Cat. 3 Ophelia Gains Strength In Open Atlantic
Hurricane Ophelia, now the third major hurricane of the 2011 season, continues its trek with winds that reach 120 miles per hour.
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Hurricane Ophelia, now the third major hurricane of the 2011 season, continues its trek with winds that reach 120 miles per hour.
Hurricane Ophelia is is gaining strength in the Atlantic.
Tropical Storm Philippe is expected to weaken as moves northwest across the Atlantic.
After regenerating Tuesday afternoon into a tropical depression, Ophelia has now regained more powerful tropical storm.
Tropical Storm Phillipe is barely hanging on as a tropical storm Tuesday afternoon as it moves northwest across the Atlantic.
Down but not out, what was once a remnant of Tropical Storm Ophelia has re-strengthened and could become a tropical storm sometime Wednesday.
Tropical Storm Phillipe continues to move across the Atlantic, although forecasters say it is weaker than previously estimated.
Tropical Storm Philippe gained some strength Sunday as it continued it westward trek over the far eastern tropical Atlantic.
A reconnaissance plane has found Tropical Storm Nate has gained strength Thursday afternoon, but remains nearly stationary in the Bay of Campeche, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Tropical Depression #14 has strengthened into Tropical Storm Maria as it barrels across the eastern Atlantic.
Hurricane Katia is producing dangerous surf conditions along Bermuda and much of the eastern seaboard of the U.S.
As the eastern U.S. seaboard and Bermuda keeps a close on Hurricane Katia, there's a new tropical depression on the horizon.
Hurricane Katia has lost a bit more intensity but is still category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale.
Rain, rain and more rain continues to pound south-central Louisiana thanks courtesy of Tropical Storm Lee.
MIAMI (CBS4) - Hurricane Katia is expected to increase the risk of rip currents and potential dangerous surf along the eastern seaboard and the Bahamas over the next few days.
Assaulted by high winds in the upper atmosphere Saturday, Hurricane Katia once again dropped to tropical storm strength as it continued to chug westward across the Atlantic, but forecasters now say the storm could regain Hurricane status Sunday, as it moves into an area favorable for intensifying.
Tropical Storm Katia continues spinning in the open Atlantic waters. It weakened from a hurricane Thursday, though forecasters said it would again grow stronger.
Katia has lost a little of it's strength as of Thursday evening and has been downgraded to a Tropical Storm as it spins westward across the Atlantic.
A strengthening Tropical Storm Katia is on the verge of becoming a Category 1 hurricane.
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