GeneratorZoo.Com Blog http://generatorzoo.com/blog Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:28:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 …Hermine expected to produce heavy rainfall over Southern Plains… http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2528 http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2528#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:28:28 +0000 rob http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2528 Hermine is expected to produce total rainfall accumulations of 4 to 8 inches, with possible isolated maximum amounts of 10 inches from the middle Texas coast northward through central Texas and over central and eastern Oklahoma. These rains are expected to spread across southeastern Kansas, northwestern Arkansas, and Missouri during the next few days and could cause life-threatening flash floods.
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]]> http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=2528 0 Hermine drenching Texas; Gaston’s remains less organized http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2527 http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2527#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:28:28 +0000 rob http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2527 Tropical Storm Hermine hit the Mexican coast 40 miles south of the Texas border at 9:30 pm EDT last night, with 60 mph sustained winds. Top winds observed in Texas from the storm were 50 mph with gusts to 59 mph at Port Isabel near the Mexican border, and winds at Brownsville hit 45 mph, gusting to 69 mph. Harlingen had the highest gust observed from Hermine, 72 mph, and local storm reports indicate that half of the city lost power and a roof caved in on an apartmen…<br /><a href="http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=1611">Read More</a>
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]]> http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=2527 0 Intensifying Hermine closes in on the Texas/Mexico coast http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2526 http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2526#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:28:28 +0000 rob http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2526 Steadily intensifying Tropical Storm Hermine is closing in on the coast near the Texas/Mexico border, and should move ashore late tonight. Hermine became a tropical depression at 11pm last night, and could become a minimal hurricane by 11 pm tonight. Hermine’s rate of intensification from nothing to a strong tropical storm is one of the fastest on record. It turns out that the extreme southwestern Gulf of Mexico’s Bay of Campeche, where Hermine formed, is prone to t…<br /><a href="http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=1610">Read More</a>
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]]> http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=2526 0 Hurricane watches for Mexico and Texas as Hermine suddenly develops http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2525 http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2525#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:28:28 +0000 rob http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2525 Hurricane watches are up for the Texas/Mexico border region as fast developing Tropical Storm Hermine steams towards the coast at 13 mph. Hermine was a tropical depression twelve hours ago, got its name just six hours ago, but already is a threat to intensify into a hurricane by tonight. It’s remarkable how fast Gulf of Mexico disturbances can blow up into strong tropical storms, when the right mix of warm waters and low wind shear develops. Indeed, water temperatur…<br /><a href="http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=1609">Read More</a>
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]]> http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=2525 0 Hermine Remains Mean in Texas Tonight http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2524 http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2524#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:28:28 +0000 rob http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2524 The risk of tornadoes and flash flooding will continue over Texas tonight as Hermine remains mean.
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]]> http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=2524 0 Hermine’s Flooding Rain, Gusty Wind Expanding in Texas http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2523 http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2523#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:28:28 +0000 rob http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2523 The latest on Hermine's rain and wind. Damage, power outages, flooding, and rough surf is lashing southern and coastal Texas as Hermine moves through southern Texas.
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]]> http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=2523 0 Japan Suffers Exceptional Heat Wave http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2522 http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2522#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:28:27 +0000 rob http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2522 In Tokyo, the mean daily temperature since the start of summer has been 84.5 F, or 8.4 F above normal. For the last four weeks, the temperature departure has been about 10 F above normal.
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]]> http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=2522 0 Malou Dousing Japan as It Fades http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2521 http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2521#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:28:27 +0000 rob http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2521 The threat of localized excessive rainfall and flooding will persist along the storm track in Japan until Malou heads back out to sea.
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]]> http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=2521 0 Brief Summer Spike, then Back to Autumn in Northeast http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2520 http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2520#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:28:27 +0000 rob http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2520 After a brief spike in temperatures to midsummer levels into Wednesday, autumnlike weather will return to the Northeast during the second half of the week.
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]]> http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=2520 0 Flooding Risk from Hermine to Spread Northward http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2519 http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2519#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:28:27 +0000 rob http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2519 Flooding downpours from Tropical Rainstorm Hermine are forecast to spread northward this week over the central U.S.
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]]> http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=2519 0 Fire Near Boulder Fueled by Very Low Humidity, Gusty Winds http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2518 http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2518#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:28:27 +0000 rob http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2518 A destructive wildfire near Boulder that has destroyed dozens of homes and forced hundreds of people to evacuate their homes has been fanned by extremely low humidity and erratic, gusty winds behind a cold front plowing through the Plains.
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]]> http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=2518 0 Flood Danger From Hermine Spans Corpus Christi, San Antonio http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2517 http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2517#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:28:27 +0000 rob http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2517 The greatest flood risk from Hermine through tonight spans central Texas, including San Antonio and Corpus Christi.
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]]> http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=2517 0 Central, Coastal Texas Threatened by Hermine Today http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2516 http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2516#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:28:27 +0000 rob http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2516 After lashing southern Texas into the start of today, the worst of Hermine will slam central Texas through tonight.
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]]> http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=2516 0 Gaston: Rebirth Possible, Leeward Islands Squalls Definite http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2515 http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2515#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:28:27 +0000 rob http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2515 It is still possible that the rebirth of once-Tropical Storm Gaston will occur. What is definite is that the system will spread rain squalls across the Leeward Islands into Tuesday.
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]]> http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=2515 0 Democrats Face GOP Election Day Tsunami in House, Senate (Time.com) http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2514 http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2514#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:28:27 +0000 rob http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2514 Time.com – There are still 60 days to go before Election Day but the smart money — lots of it — is on the GOP winning very, very big
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]]> http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=2514 0 Hermine lashes south Texas, 3 other storms possible (Reuters) http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2513 http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2513#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:28:27 +0000 rob http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2513 Tropical Storm Hermine in a satellite image taken September 7, 2010. REUTERS/NOAAReuters – Tropical Storm Hermine barely maintained its tropical storm status on Tuesday as 40 mile per hour winds kept lashing south Texas and the storm moved further inland about 15 miles south-southeast of San Antonio, Texas, the National Hurricane Center said.



