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Hurricane Katia and Tropical Depression 13 spin in the tropics
Tropical Depression #13 is likely to become Tropical Storm Lee over the next 24 hours. Lee will likely produce a tremendous amount of rain across the Gulf Coast states over the Labor Day Weekend.
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FEMA urges residents to be prepared for Hurricane Irene
According to the National Weather Service, earlier today Irene strengthened into the first hurricane of the 2011 Atlantic Hurricane Season.
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Tropical Storm Harvey makes landfall near Belize
Tropical Storm Harvey made landfall in Belize around 2PM Saturday.
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Hurricane 101 - Recap of 2010 storms
The 2010 Atlantic hurricane season was another reminder that it’s not all about the numbers.
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New tropical depression could form later today between Cuba and Yucatan Peninsula
An area of disturbed weather over the Yucatan Channel between Cuba and Mexico could become a tropical depression later today.
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Mock oil spill on Folly Beach for one year anniversary of Gulf Coast spill
On the one year anniversary of the Gulf Coast oil spill, Oceana paired with James Island High School students for a mock spill on Folly Beach.
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Lowcountry Red Cross Volunteer remembers Katrina
Five years after Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast, people around the United States are pausing to remember and to mourn.
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BP hands over reins on claims
New independent agency set up to handle oil disaster claims opened its doors on Monday
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Late summer travel deals
A little time spent this weekend looking for late summer travel deals could be time well spent.
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Dangerous heat continues this afternoon
A heat advisory is in effect today from noon until 6PM. Heat index values will approach 105 degrees for several hours this afternoon.
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No relief in sight
A heat advisory is in effect today from noon until 6PM. Heat index values will approach 105 degrees for several hours this afternoon.
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My News 2: S.C. Aquarium works to Save our Seas
Hear from staff at the S.C. Aquarium who recently returned from relief work in the Gulf, helping animals threatened by the oil spill.
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North Myrtle Beach Chamber happy about new tourism numbers
Coastal Carolina University’s Brittain Center for Resort Tourism released their weekly Grand Strand lodging report. In some ways, the numbers reflect what most say is an increase in visitors, but in other ways, they don’t.
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Encouraging lodging numbers expected for Grand Strand
Wednesday, the common theme among some of the hotels and restaurants in Myrtle Beach was that things are starting to look up.
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Effects of Hurricane Alex already being felt
From voluntary evacuations in Padre Island, Texas near where the storm could make landfall, to berm building in Louisiana, residents are showing plenty of respect for Alex.
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Tourists changing plans from Gulf to Grand Strand due to oil spill
Many tourist destinations along the Gulf Coast, including Pensacola, Florida have suffered as a result of the BP oil spill. But the disaster there appears to be forcing some tourists to come to the Grand Strand.
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Tarred and flustered: More tar balls in Florida
More oil and tar balls wash up along Pensacola Beach
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Greenville company sends vacuum device to Gulf to help with oil clean-up
Hundreds of miles from the Gulf coast, at a modest manufacturing plant in Greenville, they have a knack for knowing how to sell.
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Oil spill heat on President Obama as he prepares to address the nation
On stops in Mississippi and Alabama, the president tried to sound both in command and upbeat, saying he's confident the Gulf Coast will eventually be "in better shape than it was before."
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Government tells BP to pick up the pace, be ready to pay
A crucial week is beginning for the disaster recovery effort along the Gulf coast as President Barack Obama heads there for his fourth visit to the oil spill zone.
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Many Gulf federal judges have links to oil
An Associated Press analysis of judicial financial disclosure reports shows that more than half of the federal judges in districts where the bulk of Gulf oil spill-related lawsuits are pending have financial connections to the oil and gas industry.
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New pictures of Gulf Coast oil spill devastation
There are new pictures of the devastation that seem to indicate the clean-up effort to this point has been anything but effective, dramatic images of birds swallowed by the muck, some struggling to breathe.
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Hurricane expert Gray sees "hell of a year"
William Gray, the hurricane forecast pioneer who founded Colorado State University's respected storm research team, said CSU would ramp up its predictions for the 2010 season in a report due out on June 2.
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BP again admits spill is larger than previously disclosed
Frustration grows along the Gulf Coast over the oil that continues to pour into the water and a perception that BP hasn't provided enough information about what it is or is not doing to handle the disaster.
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Lowcountry bird center to help with Gulf Coast oil leak
The executive director of the Center for Birds of Prey near Charleston says the center plans to dispatch workers to help clean oiled birds in the Gulf of Mexico. For the latest on the Gulf Coast oil leak, watch the video story.
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