Some ships prepared to move back to the site of BP’s broken oil well Saturday as the remnants of a weakening Tropical Storm Bonnie rolled into the Gulf of Mexico. …
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Inmates had to be evacuated from there to a nearby highway overpass amid flooding during 2005’s Hurricane Katrina. The storm sidetracked work to kill the BP well that has spewed millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf after an April …
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Ships relaying the sights and sounds from BP’s broken oil well stood fast Friday as the leftovers of Tropical Storm Bonnie blew straight for the spill site, threatening to force a full evacuation that would leave engineers clueless about … Isle off the southeast Louisiana coast workers packed up the oil removal operation, tearing down tents, tying down clean boom and loading oil-soaked boom into large containers so it won’t pollute the area if the storm causes flooding .
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Storm’s speed is expected to decrease, could reach tropical storm strength. …
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In Louisiana an emergency declaration by Governor Bobby Jindal is underway, and storm alerts are in effect in Alabama , Mississippi, southern Florida and Lousiana. The storm has already caused flooding in Haiti, the Dominican Republic …
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07/23/2010 4:00PM CDT – TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING is in effect for FSU College of Medicine in Pensacola, FL until further notice. TROPICAL STORM BONNIE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL … TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING . FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS…DOCKS…AND MARINAS…URGENTLY COMPLETE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT…MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING …
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MOBILE, Alabama — Bonnie, it seems, hasn’t been a well-organized tropical storm , according to the National Hurricane Center. Because of strong shear, the center of the cyclone this afternoon was displaced to the southeast of its strongest convection. … Based on information today from the National Weather Service and National Hurricane Center, Adair said it appeared the Mobile area would get rain, some coastal flooding and some beach erosion. …
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Alabama …..Western Florida Panhandle…… portions of Southeastern Louisiana…….much of Arkansas……Central and portions of Southern Georgia……much of South Carolina…….Central and Eastern North Carolina…….Central and Eastern Virginia…….Maryland… …. A minimal tropical storm with a path into Southeastern Louisiana will bring a high threat for coastal flooding with sustained winds from the southeast around the center of Bonnie pushing water and unfortunately oil into the coasts of …
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Stephen Russell, director of the Bahamian National Emergency Management Agency, said there were no reports of major damage, flooding or injuries on islands in the southeastern and central Bahamas already passed by the storm on Thursday. …
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Federal official orders key ships to evacuate spill site as Tropical Storm Bonnie approaches. Police suspect murder-suicide in NYC house fire … QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) – Flash floods triggered by torrential rains have killed at least 30 people and swept away thousands of homes in southwestern Pakistan. Officials said Friday that they had been unable to visit some of the worst affected areas in Baluchistan province. The meteorological office recorded 56mm (2.2 inches) of …
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