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Hurricane-hit America faces another hammering as the tropical Atlantic throws storm season into top gear.As the nation reels from the devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene, ocean waters of the Gulf of Mexico are once again stirring.A strengthening cyclonic disturbance in almost the same spot as Helene threatens to spawn a powerful tropical storm or hurricane.Worried meteorologists have urged people living near the east coast of America to prepare for another […]

America is on alert for another ‘major’ superstorm as Hurricane Kirk gathers pace to join the assault.Just days after Hurricane Helene left a 100-billion-dollar dent across eastern states, the eleventh storm of the season is flexing its muscles in the Atlantic.Warm tropical waters that fed Helene up to a Category-4 monster will fuel Kirk as it hurtles along a similar collision course.Weather Channel meteorologist Robb Ellis said: “The tropics remain […]

A huge storm ‘wrapped up’ in the jet stream will smash the UK before a second attack is launched by a dying hurricane.Britons are warned to make the most of the calm weather before the gates open to the fury of the Atlantic storm season.A major low-pressure system will hit this weekend before the remains of Hurricane Kirk plough through next week.Kirk, currently a 125-mph mega storm hurtling across the […]

Heavy rain continues to batter Britain as the Met Office issues fresh weather warnings for Monday. Yellow alerts are in place across several regions, with forecasters predicting up to 60mm of rainfall in some areas, with North Wales and northwest England expected to bear the brunt of the downpours, while eastern England faces potential flooding.The warnings come as parts of the country are still recovering from last week's deluge, which […]

Britain’s miserable start to autumn will take a mid-week breather before wind and rain return in the shadow of a tropical hurricane.Ex-Hurricane Isaac, now a tropical storm, is heading towards the north Atlantic and may creep close enough to rattle the UK weather.The knock-on effects of the post-hurricane could mean another bout of wind and rain ahead of the weekend.While hurricanes do not directly affect the UK, energy and warm […]

A Shropshire driver had to be rescued from his car yesterday after severe flooding left his vehicle submerged past its windows.Firefighters were called into action to come to the motorist's aid after an attempt to cross a ford near the village of Condover left the car at the mercy of raging floodwaters.Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service has shared images from the scene showing just how close the driver came to […]

Record-breaking heat will simmer the mercury towards a staggering 110F as parts of America boil in a ‘true Indian Summer’.Rocketing temperatures and dry winds, though, threaten a spate of late-season wildfires, authorities warn.As the remains of killer Hurricane Helene pull away to the east, the west is braced for tropical warmth.Southwestern regions are in the firing line for the peak of the heatwave, although summer temperatures will stretch to northern […]

Britons should brace themselves for a rainy start to September after the Met Office issued a rare “danger to life” weather warning.A severe rain alert, which will see up to two inches of rainfall across a couple of hours, has been issued for large parts of England and some areas of Wales.The alert covers the east of England, south east, east Midlands, west Midlands, south west, London and parts of […]

Britain could be facing an unusually stormy autumn thanks to the knock-on hit from a ‘supercharged’ Atlantic hurricane season.Around four of five of the possible 20-plus tropical storms threatening America could ‘recurve’ off the US coast and head towards northern Europe.Hurricanes are impossible in the UK, quickly dying as they leave steamy southern equatorial waters for the north Atlantic.However, their remnants are frequently steered towards Britain by the jet stream […]