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Florence reattained hurricane-status by 12:00 UTC on September 9, with the Hurricane Hunters observing 76 mph (122 km/h) sustained winds at the surface. [ 11 ] [ 14 ] Fueled by sea surface temperatures of 29 to 29.5 °C (84 to 85 °F), Florence rapidly reintensified overnight, and Convective bursts with frequent lightning surrounded the eyewall ...
Hurricane Florence was the third of four named tropical cyclones to make landfall on the United States during the 1988 Atlantic hurricane season. The seventh tropical storm and second hurricane of the season, Florence developed on September 7 from an area of convection associated with a dissipating frontal trough in the southern Gulf of Mexico .
The names of all the major hurricanes that impacted Texas during the 1980s were later retired by the World Meteorological Organization. [4] In contrast to the 1980s, during the 1990s only one hurricane, Hurricane Bret, made landfall on the Texas coast. [5] In the next decade five hurricanes would make landfall on Texas. [1]
Rescuers from a Texas animal sanctuary hopped in an RV and headed for North Carolina on Monday, aiming to help out in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence. By Tuesday, September 18, they were ...
In wake of Hurricane Florence, ... a specialist with the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, told the Houstonia Magazine after the storm. "Floating fire ant colonies can look like ribbons ...
A camera aboard the International Space Station recorded video of Hurricane Florence on Wednesday morning, when it was about 500 miles offshore.
The hurricane's motion accelerated and shifted northwest by this time, a trajectory it would maintain for several days. [37] Hurricane Florence achieved its initial peak intensity late on September 10 with sustained winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a pressure of 940 mbar (hPa; 27.76 inHg).
From the editor: As Florence dumped inches of rain on us, I spent countless minutes – perhaps hours – staring out the window as the water was rising. From the editor: How Hurricane Florence ...