm Patty Forms, Not Expected to Stick Around

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 00:10:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)

Tropical depression 16 has strengthened into Tropical Storm Patty , the 16th named storm of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season.

Tropical Storm Patty forms east of Bahamas, forecasters expect it to be short-lived

Thu, 11 Oct 2012 23:40:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)

MIAMI - Tropical Storm Patty has formed in the Atlantic east of the Bahamas, but forecasters expect the storm to be short-lived.

Tropical Storm Patty Forms East of Bahamas

Thu, 11 Oct 2012 23:12:00 +0200ABCnews (en)

Tropical Storm Patty forms east of Bahamas, forecasters expect it to be short-lived

Tropical wave heading for the Windward Islands and Barbados

Thu, 11 Oct 2012 18:58:00 +0200caribbean360 (en)

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday, October 11, 2012 Meteorologists are carefully tracking a tropical wave, which is located about 400 miles to the east-southeast of the Windward Islands and on course to brush Barbados. The weather system has been described as fairly robust and continues to become....

Bangladesh storms leave 20 dead

Thu, 11 Oct 2012 17:37:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)

DHAKA, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- A string of violent storms have lashed Bangladesh's two coastal districts, leaving at least 20 people dead and an unknown number of crew on board hundreds of fishing boats missing in the Bay of Bengal, officials said Thursday.