The first hurricane or tropical storm in 14 years to reach the Gulf during November should bring some rain, increased wind and a chance of tornadoes to the Tampa Bay area as it crosses Florida. ...more

November 9, 2009

The season's second tropical depression could develop in the Gulf of Mexico this weekend, according to forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami. ...more

June 27, 2009

First lady Laura Bush condemned the military government in Myanmar, also known as Burma, on Monday for its "inept" response to a deadly weekend cyclone, marking an unusual foray by the president's spouse into a high-profile foreign policy crisis. ...more

May 6, 2008

While dining with his guests at Thanksgiving, Nuance Galleries owner Robert Rowen had an idea. ...more

December 22, 2007

TAMPA - Olga, now a tropical storm, lost some of its force passing over Hispaniola and should continue weakening as it heads toward eastern Cuba. ...more

December 12, 2007

The death toll from a cyclone that devastated Bangladesh has surpassed 2,200, officials said Sunday, while rescuers struggled through blocked paths to reach hundreds of thousands of survivors awaiting aid in wrecked homes and flooded fields. ...more

November 19, 2007

Hundreds of thousands of survivors were stuck Saturday behind roads blocked by fallen trees, iron roofs and thick sludge as rescue workers fought to reach towns along Bangladesh's coast that were ravaged by a powerful cyclone that killed at least 1,723 people. ...more

November 18, 2007

Aid workers struggled Friday to help hundreds of thousands of survivors of a cyclone that blasted Bangladesh with 150 mph winds, killing a reported 1,100 people, savaging coastal towns, and leaving millions without power in the deadliest such storm in more than a decade. ...more

November 17, 2007

TAMPA - As Hurricane Noel rockets north, forecasters expect the storm not only to grow larger but also more powerful as it eventually threatens Nova Scotia. ...more

November 2, 2007

If Tampa Bay area residents need further reminding that even the smallest glob of disturbed weather in the Gulf of Mexico bears watching during hurricane season, Hurricane Humberto, which blindsided the Texas-Louisiana coast early Thursday, did the trick. ...more

September 17, 2007