Cape Verde hurricanes, named for the group of islands about 450 miles (725 kilometres) off the west coast of Africa, typically form from clusters of thunderstorms that move off the continent and into ...
They are the hurricanes of legend, the bowling balls that cross the entire Atlantic Ocean, menaced ships of yore and make the long, curved lines on the hurricane charts. Cape Verde storms, named for ...
CHARLOTTE — Thirty-five years ago, the worst storm to hit the Queen City made landfall. Even though Hugo was a category one hurricane by the time it hit Charlotte, it carried winds close to 100 mph ...