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Hermine Downgraded to Tropical Depression

(Sept. 7) -- Sweeping north from Mexico, Tropical Storm Hermine lashed south Texas with heavy rains today before weakening to a tropical depression. The Rio Grande Valley escaped fairly lightly as the system plowed northward. The storm made landfall in Mexico at 65 mph, but winds dropped to 45 mph as it moved into Texas....

Tropical Storm Bonnie Cometh! (Maybe)

(July 20) -- Planning to vacation in the Caribbean this week? So is Tropical Storm Bonnie -- if she can get her act together in time. Surge Desk answers seven questions about the weather front that could be the season's next tropical depression that could be the season's next tropical storm. 1. Where is the storm system...

Rio Grande Floods Could Worsen With Arrival of Tropical Depression

(July 8) -- The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch for parts of southern Texas this morning through Friday evening, as some communities around the swollen Rio Grande were being evacuated due to rising flood waters. Compounding the problem is a tropical depression that was 80 miles east of Brownsville,...

Oil Fouls New Orleans' Lake Pontchartrain

(July 7) -- Oil seeping into New Orleans' Lake Pontchartrain from the Gulf of Mexico spill is threatening the pristine estuary's fragile ecosystem less than 20 years after what experts describe as a "dramatic turnabout" in its pollution levels. The fact that oil has turned up in the lake, a 630-square-mile inland bay...

Tornado Season Losing Steam as Summer Heats Up

(July 6) -- Tornado season jumped to life during May and June after a slow start, but the worst may be over -- as is typically the case heading into the middle of summer. The number of tornado reports has already started to decrease. Just 13 tornadoes have been reported so far in July -- an average of fewer than three per...