http://hamptonroads.com/taxonomy/term/142 Category: Hurricanes - Storms en-us Copyright 2012 PilotOnline.com / HamptonRoads.com. Sat, 26 May 2012 17:35:08 -0400 MIAMI Tropical storm warnings have been issued for the Southeast coast from north Florida to South Carolina as a cluster of thunderstorms was gathering strength early Saturday and expected to become Tropical Storm Beryl over the Memorial Day weekend. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/tropical-storm-warnings-southeast-coast Sat, 26 May 2012 11:40:10 -0400 Virginia’s annual sales tax “holiday” on purchases to prepare for a hurricane begins today and continues through Thursday. The program allows consumers to save the state’s 5 percent sales tax on batteries, flashlights, bottled water, duct tape, mobile-phone chargers, first-aid kits and other products. Large items such as generators also are tax free during this week. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/va-tax-holiday-begins-hurricanerelated-items Fri, 25 May 2012 11:42:45 -0400 The Atlantic coast could see a near-normal hurricane season this year with one to three major hurricanes, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/noaa-predicts-nearnormal-2012-hurricane-season Thu, 24 May 2012 11:21:49 -0400 MIAMI  Alberto has been downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone and is expected to stay well offshore as it moves up the Atlantic. Alberto's maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph. Additional weakening is expected and forecasters say Alberto could dissipate Thursday. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/alberto-downgraded-again-expected-stay-offshore Tue, 22 May 2012 11:15:41 -0400 MIAMI  Alberto has weakened to a tropical depression as it spins off the coast of the Carolinas.   The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami says Alberto's maximum sustained winds were near 35 mph Monday evening.   http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/alberto-downgraded-tropical-depression Mon, 21 May 2012 23:39:34 -0400 GREENVILLE, N.C. A Raleigh law firm is working with Legal Aid of North Carolina to find what problems people still have from Hurricane Irene. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/law-firm-assesses-needs-nc-hurricane-irene Mon, 21 May 2012 12:23:42 -0400 By Tom Foreman Jr. RALEIGH, N.C.  The first tropical storm of the hurricane season formed Saturday off the coast of South Carolina with top winds of 60 mph, but it wasn't threatening land. Forecasters said early Saturday evening that Tropical Storm Alberto was centered about 130 miles east of Charleston, S.C. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/first-tropical-storm-season-forms-sc-0 Sat, 19 May 2012 18:37:20 -0400 By Tom Foreman Jr. RALEIGH, N.C.  The first tropical storm of the season formed Saturday off the coast of South Carolina with top winds of 45 mph, but it wasn't threatening land. Forecasters say tropical storm Alberto was centered about 140 miles east of Charleston, S.C., in the afternoon. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/first-tropical-storm-season-forms-sc Sat, 19 May 2012 18:36:16 -0400 Virginians who stock up on batteries, bottled water and other supplies for the hurricane season will get a tax break this month. Starting May 25 and continuing for seven days, a sales tax holiday will spare them state and local levies for items deemed eligible. They include flashlights, tarps, storm-shutter devices, and big-ticket items such as generators priced at $1,000 or less. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/va-shoppers-get-tax-break-hurricane-supplies Sat, 12 May 2012 22:44:37 -0400 RICHMOND It's time to start making a shopping list in preparation for the upcoming hurricane season. Beginning May 25, Virginia will offer tax-free shopping days for emergency supplies. The annual tax holiday will take place May 25-31 and will exempt the following items from sales tax: - Batteries, including cellphone batteries; http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/emergency-officials-time-prepare-hurricane-season Mon, 07 May 2012 11:53:59 -0400