Hurricane

Tropical Storm Rina ripped through Mexico's Caribbean coast with strong winds and rain Friday forcing the Navy to evacuate residents who refused to leave the storm's path.

Rina was originally predicted to be a Category 3 hurricane, but the storm weakened to a tropical storm as it approached the coast of Mexico.

The Mexican Navy sent ships to evacuate some 80 people who refused to leave low-lying areas. Prior to the storm, around 2,300 people were evacuated out of Holbox, an island in the storm’s path. The Mexican government shut down sites located near the coast and schools were closed in surrounding communities. more >>

Tourists have been fleeing Mexico's Caribbean coast as Hurricane Rina blew through popular vacation spots like Cancun, leading to a hectic travel circuit for residents and vacationers.

According to the Miami-based National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Rina was a Category 1 storm that was expected to sweep by the eastern coast of the Yucatan peninsula by Thursday evening. About 2,800 people were evacuated from the island off Yucatan’s northeastern tip including 200 tourists.

Cancun's airport remained open. However, more than 90 flights in and out of the city were canceled for Thursday. In an attempt to flee the area before any damage was done, hundreds of passengers bogged down with luggage and formed long lines at airport counters while waiting for departing flights. more >>

Hurricane Rina has been reduced to a still dangerous Category one hurricane, as tourist crowd Cancun’s airport to depart to safer terrain.

Rina has been moving toward Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, and even though the storm will pack less of a punch than previously expected, it will still be a dangerous storm with 16 inches of rain expected, 85 miles per hour winds and tides as high as two to four feet, according to meteorologists.

The hurricane was blowing top winds of 110 mph earlier Wednesday. more >>

Hurricane Rina, currently a category 2 storm, is heading towards Mexico’s top tourist destination, Cancun.

The hurricane is expected to make landfall in the eastern coast of Yucatan on Thursday. Forecasters say the storm will pass over Cancun and other resorts along the coast, with rainfall of 20-40cm.

However, the National Hurricane Center said that after strengthening to just below a Category 3 status at 11 a.m., Hurricane Rina is set to weaken gradually. more >>

Residents and tourists visiting the Yucatan Peninsula have been boarding airplanes for home and moving inland as Hurricane Rina bares down, expected to make landfall Thursday. America is not out of the dark, but coastal residents have been keeping a close eye on the storm.

Developing into a lesser intensity storm than first thought, but still a Category 2 hurricane, Rina is still well-formed and spiraling towards Cozumel, Mexico. The question now is about just how hard Rina will hit.

According to an alert from the National Hurricane Center, "Rina [is] now moving slowly west-northwestward...new warnings issued for the Yucatan Peninsula." more >>

Hurricane Rina is strengthening as it barrels toward the east coast of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, where the widely popular vacation spot, Cancun, lies.

However, the fact that the projected path of the hurricane remains uncertain has many people concerned.

Forecasters have admitted that they are unsure where the hurricane might end up by the end of the weekend. more >>