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Obama gets storm update before campaigning in NH

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 27th

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says President Barack Obama had a conference call Saturday to discuss Hurricane Sandy with the Homeland Security secretary, the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the director of the National Hurricane Center and his homeland security adviser. Obama

Tips on preparing for East Coast superstorm

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 27th

By The Associated Press The Federal Emergency Management Agency offers tips on how to prepare for Hurricane Sandy and other tropical storms. Sandy is expected to be especially disastrous when it merges with a winter storm system, bringing powerful winds, rain, snow and storm surge along the

US Super storm threat launches mass evacuations

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 27th

By ALLEN BREED and WAYNE PARRYAssociated Press SHIP BOTTOM, New Jersey (AP) - Hurricane Sandy headed north from the Caribbean - where it left nearly 60 dead - to threaten the eastern U.S. with sheets of rain, high winds and heavy snow as officials warned millions in coastal areas to get out of

5 reasons why Sandy is expected to be a superstorm

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 27th

By The Associated Press 1. A NORTHBOUND HURRICANE Hurricane Sandy is moving slowly toward the north-northeast and is expected to continue its current path parallel to the Carolinas over the weekend, forecasters say. At some point, it's expected to become what's known as an extratropical

Sandy leaves Bahamas after killing 43 in Caribbean

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 26th

By JEFF TODDAssociated Press NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) - Hurricane Sandy spun away from the Bahamas late Friday after causing 43 deaths across the Caribbean, churning northward toward the U.S. East Coast, where it threatens to join with winter weather fronts to create a super storm. The Category 1

Obama gets briefing on Hurricane Sandy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 25th

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) - President Barack Obama has been briefed on Hurricane Sandy and the White House is urging people in the storm's path to listen to local officials and monitor weather reports. The White House says the president was briefed on the storm late Wednesday and again Thursday

Colo. fire destroys dozen homes; others evacuated

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 24th

WETMORE, Colo. (AP) - A wildfire that forced the evacuation of hundreds of people in and around a small southern Colorado town has damaged at least 14 homes, authorities said Wednesday. The 3 1/4-square-mile fire was burning near Wetmore, an unincorporated town in Custer County about 100 miles

Weakened hurricane lashes Bahamas after 21 deaths

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 24th

By JEFF TODDAssociated Press NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) - A weakened Hurricane Sandy lashed the central Bahamas late Thursday with violent winds and torrential rains, after raging through the Caribbean where it caused at least 21 deaths and forced postponement of a hearing at the Guantanamo naval

Jamaica prepares for Tropical Storm Sandy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 24th

By DAVID McFADDENAssociated Press KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - Jamaicans stocked up on supplies and reinforced roofs on Tuesday ahead of the arrival of Tropical Storm Sandy, which is expected to hit the Caribbean island of posh resorts and sprawling shantytowns as a hurricane with lashing rain and

Tornadoes, severe storms swat Southeast; 7 hurt

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 18th

By JACK ELLIOTT JR.Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - At least four tornadoes were part of the storm system that raked northern and central Mississippi on Wednesday night and Thursday morning, injuring at least seven people, the National Weather Service said. The biggest of the four storms was