ATLANTA (AP) Claudette regained tropical storm status Monday morning as it neared the coast of the Carolinas less than two days after 13 people died including eight children in a multi-vehicle crash due to the effects of the storm in Alabama.

The storm had sustained winds of 40 mph Monday as it made its way towards the Atlantic Ocean and north. Reporting was contributed by Maria Cramer, Johnny Diaz, Mike Ives, Alyssa Lukpat, Heather Murphy, Azi Paybarah and Eduardo Medina. Claudette regains tropical storm strength after 13 deaths. Claudette regains tropical storm intensity after multiple deaths J 12:11pm. A combination of rising seas and slower storms also make for higher and more destructive storm surges. The storms also have a tendency to dawdle and meander. Researchers have found that climate change has produced storms that are more powerful and have heavier rain. Hurricanes have become increasingly dangerous and destructive with each passing season. The children who died Saturday were in a van for a youth home for abused or neglected children. Tropical Storm conditions are expected to develop along the coastal regions of the Carolinas before the storm moves into the Atlantic. ATLANTA (AP) Claudette regained tropical storm status Monday morning as it neared the coast of the Carolinas less than two days after 13 people died, including eight children in a multi-vehicle crash, due to the effects of the storm in Alabama. As of 11 a.m., the system is moving east-northeast at 28 mph with. Claudette, which has regained Tropical Storm status, is expected to slowly strengthen over the Carolinas as it approaches the Northeast from the west.

Monday morning, Claudette had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph, the National Hurricane. It was the highest number of storms on record, surpassing the 28 from 2005, and included the second-highest number of hurricanes on record. (WTVD) - Claudette regained tropical storm status overnight and is now racing away from the North Carolina coast. ATLANTA (AP) Claudette regained tropical storm status Monday morning as it neared the coast of the Carolinas less than two days after 13 people died including eight children in a multi-vehicle crash due to the effects of the storm in Alabama. Last year, there were 30 named storms, including six major hurricanes, forcing meteorologists to exhaust the alphabet for the second time and move to using Greek letters. Scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecast that there would be 13 to 20 named storms this year, six to 10 of which would be hurricanes, and three to five major hurricanes of Category 3 or higher in the Atlantic.

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