Noel Soaks Bahamas, Cuba, Toll at 107

Noel Soaks Bahamas, Cuba, Toll at 107

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Tropical Storm Noel drenched the Bahamas and Cuba on Thursday while rescue workers in the Dominican Republic headed out in boats and helicopters to reach dozens of communities isolated by floods and mudslides. The death toll in the Caribbean rose to 107.

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Tropical Storm Noel hits Cuba, draws closer to Florida

Deadly Tropical Storm Noel has just been upgraded to Hurricane Noel as of the 8PM Advisory from the National Hurricane Center.
Hurricane Noel is poised to bring winds and rains to the the Northeast by this weekend as it skirts the coast on it way to coastal Canada.

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Here's the current forecast path of Noel



Hurricane Noel currently has wind speeds of 80mph and is expected to lose it's tropical status and become extratropical over the day.

also the Death Toll has risen to 118 people now
Hurricane Moving Parallel to U.S.; Death Toll at 118

Rescuers in Hispaniola, the island shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti, found a rising toll of death and damage: at least 73 dead in the Dominican Republic and 43 in Haiti, where the majority of bodies were found in and around the capital of Port-au-Prince. One person was killed in Jamaica.

Also one death in the Bahamas is being blamed on Noel.


[edit on 11-2-2007 by worldwatcher]

Yep this storm is forecast to give us a direct hit tomorrow. They are forecasting up to 100mm of rain for some areas and wind gusts of 120-140 km. the highlands of Cape Breton are forecast to get winds of over 200km an hour.

Could be rather messy around these parts Sunday.