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September 16, 2001



Tropical Storm Gabrielle heads out to sea
Tropical Storm Gabrielle continued heading out to sea today after a drenching, daylong passage across the Florida peninsula that initially left 570,000 homes and businesses in the dark.
Teen swept underwater
Tropical Storm Gabrielle soaks Central Florida

Hurricane Felix weakening over eastern Atlantic
Hurricane Felix is only a threat to shipping as it continues to move over the open waters of the eastern Atlantic Ocean. (5:46 AM)
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Rain lingers but S. Florida spared the worst of Gabrielle
Despite fears Tropical Storm Gabrielle would pummel South Florida, the region was spared the devastating rains and aggressive winds that battered much of the state Friday.
Tropical Storm Gabrielle heads out to sea (5:39 AM)
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REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK
Cleo survivors begged to differ with storm article
Shortly after my story was published, the calls and e-mails started rolling in, saying I had screwed up.
Lauderdale, West Palm have not had a direct hit by hurricane in 130 years
YOUR EXPERIENCES

Lauderdale, West Palm have not had a direct hit by hurricane in 130 years
When it comes to hurricane strikes, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach both have been incredibly lucky.
1928 storm smashed dike, drowned nearly 2,000 near Lake Okeechobee
Bad Betsy bashed Bahamas, Florida and Gulf Coast in 1965

Scientists seek better hurricane data to more accurately predict the effects of storms
The nation's top hurricane hunters are refining how storms are tracked in hopes of developing better predictions of where hurricanes will hit and how much they will intensify.
Hurricane science news
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Government monitors forecast as many as eight hurricanes this season
Scientists upped the ante for Americans on the East and Gulf Coasts, increasing their forecast for the number of tropical storms this season.

Forecast professor still sees above-average hurricane season
Hurricane forecaster William Gray is still predicting a slightly above-average hurricane season.
Gray's hurricane season forecast

U.S., Cuba weather hurricanes together
Forecasters say nasty hurricane seasons could become norm
Florida firm says new product may be able to weaken hurricanes
Hurricanes have followed career of scale inventor
Era fades in Central America as banana industry bows to trade wars, hurricane damage

ACTIVE STORMS

T.S. GABRIELLE
As of 5 a.m. EDT
Location: 31.1 N, 76.2 W or 285 miles SSE of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina
Moving: ENE near 13 mph
Wind: 60 mph
Pressure: 998 mb
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HURRICANE FELIX
As of 5 a.m. EDT
Location: 33.0 N, 34.2 W or 560 miles SW of the Azores Islands
Moving: ENE near 15 mph
Wind: 90 mph
Pressure: 977 mb
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2001 STORMS

Allison, T.D. Two, Barry, Chantal, Dean, Erin, T.D. Felix, Gabrielle, Humberto, Iris, Jerry, Karen, Lorenzo, Michelle, Noel, Olga, Pablo, Rebekah, Sebastien, Tanya, Van, Wendy

SOUTH FLORIDA

Hurricane History: Using historic photos and newspaper archives, this special package tells the stories of the seven worst hurricanes to hit South Florida.

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