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What Is it About Named Storms That Start With the Letter ‘I’ ?

Floridians, Georgians and others in the path of Idalia are hoping that the hurricane won’t join the long list of destructive Atlantic Ocean storms whose names started with “I.” Since 1955, 13 Atlantic storm names beginning with “I” have been …

Bret Gains Strength in Caribbean as TS Cindy Follows Close Behind

A hurricane watch was issued for St. Lucia as Tropical Storm Bret barreled toward the eastern Caribbean on Thursday at near-hurricane strength. And another tropical storm, Cindy, formed in the Atlantic with a probable track aimed at the eastern United …

Church Tried to Exclude Named Storms, But Appeals Court Says Coverage Due Anyway

In 2015, the Shilo Christian Center in Melbourne, Florida, cut its property insurance premiums in half by asking its insurer to drop coverage for named windstorms. Hurricane Matthew struck the next year, ripping the roof of the church and unleashing …