Tropical Storm Irene Could Hit Florida as Hurricane in a Week
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<p>Tropical Storm Irene is bearing down on Puerto Rico and will move westward to the Dominican Republic and then Cuba. After that, the current forecast has the storm turning into a possible hurricane before it travels over Florida from north to south. </p> <p> If Irene reaches hurricane strength, it will be the season’s first such storm. Predictions revised Aug. 4 by the Climate Prediction Center stated experts believe there will be seven to 10 such hurricanes this year. If Irene continues its path, it will also be the first storm to reach major populations in the United States. </p> <p> Tropical Storm Don hit southern Texas but only produced an inch of rainfall in the drought-stricken area. Irene could be much different as the storm could barrel up the entire Florida peninsula. Tropical storm warnings have been posted for the next week for the Atlantic Ocean to the east of Florida. </p> <p> Irene is the ninth named storm of the season. It follows on the tail of Tropical Storm Harvey t
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