Hurricane Center 2013
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GOES-East Fails for Second Time in One Year
May 23, 2013; 9:37 AM ET
GOES-East failed again late Tuesday. It is one of the main satellites meteorologists use for the eastern part of the United States and the tropical Atlantic.
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GOES-East Fails for Second Time in One Year
News - May 23, 2013; 9:37 AM ET
GOES-East failed again late Tuesday. It is one of the main satellites meteorologists use for the eastern part of the United States and the tropical Atlantic.
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Tropical Cyclone Mahasen Makes Landfall in Bangladesh
News - May 16, 2013; 9:42 AM ET
Tropical Cyclone Mahasen has made landfall just northwest of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
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Timeline of Sandy, Controversy Surrounding the Storm
News - Apr 30, 2013; 6:47 AM ET
AccuWeather.com has assembled a timeline of the major events that have put Sandy in the spotlight and held it there for six months.
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NWS Broadens Hurricane Warning Definition
News - Apr 8, 2013; 8:30 PM ET
As of June 1, the definitions of hurricane and tropical storm watches and warnings will be broadened.
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Social Media: Key Tool in Relaying Severe Weather Information
News - Apr 8, 2013; 8:21 AM ET
While Superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc along the East Coast late in October 2012, the power of sending real-time weather information and photos on social media was apparent.
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Post Sandy: The Jersey Shore's Susceptibility to Major Storms
News - Apr 8, 2013; 7:14 AM ET
Could the inflicted damage to the coastline have been avoided with advance preparation?
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Tropical Cyclone Freda Strikes Solomon Islands
News - Dec 31, 2012; 4:25 AM ET
Tropical Cyclone Freda has brought heavy rainfall to the Solomon Islands and is currently churning over the open Coral Sea.
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Deadly Tropical Cyclone Evan Approaching Fiji
News - Dec 16, 2012; 6:10 AM ET
While Samoa cleans up from the wrath of Tropical Cyclone Evan, Fiji is threatened as the storm travels to the west-southwest.
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