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Wednesday, October 24, 2012  Sandy has strengthened into a hurricane as its center nears Jamaica, with top sustained winds of near 80 mph (130 kph).

Wednesday, August 01, 2012  Forecasters say a tropical depression has formed off the Windward Islands in the Atlantic Ocean and storm watches have been issued for the islands of Barbados, Dominica, Martinique and St. Lucia among other places.

Saturday, May 19, 2012  The U.S. government's hurricane forecasting hub in Miami has chosen The Weather Channel's tropical weather expert to be its next chief.

Monday, March 05, 2012  The director of the National Hurricane Center expects the agency soon will be able to project storm positions a week ahead of time.

Monday, March 05, 2012  The director of the National Hurricane Center, Bill Read, and other leading forecasters are in South Carolina for a conference on improving hurricane forecasting.

Wednesday, September 07, 2011  Tropical Storm Maria has formed in the western Atlantic as the 13th named storm of this year's season.

Saturday, September 03, 2011  Tropical Storm Lee has stalled just off the Louisiana coast as it dumps heavy rain across the northern Gulf Coast.

Wednesday, August 31, 2011  While many towns are still dealing with the effects of Irene, activity in the Atlantic continues. The latest storm, Katia, had all of us in the newsroom looking up how to pronounce it and wondering who came up with the name.

Friday, October 29, 2010  Tropical Storm Tomas has formed in the Atlantic, becoming the season's 19th named storm.

Thursday, September 23, 2010  The National Hurricane Center says tropical storm Matthew has formed in the southwestern Caribbean.

Friday, September 03, 2010  Hurricane Earl has weakened to a Category 1 storm as it heads for the Northeast and some watches and warnings have been reduced or dropped from Long Island to Maine.

Thursday, September 02, 2010  Hurricane Earl is weakening slightly as it heads toward North Carolina's Outer Banks, but forecasters say it's still a dangerous hurricane with winds of 115 mph.

Monday, August 30, 2010  The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Fiona has formed in the Atlantic Ocean behind Hurricane Earl, which is battering the northeastern Caribbean.

Monday, August 02, 2010  The National Hurricane Center says a tropical depression that has formed in the Atlantic Monday has maximum sustained winds near 35 mph (55 kph) and is expected to strengthen in the next 48 hours.

Wednesday, March 31, 2010  The National Hurricane Center is considering adding a storm-surge warning to its list of watches and warnings it issues during hurricane season.