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Hurricane Ike closes in on Cuba, looms as trouble for Gulf
Associated Press WriterWith powerful Hurricane Ike on an uncertain course toward the Gulf of Mexico, many on these low-lying islands took a wait-and-see approach to evacuation orders Sunday, perhaps a harbinger of the attitudes to come from Louisiana and Texas residents...Tags: Hurricane Preparedness, Natural Disasters, Texas, Hurricanes, Key West
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Helicopter crashes 17 miles northeast of Marathon
The Associated PressAuthorities say a private helicopter went down off the Florida Keys. The Federal Aviation Administration reports that the Robinson R44 helicopter crashed about 17 miles northeast of Marathon, near Nine Mile Bank, Saturday evening. The U.S. Coast Guard...Tags: 5K Run, Transportation, Air and Space Accidents, Air Transportation Industry, Marathon
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Florida Keys placed under a hurricane watch
The Associated PressThe Florida Keys are under a hurricane watch as Hurricane Ike approaches Cuba. A watch means hurricane force winds of 74 mph or higher could hit the low-lying island chain within 36 hours. Evacuations began in Key West at 8 a.m. and will continue...Tags: Natural Disasters, Hurricanes, Monroe County (Florida), Hurricane Ike, Meteorological Disasters
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Powerful Hurricane Ike looms as trouble for Gulf
Powerful Hurricane Ike rolled down an uncertain path today that may lead to the U.S. Gulf Coast late this week, forcing emergency officials to pay attention and leaving millions of people from Florida to Mexico to wonder where it will eventually strike....Tags: Natural Disasters, Louisiana, Regional Authority, Florida, Hurricanes
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Monroe County residents can take pets to FIU shelter
South Florida Sun-SentinelFor the first time in the history of pre-hurricane evacuations of the Florida Keys, Monroe County residents will be able to take their pets - even snakes and spiders - as long as they are properly caged. Monroe County Emergency Management Officials...Tags: Hurricane Preparedness, Florida International University, Monroe County (Florida), Animals, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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Key West empties out as Hurricane Ike nears
Sun-Sentinel.comMandatory evacuation orders for 78,000 residents of the Florida Keys remained in effect Sunday, but with the sun shining and Hurricane Ike looking like less of a threat, few were obeying the order. "I never considered leaving," said Maria Garcia, a Key...Tags: Hurricane Preparedness, Rivers, Natural Disasters, Benihana Incorporated, Hurricanes
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Hurricane Ike up to Category 4; packs winds of 135 mph
"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....Tags: Natural Disasters, Regional Authority, Hurricanes, Meteorological Disasters, Hurricane Ike
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Hurricane Ike menaces Caribbean and Florida
KEY WEST, Fla. - "Extremely dangerous" Hurricane Ike grew to fierce Category 4 strength yesterday as it roared on an uncertain path that forced millions from the Caribbean to Florida, and Louisiana to Mexico, to nervously wonder where it might...Tags: Natural Disasters, Louisiana, Florida, Tropical Storm Josephine, Hurricanes
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Gov. Crist to speak to media about storm at 11 a.m.
The Associated PressGov. Charlie Crist will speak to the media in Tallahassee as Hurricane Ike makes its way toward Florida. Crist will talk at 11 a.m. Sunday at the State Emergency Operations Center. Officials in the Florida Keys will begin a phased evacuation for...Tags: Florida, Hurricane Ike, Charlie Crist, Government, Executive Branch
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Growing Ike Nears Turks And Caicos, South Bahamas
Associated PressHurricane 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. Preparations stretched more...Tags: Natural Disasters, Louisiana, Florida, Hurricanes, Meteorological Disasters
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Ike looms in Caribbean; Gulf Coast on lookout
Associated PressKEY WEST — "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...Tags: Natural Disasters, Louisiana, Regional Authority, Florida, Hurricanes
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Hanna soaks mid-Atlantic; Hurricane Ike closes in
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersTropical Storm Hanna poured as much as 9 inches of rain on the mid-Atlantic, causing flooding in some low-lying areas in Virginia and sporadic power outages before plowing north through Delaware and New York. As the weakening storm headed toward New...Tags: Hurricane Preparedness, Natural Disasters, New York Weather, Floods, Hurricanes
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