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Officials with the NWS have been ramping up their monitoring efforts all day. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/national_weather_service_in_mobile_tracking_ida/512325/ Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:45:05 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/mississippi_authorities_urge_ida_caution/512047/Nov-08-2009_5-10-pm/
MEMA urges residents to keep a close eye on Hurricane Ida developments. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/mississippi_authorities_urge_ida_caution/512047/ Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:06:37 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/la_governor_declares_state_of_emergency/511927/Nov-08-2009_3-00-pm/
Gov. Bobby Jindal has declared a state of emergency in Louisiana ahead of Hurricane Ida. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/la_governor_declares_state_of_emergency/511927/ Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:57:24 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/obamas-on-the-gulf-coast/445754/Oct-15-2009_6-48-pm/
President Barack Obama made his first presidential trip to hurricane-battered New Orleans. Michelle Obama visited with military families from Hurlburt Field and Eglin Air Force Base. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/obamas-on-the-gulf-coast/445754/ Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:16:07 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/nationwide-to-drop-florida-homeowners/421830/Oct-07-2009_10-04-pm/
About 60,000 policies in the Sunshine State will be affected ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/nationwide-to-drop-florida-homeowners/421830/ Thu, 08 Oct 2009 03:19:44 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/wkrg-iphone-app/401868/Sep-30-2009_11-05-pm/
IPhone users can now download the free WKRG iPhone App from the Apple AppStore, get your Weather, News, News Video and Traffic anytime. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/wkrg-iphone-app/401868/ Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:59:58 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/first-trial-over-fema-trailer-fumes-opens/352743/Sep-14-2009_11-11-am/
A jury will soon begin hearing testimony in the first trial over whether Gulf Coast storm victims were exposed to potentially dangerous fumes while living in government-issued trailers. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/first-trial-over-fema-trailer-fumes-opens/352743/ Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:10:29 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/30th-anniversary-of-hurricane-frederic/343206/Sep-12-2009_5-40-pm/
Three decades ago today Hurricane Frederic roared through Mobile and the Alabama Gulf Coast. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/30th-anniversary-of-hurricane-frederic/343206/ Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:00:01 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/where-are-the-hurricanes/344178/Sep-11-2009_4-20-pm/
As Fred Weakens to a Tropical Storm, Forecasters Attribute Dud of a Season So Far to a Weak El Nino. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/where-are-the-hurricanes/344178/ Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:21:27 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/tropical-storm-claudette-hits-florida/269249/Aug-27-2009_9-18-pm/
1st Storm to Come Ashore in 2009; Weakened to Tropical Depression ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/tropical-storm-claudette-hits-florida/269249/ Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:11:38 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/40th-anniversary-of-hurricane-camille/256632/Aug-12-2009_4-27-pm/
40 years ago today Camille made landfall along the Gulf Coast. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/40th-anniversary-of-hurricane-camille/256632/ Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:07:50 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/a-reminder-for-storm-supplies/267558/Aug-16-2009_5-34-pm/
While it isn’t panic time, some people were freshening up their storm supplies with tropical systems approaching. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/a-reminder-for-storm-supplies/267558/ Sun, 16 Aug 2009 23:31:16 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/another-day-at-the-beach/267309/Aug-16-2009_3-00-pm/
Vacationers seemed to be taking it easy even with some trouble brewing in the tropics. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/another-day-at-the-beach/267309/ Sun, 16 Aug 2009 20:58:27 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/hurricane-forecast-revised-again/240591/Aug-06-2009_2-44-pm/
Government forecasters are lowering their outlook for this Atlantic hurricane season after a quiet start with no named storms so far. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/hurricane-forecast-revised-again/240591/ Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:42:17 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/grass_roots/article/wind-and-water/220454/Jul-29-2009_5-42-pm/
Beaches, Barrier Islands and Storm Surge ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/grass_roots/article/wind-and-water/220454/ Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:39:41 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/preparing-for-the-storm/175735/Jul-10-2009_4-44-am/
You can help hurricane victims this weekend... before a storm even forms. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/preparing-for-the-storm/175735/ Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:37:09 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/riley-state-wont-shelter-as-many-storm-evacuees/94668/Jun-09-2009_10-37-am/
Alabama may not opens its doors as wide this year for hurricane evacuees from Louisiana and other states. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/riley-state-wont-shelter-as-many-storm-evacuees/94668/ Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:35:37 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/south_alabama_receives_grant_for_hurricane_research/74007/Jun-02-2009_1-00-pm/
