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Forecasters say the sheer size of Hurricane Ike, almost as big as Texas itself, means hours more of it battering the state. The storm slammed onto Galveston Island this morning, flooding thousands of homes.
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Residents of Galveston Island, Texas, were returning to their homes Wednesday, almost three weeks after Hurricane Ike devastated Texas' Gulf Coast.
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READ MOREHurricane Paloma strengthened over the Caribbean and may become a Category 3 storm before hitting Cuba, which is still recovering from hurricanes Ike and Gustav.
Paloma's maximum sustained winds increased to ...
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READ MORECHRISTIANSTED, U.S. Virgin Islands - Hurricane Omar weakened Thursday as it quickly moved away from the Caribbean through the northern Leeward Islands without causing major damage.
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Omar formed Tuesday in the eastern ...
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