Bradenton Herald Hurricane Center
Bradenton Herald Hurricane Center
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BRADENTON HERALD HURRICANE CENTER
New hurricane center director is a familiar face from the Weather Channel
Before joining Weather Channel for two years, Rick Knabb spent eight years in Miami as a top forecaster at the National Hurricane Center
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BRADENTON HERALD HURRICANE CENTER
Use of ‘the cone’ debated at hurricane conference
The problem is that people too frequently follow the cone of uncertainty, which doesn’t express the full extent of a storm’s dangers.
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HURRICANE GALLERIES
Governor's Hurricane Conference
Governor's Hurricane Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
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BRADENTON HERALD HURRICANE CENTER
Hurricane summit recalls monster Andrew
At the annual Governor’s Hurricane Conference this week in Fort Lauderdale, emergency managers recall lessons learned from Hurricane Andrew 20 years ago this summer.
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BRADENTON HERALD HURRICANE CENTER
Citizens Property Insurance plan could send rates soaring for new customers
Citizens is reviewing a plan to remove the 10-percent cap on rate increases for new customers, leading to average price hikes of 30 percent.
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BRADENTON HERALD HURRICANE CENTER
Less-active hurricane season expected this year
Forecasters said Wednesday that 10 named storms, including two major hurricanes, are likely to form this season, which begins June 1. But a slow season is no reason to breathe easy, they warned.
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LOCAL NEWS
Rina could bring weekend rain, wind to South Florida
MIAMI -- Hurricane Rina awoke Wednesday in ragged shape, according to the National Hurricane Center’s latest advisory, with the storm’s eye wall losing definition and forecasters suggesting the storm will weaken significantly in the coming days.
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BRADENTON HERALD HURRICANE CENTER
Despite record losses from disasters, Florida shouldn’t feel much of a pinch
Hurricane Irene’s damage hasn’t even been counted yet, but global catastrophic losses have hit a record in 2011 with four more months to go.
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LOCAL NEWS
Lee drenches Gulf Coast, Katia now a Category 2
SAUCIER, Miss. -- Tropical Storm Lee dumped more than a foot of rain in New Orleans and spun off tornadoes elsewhere Sunday as its center came ashore in a slow crawl north that raised fears of inland flash flooding in the Deep South and beyond.
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BRADENTON HERALD HURRICANE CENTER
2011 HURRICANE SEASON TS Lee, Katia weaken; rain, wind still a risk
JEAN LAFITTE, La. -- Bands of heavy rain and strong wind gusts from Tropical Storm Lee knocked out power to thousands in Louisiana and Mississippi on Saturday and prompted evacuations in bayou towns like Jean Lafitte, where water was lapping at the front doors of some homes.








