Blogging Bill II: Heavy Rains Up To 10cm (4″) Forecast for NE Newfoundland

8pm Atlantic time: After posting the previous update on Bill, I found out that it was downgraded from a Category 1 Hurricane to a tropical storm, meaning lighter winds up to 40kph and mostly heavy rains. Rains ... continue

Blogging Bill: Here’s what it’s like to sit through a Category 1 Hurricane

6:30pm Atlantic Time: The wind is blowing off the North Atlantic ocean from the Northeast at about 15kph. The sky is turning black and rolling thunder can be heard in the distance. A light rain is starting ... continue

Hurricane Bill Strengthens To Cat 4; NOAA Sends Plane To Have A Look

Miami, FL (AHN) - Hurricane Bill strengthened to a category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds of 135 miles per hour Wednesday morning, forecasters say they expect further strengthening over the next 24 hours. A NOAA Hurricane Hunter ... continue

Hurricane Bill Grows Stronger, Should Skirt Caribbean

Miami, FL (AHN) - Hurricane Bill continues to intensify in the waters above South America. With sustained wind speeds of 100 miles per hour (160 km/hr), Bill has become a Category 2 storm and is expected to ... continue

Update: Tropical Storm Claudette Weakens; TS Bill Strengthens Into Category One Hurricane

Tropical storm Claudette has weakened since it hit the Florida Panhandle just after 1am Monday. The storm is expected to progress through Alabama. The system formed in the eastern Gulf of Mexico out of a series of rain ... continue

Hurricane Bill Forms in the Atlantic

Hurricane Bill, with sustained winds of 75mph, has formed in the Atlantic and is expected to strengthen into a major hurricane.. Hurricane Bill, the first major hurricane of the season, was centered about 1,100 miles East of the ... continue