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]]> http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=2513 0 Hermine slams northeast Mexico, swirls into US (AFP) http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2512 http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2512#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:28:27 +0000 rob http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2512 Relatives of a landslide victim take the coffin to a church for a funeral in Nueva Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan, Solola, west of Guatemala City. Powerful Tropical Storm Hermine slammed into far northeastern Mexico and then barreled into US territory, threatening storm surges, flash floods and tornadoes on both sides of the border.(AFP/Johan Ordonez)AFP – Powerful Tropical Storm Hermine slammed into far northeastern Mexico and then barreled into US territory early Tuesday, threatening storm surges, flash floods and tornadoes on both sides of the border.



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]]> http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=2512 0 The nation’s weather (AP) http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2511 http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2511#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:28:27 +0000 rob http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2511 In the national weather forecast for Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010,A vigorous storm will push across the Upper Great Lakes with significant rain and thunderstorms. Meanwhile, showers and storms will persist in southeastern Texas coast and southern Florida, while showers return to the Pacific Northwest. (AP Photo/Weather Underground)AP – Tropical Storm Hermine was forecast to continue losing strength as it moved over southern Texas and northeastern Mexico on Tuesday.



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]]> http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=2511 0 Erratic global weather threatens food security (AFP) http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2510 http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2510#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:28:27 +0000 rob http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2510 Flooded farm land of southern Punjab in Pakistan. Eight million people in Pakistan remain dependent on handouts for their survival after monsoons caused devastating floods throughout the country.(AFP/Carl de Souza)AFP – The drought in Russia and floods in Pakistan are part of a global trend of unpredictable weather patterns and rainfall that threaten food security, experts gathered in Stockholm said.



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]]> http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=2510 0 Tropical Storm Hermine crosses into Texas (AP) http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2509 http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2509#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:28:27 +0000 rob http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2509 This NOAA GOES National Weather Service satellite image shows tropical storm Hermine. Hermine made landfall in far northeastern Mexico, threatening storm surges and tornadoes in the US-Mexico border area, US forecasters said.(AFP/NOAA-HO)AP – Forecasters say Tropical Storm Hermine (hur-MEEN’) has crossed into Texas.



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]]> http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=2509 0 Floods threaten hundreds more Australian homes (AFP) http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2508 http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2508#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:28:27 +0000 rob http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2508 Cattle are stranded by flood waters on the outskirts of Wangaratta after floods hit the northern Victoria, some 250 kms northeast of Melbourne, on September 6. Wild storms lashed Victoria state over the weekend, triggering landslides, knocking out power supplies and forcing hundreds of people out of their homes, with many rivers yet to reach their peak.(AFP/William West)AFP – Rising flood waters threatened hundreds of Australian homes Tuesday, after scores were inundated by weekend storms which caused millions of dollars of damage, officials said.



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]]> http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=2508 0 Death toll rises to 45 in Guatemala mudslides (AP) http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2507 http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2507#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:28:27 +0000 rob http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2507 Rescue workers look for survivors at a mudslide area in Nahuala, western Guatemala, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010. At least 38 people were killed after torrential rains caused mudslides in different areas of the country, injuring 20 others and leaving over 60 people missing. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)AP – Searchers on Monday pulled five more bodies from a mud-covered highway where back-to-back landslides buried bus passengers and then the people trying to save them. The deaths raised the confirmed toll from mudslides in Guatemala to 45 as torrential rains pounded the country.



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]]> http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=2507 0 Guatemala resumes rescue work after landslide (Reuters) http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2506 http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2506#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:28:27 +0000 rob http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2506 Rescuers carry a body from a bus buried in a landslide on the Inter-American highway, 80 km (50 miles) outside of the Guatemalan capital Tecpan, September 4, 2010. REUTERS/Doriam MoralesReuters – Emergency services in Guatemala on Monday resumed their search for victims of landslides that killed and buried dozens of people, as further rain was predicted for the Central American country.



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]]> http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=2506 0 Wildfires spark evacuation in Colorado (AFP) http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2505 http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2505#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:28:27 +0000 rob http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2505 Some 3,500 people were evacuated after a rushing wildfire swept through part of the western US state of Colorado, destroying a number of homes, officials said on Tuesday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)AFP – Some 3,500 people were evacuated after a rushing wildfire swept through part of the western US state of Colorado, destroying a number of homes, officials said on Tuesday.



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]]> http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=2504 0 Tourist in Miami Beach finds luggage stolen http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2503 http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2503#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:28:26 +0000 rob http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2503 MIAMI BEACH A thief stole four suitcases containing clothes, a camera, credit cards and passports from a Dodge Caliber in the 1100 block of Fifth Street between 10 and 10:15 a.m. Aug. 21.
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]]> http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=2503 0 ‘A once-in-a-lifetime storm’ http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2502 http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2502#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:28:26 +0000 rob http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2502 When Hurricane Katrina slammed Washington Parish with an unexpected, powerful force that left the landscape battered and largely unrecognizable, and the community stunned, shaken and in shock, Tommy Thiebaud, Director of Emergency Operations, was in charge.
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]]> http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=2502 0 Hermine’s Flood Danger, Even Well After Landfall http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2501 http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2501#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:02:15 +0000 rob http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2501 Flooding is a serious concern from Tropical Storm Hermine in northeastern Mexico and Texas, even well after the storm makes landfall early Tuesday.
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]]> http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=2501 0 Rain to Continue in Guatemala after Mudslides Kill Dozens http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2500 http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2500#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:02:15 +0000 rob http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2500 Ongoing seasonal precipitation, including locally heavy downpours, may hamper the search for survivors in the Guatemalan mudslides.
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]]> http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=2500 0 Tropical Storm Hermine Develops, Eyes Mexico, Texas http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2499 http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2499#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:02:15 +0000 rob http://generatorzoo.com/blog/?p=2499 Tropical Storm Hermine has formed over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico. It threatens flooding rainfall and gusty winds in northeastern Mexico and southern Texas.
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