KEY WEST, Fla. — "Extremely dangerous" Hurricane Ike grew to fierce Category 4 strength Saturday as it roared on an uncertain path that forced millions from the Caribbean to Florida, and Louisiana to Mexico, to nervously wonder where it would eventually strike.
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Speedy Tropical Storm Hanna charges for Carolinas There was only a small chance Tropical Storm Hanna could become a hurricane, but not far behind was a much bigger worry: a ferocious-looking Hurricane Ike.
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San Jose breaks heat record San Jose broke a heat record set in 1950 after hitting 99 degrees Thursday. Today should bring more of the same with San Jose and other South Bay temperatures reaching near 100.
WILMINGTON, N.C. — Some Southeastern states declared emergencies and officials urged residents to head inland Thursday as Tropical Storm Hanna headed toward the Atlantic coast, where it could bring high winds and rain from South Carolina to Maine.