NPR: nhc https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=756494965 nhc en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Sun, 15 Jun 2025 00:29:24 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: nhc https://www.npr.org/tags/756494965/nhc Hurricane Nicholas Makes Landfall In Texas. Residents Are Bracing For Possible Floods Nicholas strengthened into a hurricane before making landfall early Tuesday. The storm will trigger "considerable flash and urban flooding," the National Hurricane Center says. Mon, 13 Sep 2021 08:50:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2021/09/13/1036568586/tropical-storm-nicholas-updates-texas-louisiana https://www.npr.org/2021/09/13/1036568586/tropical-storm-nicholas-updates-texas-louisiana

Nicholas strengthened into a hurricane before making landfall early Tuesday. The storm will trigger "considerable flash and urban flooding," the National Hurricane Center says.

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]]> Bill Chappell Too Many Storms, Not Enough Names The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season ends Monday. And it couldn't come soon enough. The season set plenty of records, including the most named storms, the latest a category 5 formed and many others. Mon, 30 Nov 2020 05:00:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2020/11/30/937986687/too-many-storms-not-enough-names https://www.npr.org/2020/11/30/937986687/too-many-storms-not-enough-names The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season ends Monday. And it couldn't come soon enough. The season set plenty of records, including the most named storms, the latest a category 5 formed and many others.

]]> Greg Allen Tropical Storm Eta Cuts Across Florida, Dumping Heavy Rain Tropical Storm Eta made landfall for the fourth time when it hit Florida's Gulf Coast. Some areas in southern Florida could see up to 25 inches of rainfall total from this storm. Thu, 12 Nov 2020 13:11:20 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2020/11/12/934158243/tropical-storm-eta-cuts-across-florida-dumping-heavy-rain https://www.npr.org/2020/11/12/934158243/tropical-storm-eta-cuts-across-florida-dumping-heavy-rain Tropical Storm Eta made landfall for the fourth time when it hit Florida's Gulf Coast. Some areas in southern Florida could see up to 25 inches of rainfall total from this storm.

]]> Reese Oxner Bahamas Death Toll From Hurricane Dorian Rises To 20 The Bahamas health minister announced the higher death toll late Wednesday, as Dorian continued shadowing the U.S. East Coast. Wed, 04 Sep 2019 10:03:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2019/09/04/757425368/hurricane-dorian-ambling-parallel-to-florida-coast-leaving-the-bahamas-reeling https://www.npr.org/2019/09/04/757425368/hurricane-dorian-ambling-parallel-to-florida-coast-leaving-the-bahamas-reeling

The Bahamas health minister announced the higher death toll late Wednesday, as Dorian continued shadowing the U.S. East Coast.

]]> Bill Chappell Historic Hurricane Dorian Bears Down On Northern Bahamas As A Category 5 Storm With sustained winds of 185 mph, Dorian is hitting the Bahamas as "the strongest hurricane in modern records" to hit the archipelago, according to the National Hurricane Center. Sun, 01 Sep 2019 12:37:56 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2019/09/01/756493456/with-winds-of-180-mph-hurricane-dorian-bears-down-on-bahamas-as-a-category-5-sto https://www.npr.org/2019/09/01/756493456/with-winds-of-180-mph-hurricane-dorian-bears-down-on-bahamas-as-a-category-5-sto

With sustained winds of 185 mph, Dorian is hitting the Bahamas as "the strongest hurricane in modern records" to hit the archipelago, according to the National Hurricane Center.

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