"TROPICAL STORM IRENE" - Tropical disturbance could bring heavy rain

Tropical disturbance could bring heavy rain
Palm Beach Post - Oct 03 11:33 PM
Get ready for days of rain, choppy surf, possible flooding and maybe even the season's next tropical storm, forecasters said Monday.Save to My Web

"TROPICAL STORM IRENE" - Widespread hurricane warnings can breed complacency (Miami Herald)

Widespread hurricane warnings can breed complacency (Miami Herald)
As Hurricane Earl rolled toward the Gulf Coast in 1998, forecasters at the National Hurricane Center posted warnings that stretched from the Florida Panhandle to Louisiana -- nearly 900 miles, over two days, on alert.

"TROPICAL STORM IRENE" - Commentary: Hazards are wind, water, Legislature (Palm Beach Post)

Commentary: Hazards are wind, water, Legislature (Palm Beach Post)
Yes, this is another column about hurricanes. Yes, this also is another column about insurance. Because of what keeps happening, hurricanes and insurance will keep affecting Floridians, and not in a good way, even if no more storms hit the state this year.

"TROPICAL STORM IRENE" - Hurricane center struggles with issue of overwarnings

Hurricane center struggles with issue of overwarnings
Arizona Daily Star - Oct 11 12:07 AM
MIAMI - As Hurricane Earl rolled toward the Gulf Coast in 1998, forecasters at the National Hurricane Center posted warnings that stretched from the Florida Panhandle to Louisiana - nearly 900Save to My Web

"TROPICAL STORM IRENE" - Exaggerated warnings worsen hurricane costs (The Charlotte Observer)

Exaggerated warnings worsen hurricane costs (The Charlotte Observer)
As Hurricane Earl rolled toward the Gulf Coast in 1998, forecasters at the National Hurricane Center posted warnings from the Florida Panhandle to Louisiana, nearly 900 miles, over two days.

"TROPICAL STORM IRENE" - If a Katrina hit here . . . (Palm Beach Post)

If a Katrina hit here . . . (Palm Beach Post)
Katrina has eyes wide open in South Florida: A killer storm really could happen here, wiping out life as we know it for months, possibly years, maybe forever.

"TROPICAL STORM IRENE" - Commentary: Hazards are wind, water, Legislature (Palm Beach Post)

Commentary: Hazards are wind, water, Legislature (Palm Beach Post)
Yes, this is another column about hurricanes. Yes, this also is another column about insurance. Because of what keeps happening, hurricanes and insurance will keep affecting Floridians, and not in a good way, even if no more storms hit the state this year.