Archive for the ‘Weather’ Category
Tropical Storm Emily heads toward Dominican Republic and Haiti
Tropical Storm Emily is threatening to come very close to the Florida and east coastline states.
The storm is currently moving west at 14 mph near Haiti and the Dominican Republic with 50 mph winds.
In the current forecast by the National Hurricane Center, Central Florida appears in the outer edges...
August 3rd, 2011 | News, Weather | Read More
Tropical Storm Emily Forms, has Florida in its path
As of 8 a.m. Tuesday morning, Tropical Storm Emily is south of Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic heading west at 14 mph with winds up to 40 mph.
It is expected that Tropical Storm Emily will pass near Florida early Saturday morning.
KnightNews.com is waiting to hear back from UCF News and Information...
August 2nd, 2011 | Beyond UCF, News, Weather | Read More
Tropical Storm Emily Forming Soon?
The National Hurricane Center is reporting that there is a tropical disturbance with an 80 percent chance of developing into a tropical cyclone.
Some forecasts of the storm have it going through Florida.
KnightNews.com is continuing to monitor the development of the potential tropical storm Emily.
The...
August 1st, 2011 | Beyond UCF, News, Weather | Read More
Severe Weather, Hail Hit UCF Area Saturday
Severe weather hit the UCF area yesterday, with a tornado warning posted for Orange County and hail reported just north of campus.
KnightNews.com got tips that the UCF Rec and Wellness center was briefly put on lockdown while the storms passed.
One tree near the main entrance of campus was snapped...
June 19th, 2011 | Beyond UCF, News, Safety, Weather | Read More
‘Extreme Supermoon’ Comes Closest to Earth at 7 p.m.
If you are outside taking a look at the moon at about 7 p.m. Saturday night and it looks a little bigger than normal, don’t worry — you’re not going crazy.
The moon will actually be making its closest approach to Earth in 18 years. It is also a full moon, and when its gets this close,...
March 19th, 2011 | Beyond UCF, News, Weather | Read More
Severe Weather Rocks Central Florida, UCF Dodges Tornadoes
1:30 A.M. UPDATE 1/26 UCF SEVERE WEATHER :
Cars lined up to get out of Parking Garage B after evening class and activities were canceled due to stormy weather at UCF on January 25, 2011. (Kurt Rivers/KnightNews.com)
Campus is back to normal now after severe storms rolled through Central Florida and the...
January 26th, 2011 | News, Safety, Weather | Read More
Aftermath of Pakistani Floods Continues to Wreak Havoc on the Country
Four months after monsoon rains inflicted a flood of biblical proportions on Pakistan; the country is still suffering from the disaster’s aftermath. Beginning in July, unprecedented heavy monsoon rains began to fall with no end in sight. The flood caused an overflow of the Indus river basin which...
November 16th, 2010 | Beyond UCF, News, Weather | Read More
Tornado Spotted Near Chicago, Louisville; Warnings & Watches Hit Midwest
Powerful storms across the Midwest are causing problems across several states Tuesday.
Chicago station WLS reported that the storms appear among the most powerful to hit Illinois in more than 70 years. Power is reportedly out for nearly 60,000 customers in norther Illinois, a ComEd spokesman told the...
October 26th, 2010 | News, Safety, Weather | Read More
Hurricane Igor Heads to Bermuda, Tropical Storm Julia Heads to Sea
It’s been a busy week for the tropics, with the National Hurricane Center tracking three hurricanes late this week: Igor, Julia and Karl.
Hurricane Karl has already slammed into Mexico’s coast, causing some deaths, according to reports. The biggest threat now rests with Igor, which is headed...
September 18th, 2010 | News, Safety, Weather | Read More
Hurricane Earl: Will Florida, North Carolina, New York, Cape Cod Feel Impact on Labor Day?
Millions of eyes across the eastern seaboard are closely watching Hurricane Earl, the category three storm churning in the Atlantic and headed toward land.
The storm’s projected path has it skirting the coast near North Carolina and Virginia by Friday morning, then traveling along the east coast...
September 2nd, 2010 | News, Safety, Weather | Read More





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