Even so, the National Weather Service office in Corpus Christi has some pretty dire warnings for residents: they should expect "widespread deep inundation, with storm surge flooding greatly accentuated by powerful battering waves," as well as "structural damage to buildings, with many washing away," and "locations may be uninhabitable for an extended period".
At least Judge, a powerful righthanded batter who hit a rookie-record 52 homers last year, will have a shot at the so-close-to-home Green Monster.
MANILA (Reuters) — Nearly 60 people were killed, Manila was blacked out and airline flights were suspended on Saturday as a powerful typhoon battered the main Philippine island of Luzon, disaster officials said.
In County Antrim, Northern Ireland, powerful waves battered the coast.
The powerful Everton battering ram has had a couple of powerful runs already at the Magpies defence.
At least 40 people have been killed in Mexico by two powerful storms battering the country simultaneously, one on its east and another on its west coast.
The death toll from a powerful storm battering the southern Philippines rises to about 200, as rescue teams head for affected areas.
Powerful storms battered the Midwest early Wednesday, leaving a path of destruction across several states.
Passengers on a Royal Caribbean ship bound for Florida and the Bahamas headed home early after a powerful storm battered their liner with towering waves and high winds.
I was sitting at my desk, 14 days into a new job, when the headlines started rolling in: "Hurricane Katrina -- A powerful hurricane batters the Gulf Coast from Louisiana to Alabama"; "Crisis Builds in New Orleans"; and "World Stunned as U.S. Struggles with Katrina".
