Hurricane Kate News

Meteorological events that happened on November 20th: 1869 A second great windstorm in 3 days struck Vermont and New York blowing railroad trains off their tracks.

When Hurricane Kate sucker-punched Tallahassee in late November of 1985, I had a freezer full of Omaha steaks, a case of cold Heineken in the fridge and two tickets to that weekend's REM/Minutemen concert at the Civic Center.

Published: Monday, November 9, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 10:54 p.m. An extremely rare collision between a winter-like cold front and a summer-like Hurricane Ida is roiling the Gulf of Mexico and threatening the northeast Gulf coast with high winds, heavy rains and storm surge.

A weakening tropical storm Ida will bring minor flooding and power outages along the U.S. Gulf Coast when it comes ashore late tonight or early Tuesday, forecasters say.

Near New Orleans, a 70-year-old man was feared drowned after trying to help two fishermen whose boat had broken down in the Mississippi River.

Gov. Charlie Crist declared a state of emergency for all Florida counties Monday morning as Ida neared the northern Gulf Coast.

Residents along the Gulf Coast in Alabama, Florida and Mississippi prepared Monday for the arrival of Tropical Storm Ida, which could bring heavy rains and winds up to 70 mph Tuesday.

FORT WALTON BEACH The question of the hour: Will Ida strike the Florida Panhandle? The answer for now: Maybe.

Here are some interesting historical maps of November tropical storms. I am amused this morning at the number of people who declared Hurricane season over last month.

Published: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 9:17 p.m. With snow already falling up north, it seems late for a tropical storm, but a quiet hurricane season has made conditions perfect for late-blooming Tropical Storm Ida.

Paloma formed November 5th, and set several records for intensity and formation.

In early October 2003, Hurricane Kate came roaring up the New England coast, taking time to grip every tree and bush in her path and give them all a vicious shake.

LOCAL Goodwood Conference Center wins award The Goodwood Museum and Gardens' Carriage House Conference Center has been named a 2009 recipient of the Award of Excellence from the Florida Association of the American Institute of Architects.

There were only six named tropical storms in 1992. But one of them was named Hurricane Andrew, the second most powerful storm in U.S. history, which caused billions of dollars of damage to South Florida.

Local officials gathered Friday morning to recommend some good summer reading: The 2009 Hurricane Survival Guide, published by the local Red Cross chapter.

Several Midwestern authors and publishers have won recognition in the 13th annual Independent Publisher Book Awards competition.