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded $525,539 to USA's Center for Hurricane Intensity and Landfall Research to improve hurricane landfall prediction and local severe weather forecasts. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/south_alabama_receives_grant_for_hurricane_research/74007/ Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:00:12 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/dauphin_island_on_its_own/73751/Jun-01-2009_5-22-pm/
With out a protective barrier the island could be dealt another massive blow this hurricane season. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/dauphin_island_on_its_own/73751/ Mon, 01 Jun 2009 23:15:06 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/bbb_urges_preparation_for_hurricane_season/73612/May-27-2009_12-44-pm/
The month of June marks the beginning of hurricane season. In living on the Gulf Coast, your family should be prepared in the case a hurricane should strike. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/bbb_urges_preparation_for_hurricane_season/73612/ Wed, 27 May 2009 18:39:07 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/time_to_toss_that_tv/73504/May-23-2009_4-10-pm/
Battery Powered TV's of the past will be obsolete after June 12th. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/time_to_toss_that_tv/73504/ Fri, 22 May 2009 21:44:53 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/hurricane_fastball/66296/May-23-2009_7-48-am/
See what a major league fastball moving at category 1 hurricane speed does to glass and window coverings ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/hurricane_fastball/66296/ Thu, 21 May 2009 00:26:24 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/al_dot_state_troopers_get_redy_for_hurricane_season/66660/May-19-2009_7-21-pm/
They will practice reversing southbound traffic on I-65 Wednesday. If a hurricane approaches, all lanes of I-65 will be northbound only from Mobile to Montgomery. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/al_dot_state_troopers_get_redy_for_hurricane_season/66660/ Wed, 20 May 2009 01:21:21 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/coast_guard_to_reopen_new_gulfport_station/64940/May-19-2009_9-13-am/
The U.S. Coast Guard will officials reopen its Gulfport station on Friday. The new station replaces one damaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/coast_guard_to_reopen_new_gulfport_station/64940/ Tue, 19 May 2009 15:13:34 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/mobile_county_ema_director_retiring/54974/May-15-2009_10-28-am/
Walt Dickerson's last day will be July 1. He's been EMA Director since May 2005 after spending seven years as the agency's director of plans and operations. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/mobile_county_ema_director_retiring/54974/ Fri, 15 May 2009 16:20:38 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/hurricane_evacuation_survey_starting_next_week/53202/May-14-2009_5-37-pm/
Don't hang up. It's not necessarily a telemarketer on the other end of the line. Starting Monday, emergency agencies from Mobile & Baldwin Co. will be calling to ask about your evacuation plan and whether you need help to evacuate. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/hurricane_evacuation_survey_starting_next_week/53202/ Thu, 14 May 2009 23:32:14 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/gov._riley_signs_gulf_state_park_hotel_bill/46637/May-12-2009_6-33-pm/
The old park hotel that was destroyed by Hurricane Ivan in 2004. The bill allows the state to lease beachfront property for 70 years to a private company for development of the hotel. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/gov._riley_signs_gulf_state_park_hotel_bill/46637/ Wed, 13 May 2009 00:33:28 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/gov._crist_names_new_head_of_florida_ema/45275/May-12-2009_1-34-pm/
Ruben Almaguer replaces Craig Fugate who is awaiting confirmation by the U.S. Senate to take over the top position at FEMA. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/gov._crist_names_new_head_of_florida_ema/45275/ Tue, 12 May 2009 16:26:37 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/dauphin_island_levee_controversy/26307/May-06-2009_11-49-am/
Protecting Dauphin Island when hurricanes hit, there's a new plan buzzing around town. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/dauphin_island_levee_controversy/26307/ Wed, 06 May 2009 04:02:42 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/retired_hurricane_names2/25785/May-01-2009_2-29-pm/
The World Meteorological Organization voted to retire Gustav, Ike, Paloma and Alma because the storms caused such heavy damage. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/retired_hurricane_names2/25785/ Fri, 01 May 2009 20:29:22 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/hurricane_contraflow_routes_changed/25743/Apr-30-2009_12-32-pm/
Alabama and Louisiana coastal residents fleeing future hurricanes will have to travel farther north along Mississippi highways before exiting. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/hurricane_contraflow_routes_changed/25743/ Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:26:36 +0000 31.582045175714057 -90.47515869140625 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/hurricane_forecast_revised1/25143/Apr-07-2009_9-03-am/
Hurricane forecasters at Colorado State University have scaled back their prediction for the Atlantic and are now calling for an average season with 12 named storms, including six hurricanes, two of them major. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/hurricane_forecast_revised1/25143/ Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:01:45 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/judge_oks_katrina_lawsuit_against_army_corps_of_engineers/24652/Mar-20-2009_11-14-am/
The lawsuit, which blames the Army Corps of Engineers for heavy flooding in New Orleans, is being watched by thousands of others with pending flood claims. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/judge_oks_katrina_lawsuit_against_army_corps_of_engineers/24652/ Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:11:07 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/unidentified_hurricne_katrina_victim_finally_has_a_name/24621/Mar-19-2009_11-00-am/
20-year-old Frank Jones was found two days after Hurricane Katrina's landfall in 2005 in a canal behind Garden Park Medical Center in Gulfport. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/unidentified_hurricne_katrina_victim_finally_has_a_name/24621/ Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:56:58 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/credit_crunch_could_hurt_hurricane_cat_fund/24295/Mar-10-2009_2-35-pm/
