Plan now for safety as Gloria threatens the East Coast
National Weather Service urged immediate hurricane preparedness. Boston NWS chief Thomas McGuire advised evacuation planning, securing property, stocking water, batteries, and fuel. With Gloria possibly arriving within 24 to 36 hours, residents should heed local officials, board windows, secure items, and seek sturdy shelter away from mobile homes.
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Gloria
National Weather Service
Thomas McGuire
Boston
McGuire
National Hurricane Center of
Coral Gables
Fla
How Hurricanes Form In The Intertropical Zone
The article explains hurricane formation where northeast and southeast trade winds converge in the Intertropical Convergence Zone. It notes a fully formed hurricane is fueled by moist winds spiraling into a central low pressure area with rising air causing torrential rains.
Hurricanes through North Carolina's coastal history recall major storms
In Raleigh, AP recalls how the Atlantic coast endured hurricanes from Drake era to Hazel. Nancy Sanders recalls 1954 Southport devastation, 19 deaths in 1934, and billions in damages. Histories note 1586 Drake log, 1876 Swan Quarter flood miracle, and 70s Connie Diane Jane impacts.
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Nancy Sanders
Southport
North Carolina
Sir Francis Drake
Roanoke Island
Drake
Connie
Diane
Jane
Morehead City
Ione
New Bern
Hazel
The Worst Atlantic Hurricanes This Century List
A compiled AP list of major Atlantic hurricanes with dates, death tolls, and damages. Entries include Galveston 1900s, 1928 Florida Alabama, 1926 Cubs, 1928 West Indies to Florida, and later storms like Diane, Janet, Audrey, Donna, Betsy, Camille, Agnes, Hugo, Beulah, Diana, and Allen among others. The record mixes fatalities and financial losses across the century.
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Galveston
Texas
Florida
Alabama
Cubs
West Indies
San Domingo
New England
North Carolina
Carol
United States
Hazel
Haiti
Connie
Carolinas
Virginia
Maryland
Diane
Hilda
Mexico
Janet
Caribbean
Audrey
Louisiana
Donna
Hattie
Weine
UU Moe
Mississippi
Georgia
Betsy
Alma
Honduras
Inez
Beulah
Camille
Celia
Cuba
Dorothy Martinique
Agnes
New York
Fiji
Eloise
David
Dominican Republic
Dominica
Frederic
Bahamas
Allen
Hurricane Gloria hotline activated to aid public
The 1 900 410 6822 hotline was set up for Hurricane Gloria information as part of the 1985 Atlantic season. AT&T NBC and the National Hurricane Center provide recorded updates on location movement and strength, with fees of 50 cents for the first minute and 35 cents for each additional minute.
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Bob Sheets
National Hurricane Center
Coral Gables
At&t
NBC
Center
Sheets
Kathy Graham
New York
Ernesto Torres
Amber Professional Center
Thomas Johnson Dr
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Suzanne Wetlaufer
Associated Press
AP/News
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Tom Foreman Jr
Raleigh, N.C
Atlantic Coast
Ms. Sanders
Long Beach
Southport Yacht Basin
Sanders
Swan Quarter
Sam Sadler
Sadler
Sadler's Land
Bazel
The
Hondura
Flora
Wallace
Elkins
Jewelers
ING
E. Patrick St
Frederick
Miami
Elena
Rick Brayall
Brayall
Anna
Rod
Joe Witte
Graham
the News
Frederick Towne Mall
Walt Disney World
Orlando, Florida
Epcot Center
Walt Disney
Center Mall
Rt.40
West
Frederick, MD
Mario Manzini
Guiness
JC Penney Court
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