Late-season hurricane takes aim at US Gulf C... Hurricane Ida, the first Atlantic hurricane to target the United States this year, plodded early Monday toward the Gulf Coast with 105 mph winds, ... Nov 9, 2009
In Florida, residents of Pensacola Beach and nearby Perdido Key were encouraged to leave and school was canceled in the area Monday and Tuesday. Officials told residents to prepare for potential gusts of 60 mph by removing any tree limbs that could damage their homes and securing or bringing in any trash cans, grills, potted plants or patio furniture. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Bill Gains Strength Aug 18, 2009
Pensacola Beach condominiums had warned residents on Sunday to bring balcony furniture indoors. But after the storm passed farther east, early morning joggers and tourists seeking sea shells dotted the early morning sands. (Fox News)
Hurricane Bill revs up at sea on path to Bermuda... Aug 18, 2009
PENSACOLA BEACH, Fla ... Pensacola Beach condominiums had warned residents to bring balcony furniture indoors. (The Drudge Report)
Hurricane Bill gathers force Aug 18, 2009
Lifeguard Cayla Platt secures a red flag to her lifeguard stand on Monday at Casino Beach as tropical depression Claudette blows sand and stirs up waves in Pensacola Beach, Fl. (AP Photo/Pensacola News Journal, Ben Twingley). More News. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Tropical storm threatens Fla. Panhandle Aug 17, 2009
PENSACOLA BEACH, FLA. Brewing in the Gulf of Mexico, Tropical Storm Claudette threatened to bring heavy rain to the Florida Panhandle later Sunday, likely becoming the first tropical storm to strike the U.S. mainland this year ... At Pensacola Beach, surfers under gray skies enjoyed the waves and tourists mingled on the beach, despite a tropical storm warning covering most of the Panhandle, from the Alabama state line to the Suwanee River more than 300 miles to the east ... Miguel Gonzalez, on... (The Clarion-Ledger)