The problem lies with the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund, commonly called the "cat fund." It is having a hard time lining up financing ... ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/credit_crunch_could_hurt_hurricane_cat_fund/24295/ Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:32:02 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/hurricane_damaged_road_re-opens/24188/Mar-06-2009_6-35-pm/
One of the last reminders of how damaging hurricanes can be has finally been repaired and is now open to the public. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/hurricane_damaged_road_re-opens/24188/ Fri, 06 Mar 2009 21:42:43 +0000 30.36813582872057 -86.93824768066406 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/review_of_gulf_coast_hurricane_recovery_ordered/23918/Feb-24-2009_10-51-am/
New Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is ordering FEMA to look at ways to improve hurricane recovery operations. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/review_of_gulf_coast_hurricane_recovery_ordered/23918/ Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:50:04 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/baldwin_county_defends_ivan_cleanup_efforts/23864/Feb-22-2009_1-03-pm/
Audit report by the government claims Baldwin County received $10.5 million more in reimbusements that it should have following Hurricane Ivan. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/baldwin_county_defends_ivan_cleanup_efforts/23864/ Sun, 22 Feb 2009 18:57:30 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/fema_assistance_extended/23837/Feb-20-2009_2-43-pm/
FEMA extends rental assistance to over 31,000 families affected by the 2005 storms ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/fema_assistance_extended/23837/ Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:39:05 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/bush_defends_hurricane_katrina_response/22556/Jan-12-2009_10-51-am/
During his last formal news conference, Bush said "Don't tell me the federal response was slow when there was 30,000 people pulled off roofs." ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/bush_defends_hurricane_katrina_response/22556/ Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:40:02 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/record_2008_atlantic_hurricanes/21960/Dec-29-2008_7-13-pm/
2008 was a record breaking season for Atlantic hurricanes. Watch video of the entire season on satellite. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/record_2008_atlantic_hurricanes/21960/ Wed, 17 Dec 2008 23:43:23 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/big_victory_for_florida_homeowners/21861/Dec-12-2008_3-42-pm/
A Florida judge has rejected a 47% rate increase request by State Farm Insurance, the state's largest private property insurer. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/big_victory_for_florida_homeowners/21861/ Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:42:42 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/no_new_berm_for_dauphin_island/21560/Dec-04-2008_10-36-am/
FEMA says they won't fund the rebuilding of a protective berm along the west end of Dauphin Island after it was destroyed by Hurricane Gustav. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/no_new_berm_for_dauphin_island/21560/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:17:19 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/atlantic_hurricane_season_blows_away_records1/21382/Nov-28-2008_3-47-pm/
The 2008 Atlantic hurricane season, which ends Sunday, seemed to strike the United States and Cuba as if on redial.. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/atlantic_hurricane_season_blows_away_records1/21382/ Fri, 28 Nov 2008 21:44:55 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/new_hurricane_evacuation_route_set_to_open/20823/Nov-11-2008_2-48-pm/
A long-awaited hurricane evacuation route that links the Florida Panhandle with Interstate 65 in Alabama through Flomaton will open tomorrow. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/new_hurricane_evacuation_route_set_to_open/20823/ Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:46:33 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/hurricane_ike_takes_environmental_toll/19707/Oct-05-2008_10-58-am/
More than 3,000 pollution reports on the upper texas coast alone ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/hurricane_ike_takes_environmental_toll/19707/ Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:58:37 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/hurricane_ike_yields_fossil_in_yard/19666/Oct-03-2008_12-40-am/
A paleontologist whose beachfront home in Texas was destroyed during Hurricane Ike has found a football-size tooth in the debris. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/hurricane_ike_yields_fossil_in_yard/19666/ Fri, 03 Oct 2008 06:38:36 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/300_people_still_missing_since_ike_hit_texas/19636/Oct-02-2008_10-55-am/
Alligators loom over submerged cars. Mountains of debris are embedded in the ground. Cows, trucks and the remnants of homes are sunk into the ocean. And unverified sightings of missing loved ones are still making the rounds. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/300_people_still_missing_since_ike_hit_texas/19636/ Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:44:16 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/united_way_hurricane_help/19573/Oct-01-2008_12-44-am/
Hurricane survivors of Ike and Gustav need your help ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/united_way_hurricane_help/19573/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:43:47 +0000 30.472348632640834 -87.21084594726562 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/ft_morgan_shipwreck_disappearing/19539/Sep-29-2008_4-37-pm/
It's been making appearances on the beach near Fort Morgan since Hurricane Camille blew through in 1969. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/ft_morgan_shipwreck_disappearing/19539/ Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:26:54 +0000 30.227924832173187 -87.98812866210937