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Ida weakens to a depression, heads east to Fla.

Nov. 10, 2009
Tropical Storm Ida sloshed ashore with rain and gusty winds Tuesday before weakening to a depression, leaving weather-hardened Gulf Coast residents largely unscathed. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Ida's center first touched land on Dauphin...
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Jimena grows to hurricane strength

MIAMI, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Former tropical storm Jimena became a Category 2 hurricane Saturday afternoon off the coast of Mexico, forecasters said.
Hurricane Bill building strength

Hurricane Bill building strength

MIAMI, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Hurricane Bill picked up strength Monday, maintaining its west-northwesterly move across the Atlantic Ocean, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said.
New Hurricane Ike 'extremely dangerous'

New Hurricane Ike 'extremely dangerous'

MIAMI, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. forecasters described Hurricane Ike as "extremely dangerous" as it spun Thursday over the Atlantic Ocean and tracked toward the Caribbean.
Ike strengthens to hurricane

Ike strengthens to hurricane

MIAMI, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Ike debuted as a hurricane Wednesday afternoon, moving westward toward the Caribbean, the U.S. National Hurricane Center reported.

Hurricane Paul strengthening off Mexico

MIAMI, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Hurricane Paul's winds grew to 100 mph Monday morning in the Pacific off Mexico's southern Baja region, with more strengthening possible, U.S. forecasters said.

Hurricane Epsilon still churning

MIAMI, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Hurricane Epsilon thrashed across the Atlantic late Saturday, hundreds of miles from land.

Ophelia's course could become 'erratic'

CAPE HATTERAS, N.C., Sept. 13 (UPI) -- The center of Hurricane Ophelia spun about 115 miles east of Charleston, S.C., and 100 miles south of Wilmington, N.C., Tuesday night.

Hurricane forecasts extended to five days

MIAMI, March 10 (UPI) -- The National Hurricane Center said Monday it will begin issuing five-day hurricane forecasts this year, extending the three-day forecasts in use since 1964. The change comes after two years of testing the longer range forecasting.

Hurricane Michelle's winds strengthen

MIAMI, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- The National Hurricane Center early Saturday upgraded Hurricane Michelle to a major category 3 storm, one with winds near 120 miles per hour. The hurricane's no

Tropical storm Iris threatens Hispaniola

MIAMI, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Tropical storm Iris formed with 60 mph winds 155 miles south of Ponce Friday, and the National Hurricane Center in Miami announced hurricane warnings for Haiti
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch