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Storms and Hurricanes
Severe storms, particularly along the East and Gulf coasts and Florida, can disrupt and damage marinas, marine industry factories and other facilities. Trade Only follows threatening weather and the damage it causes.
NOAA Forecasts Another Busy Hurricane Season
The agency predicts that hurricane activity will be above normal for the seventh consecutive year, with 14 to 21 named storms.
NOAA Predicts Active Hurricane Season
The Climate Prediction Center is forecasting an above-normal season, though last year’s historic level of activity is not expected.
2020 Sets Mark as Busiest Atlantic Hurricane Season on Record
With Theta — the 29th named storm — forming off East Africa, the year becomes the most active in 169 years of keeping records.
Tropical Storm Eta Moves Away From Land After Making Landfall in the Keys
The storm’s zig-zag path is supposed to take it back to the West Coast of Florida this week.
Hurricane Delta to Hit Louisiana Today
The Category 3 storm was packing 120-mph winds this morning.
Hurricane Delta Makes Landfall
It struck the Yucatan Peninsula as a Category 2 storm and is expected to hit the U.S. Gulf Coast on Friday.
ComMar Supports Cajun Navy
The company donated law enforcement-grade waterproof jackets to volunteers responding to hurricanes Laura and Sally.
Sally Leaves Massive Floods on Gulf Coast
The hurricane was the 18th named storm in the Atlantic this year. Rescues are ongoing in parts of the Panhandle, and officials are urging evacuation in Santa Rosa County.
Hurricane Sally Makes Landfall as a Cat 2 Storm
The slow pace of the hurricane is increasing flooding threats, with rainfall totals that could grow up to 35 inches across parts of Alabama and the Florida Panhandle.
Hurricane Laura Brings “Catastrophic Storm Surge” to Louisiana as a Cat 4 Hurricane
NWS: The storm is still causing “life-threatening storm surge” over much of Louisiana’s coastline.
NOAA Predicts ‘Extremely Active’ Hurricane Season
Its updated forecast calls for “one of the most active” seasons in the agency’s 22 years of issuing guidance.
AccuWeather predicts busy hurricane season
Seven to nine storms are predicted to become hurricanes.
Florida marina rebuilds after being damaged by Hurricane Irma
Seaplane base and marina on Lake Dora in Tavares, Fla.will receive $8 million for infrastructure improvements.
Bass Pro founder Johnny Morris brings Christmas to the Bahamas
Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s donated $1 million for the Hurricane Dorian relief efforts, and Morris contributed another $1 million, in addition to bringing Santa’s Wonderland to Freeport.
Georgia receives $1.25 million in grants to clean up shoreline
The project focused on removing debris from hurricanes Matthew and Irma.
Marine businesses in northern Bahamas eligible for grants after Dorian
As the islands rebuild, hurricane-damaged boating firms can apply for grants up to $50,000.
Closing Ranks
The Association of Bahamas Marinas said its 48 members are working together after Hurricane Dorian to assure the boating community that its marinas are open for business.
Army Corps of Engineers proposes Texas hurricane protection
The plan is to build dunes and floodgates in the Houston and Galveston areas.
PanhandleRelief.org receives $20,000 for Hurricane Michael relief
Central Gulf Marine Trades Association made the donation.
More than a million gallons of oil spilled in Bahamas after Dorian
An oil-storage facility on Grand Bahama was damaged during the storm.
Special Report: ‘We were the lifeline of the islands’
Boaters, industry associations and boatbuilders became first responders in the days — and weeks — after Dorian devastated the northern Bahamas.
Hurricane Humberto targets Bermuda
Tropical Storm Imelda expected to soak Texas and Louisiana, and Jerry is now a named storm.
Tropical storm threatens Bahamas today.
Marine industry support continues to pour into Bahamas.
DART teams rescue hundreds in the Bahamas
San Diego-based YachtAidGlobal uses retired military personnel aboard private yachts for its search-and-rescue efforts.