Gov. Charlie Crist declared a state of emergency Saturday to spur preparations for Tropical Storm Fay, whose intense winds are expected to reach the Florida Keys as soon as Monday. ...more

August 17, 2008

As residents and tourists in the Florida Keys prepared Saturday for Tropical Storm Fay, officials in Monroe County are considering issuing an evacuation order for tourists. ...more

August 17, 2008

With Tropical Storm Fay eyeing Florida, Gov. Charlie Crist today declared a state of emergency. "This storm imposes a threat to the state of Florida," Crist said, urging residents to pay attention to forecasts and official warnings. ...more

August 16, 2008

Tropical Storm Fay has formed over the Dominican Republic and was expected to barrel west toward Cuba over the weekend. ...more

August 16, 2008

MIAMI (AP) — Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center say Tropical Storm Fay has formed over the Dominican Republic. ...more

August 15, 2008

TAMPA - If it survives the next few days, a tropical wave about 200 miles from the Caribbean Sea could again have some potential to develop into a depression or tropical storm. ...more

August 13, 2008

A hurricane hunter aircraft will fly through a tropical wave approaching the Caribbean Sea today to see whether it has formed the next tropical depression. ...more

August 12, 2008

A pair of tropical waves in the Atlantic Ocean have the potential to become tropical depressions over the next several days, the National Hurricane Center said. ...more

August 11, 2008

Motorists have been given a reprieve from skyrocketing gasoline prices, the result of the declining cost of oil and a dive in demand. ...more

August 5, 2008

Tropical Storm Edouard spent this afternoon getting better organized but gained little strength through the day as tropical storm winds began brushing the Louisiana coast. ...more

August 4, 2008