Tropical Depression Fifteen in Atlantic likely to become Tropical Storm Nigel soon

Invest 97L strengthened into Tropical Depression Fifteen in the Atlantic on Friday and is well on its way to eventually becoming Tropical Storm Nigel.

Sprawling Hurricane Lee's impacts begin as winds, power outages increase in New England

While the center of the storm will likely stay east of the U.S. and move into the Canadian Maritimes, Lee's massive wind field is hundreds of miles across and will not spare the New England coast from its wrath.

Long Island braces for impacts of Lee
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LONG ISLAND - On Long Island, both Nassau and Suffolk counties have braced for potential impacts. Many areas along the south shore got a head start at reinforcing their beaches this week. In the Town of Hempstead, pay-loaders transported large piles of sand, while crews secured boats and cleared storm drains to prepare for any flooding. "You can see the waves from 7 to 10 feet, a lot of erosion, but people on the south shore really need to pay attention," Town Supervisor Don Clavin warned.

NHC Director forecasts latest path of Lee
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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) ? Days of wild weather that produced torrential rain, flooding, sinkholes and tornadoes in New England could be a prelude to something more dangerous lurking offshore ? Hurricane Lee. As the Category 1 system swirled southwest of Bermuda, Maine Gov. Janet Mills on Thursday declared a state of emergency, and the state was under its first hurricane watch in 15 years. The water-logged region prepared for 20-foot (6-meter) waves offshore and wind gusts up to 70 mph (112 kph), along with more rain. Eastern Maine was under the hurricane watch while the rest of the state and an area extending south through Massachusetts were under a tropical storm warning. Powerful winds were expected to arrive late Friday in southern New England.

NHC Director explains latest path of Lee
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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) ? Days of wild weather that produced torrential rain, flooding, sinkholes and tornadoes in New England could be a prelude to something more dangerous lurking offshore ? Hurricane Lee. As the Category 1 system swirled southwest of Bermuda, Maine Gov. Janet Mills on Thursday declared a state of emergency, and the state was under its first hurricane watch in 15 years. The water-logged region prepared for 20-foot (6-meter) waves offshore and wind gusts up to 70 mph (112 kph), along with more rain. Eastern Maine was under the hurricane watch while the rest of the state and an area extending south through Massachusetts were under a tropical storm warning. Powerful winds were expected to arrive late Friday in southern New England.

Thousands dead in Morocco and Libya disasters
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11,000 are dead after extreme flooding fueled by hurricane Daniel in Libya earlier this week and to the West, 3,000 are dead after last Friday's 6.8 magnitude earthquake in Morocco. Benoit Carpentier with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies joined LiveNOW from FOX from Marrakesh with the latest on the recovery efforts.

Hurricane Lee heads toward US N. East
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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) ? Days of wild weather that produced torrential rain, flooding, sinkholes and tornadoes in New England could be a prelude to something more dangerous lurking offshore ? Hurricane Lee. As the Category 1 system swirled southwest of Bermuda, Maine Gov. Janet Mills on Thursday declared a state of emergency, and the state was under its first hurricane watch in 15 years. The water-logged region prepared for 20-foot (6-meter) waves offshore and wind gusts up to 70 mph (112 kph), along with more rain.

New England braces for Hurricane Lee
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LiveNOW's Andy Mac spoke with FOX 5 New York reporter Ashlie Rodriguez about how the New England area is preparing for Hurricane Lee. More LiveNOW from FOX streaming video

Tropical Storm Warnings expanded across New England as Hurricane Lee makes final approach

Boston could see sustained tropical-storm-force-winds by Friday evening through the first part of the weekend, and concerns are growing that with leaves still on trees the expected wind and possible heavy rain could snap branches and limbs and pull down power lines, leaving thousands of people in the dark.

What was the last hurricane to make landfall in Maine?

Maine does have a history of landfalling hurricanes, but they don't happen often. Hurricane Lee could become the newest addition to that history as it eyes the state's coastline later this week.

Storms slam Phoenix area, damage WWII-era planes
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LiveNOW's Carel Lajara spoke about the powerful storms that rolled through the valley with FOX 10 Phoenix reporter Marissa Sarbak. More LiveNOW from FOX streaming video

New England on alert: Hurricane and Tropical Storm watches issued for much of coastline ahead of Lee's arrival

The National Hurricane Center in coordination for local National Weather Services offices issued a Hurricane Watch from Stonington, Maine to the U.S.- Canada border and a Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for from Watch Hill, Rhode Island to Stonington, Maine.

Hurricane Lee could threaten New England
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Hurricane Lee is expected to make a critical turn to the north in the Atlantic, which will likely send tropical-storm-force winds and dangerous beach conditions to Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Maine later this week. New Englanders should be prepared for coastal flooding and damaging winds. LiveNOW's Lexie Petrovic spoke about Lee's forecasted path with FOX News meteorologist Rick Reichmuth. More LiveNOW from FOX streaming video

Libya flooding: 5,000+ presumed dead, 10,000 more missing
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Deadly flooding in Libya from Mediterranean Storm Daniel has left at least 5,000 people dead, according to reports by the Interior Minister. Officials fear the death toll could rise significantly with 10,000 people still reported missing after floodwaters destroyed parts of Derna. More LiveNOW from FOX streaming video

Hurricane Lee threatens New England with tropical-storm-force winds, dangerous surf over weekend

A U.S. landfall from Hurricane Lee is not expected as of the latest National Hurricane Center (NHC) advisory and instead, the forecast calls for Lee to hit Canada. But on Monday land was included in Lee’s forecast cone for the first time in the storm’s history.