The stretch of Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle already has been hit with three tropical systems this year -- Hurricane Dennis and tropical storms Arlene and Cindy.
The cap itself is a stronger cap that can withstand what we know -- was predicted and we certainly know has come to fruition, and that is a much more active tropical storm and hurricane season in the Gulf.
And farmers and fishermen concede that the only way to get that much rain quickly -- from a tropical storm or hurricane -- would cause more damage than the worst dry spell ever in one the wettest places on Earth.
Weather related issues made their mark as well, with hurricane Arlene becoming the first official tropical storm of the Atlantic Hurricane season.
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But I think we need to step back and acknowledge that we don't know what direction the hurricane -- or the tropical storm, if it becomes a hurricane, will take.
The site records the wind strength of hurricane and tropical storm winds, and strike probabilities.
And during Tropical Storm Lee and Hurricane Sandy, it was Griffiss International Airport that served as a staging area for relief efforts.
This afternoon, President Obama was briefed by FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate and National Hurricane Center Director Dr. Rick Knabb on the preparations underway for Tropical Storm Isaac, which the National Hurricane Center has projected could become a Category One hurricane later today.
The boxy, concrete structure has been empty since September 2011 because of damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee.
Still, the Hurricane-cum tropical storm caused a great deal of damage, leaving 21 dead, thousands of destroyed houses, millions without electricity, and whole towns flooded.
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In 2011, severe springtime flooding followed by Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee in late summer washed out roads throughout mountains of New York and New England as culverts not designed for such enormous volumes of water were overwhelmed.
The hurricane centre issued a tropical storm warning for parts of Newfoundland as Earl approached the province.
Fay is the sixth tropical storm of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season.
There were fewer cars and people than usual, but far more than one might expect, given that the hurricane was the largest tropical system measured in the Atlantic.
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The fifth is the observation in reality of a predicted link between increased sea-surface temperatures and the frequency of the most intense categories of hurricane, typhoon and tropical storm.
Of course, in my experience of growing up in Houston, things that the Houston gets a lot more damage from heavy rains that are brought on by tropical storms more than Ike the hurricane.
As of Sunday August 28, 2011, Hurricane Irene was downgraded to Tropical Storm Irene.
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Unlike the tropical cyclones of Earth (see: Hurricane Katrina, Sandy and Irene), this furious typhoon has been spinning for several years and has winds that flow at speeds exceeding 300MPH.
Gustav lost strength in the Hispaniola strike, falling back to tropical-storm status, but the hurricane center predicted that Gustav would regain strength, cross Jamaica and become a hurricane again Friday.
Tropical Storm Allison, which never reached hurricane status, had its name retired after it dumped more than 3 feet of rain on the port of Houston, Texas, over five days in 2001.
Tropical Storm Debby formed Saturday, the National Hurricane Center said, making it the first named storm in the Gulf of Mexico this season.
And, because the robots can remain adrift, without requiring refueling, they could potentially monitor myriad tropical storms over the course of an entire hurricane season.
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And half a century's worth of observations on tropical cyclones collected by America's National Hurricane Centre showed that wind-speeds in such storms dropped suddenly on Saturday (the worst day was Friday).
All the while, many northeastern states and parts of southern Canada were experiencing their wettest year on record -- the most severe flooding coming in the wake of Hurricane Irene in late August and Tropical Storm Lee which followed quickly on her heels.
On the verge of a four day rally, oil futures have gained on the prospects of an OPEC-IEA stand-off, falling stockpiles in the U.S. ahead of peak gasoline consumption given the Fourth of July holiday, and the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, Tropical Storm Arlene, hitting the coast of Mexico.
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Before it became a hurricane, ripple effects from what was Tropical Storm Alex created six-foot (1.8m) waves, according to the National Weather Service in New Orleans.
In addition, Ivan hit Grenada and was felt on Jamaica, Grand Cayman and western Cuba, while Jeanne also hit the Dominican Republic as a hurricane and Puerto Rico as a strong tropical storm.
The National Hurricane Center today warns Florida to brace for Tropical Storm Alberto.
Two of the tropical storms so far, Bertha and Dolly, have reached hurricane strength.
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