The hurricanes of the Gulf Coast have had a devastating effect upon the Emerald Coast, and upon the 78 years of my own life. From one perspective my life could defined by storm stories.

A massive haboob dwarfed a mountain range in Arizona on Sunday, July 13, amid severe thunderstorm warnings and strong winds.

A 2006 movie, “Amazing Grace” starring Ioan Gruffudd, was about the life of 18th-century antislavery activist William Wilberforce. Albert Finney played Newton, a friend of Wilberforce.

Tropical Storm Grace grew "a little stronger" on Saturday morning as it approaches the Caribbean, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm is moving toward the Leeward Islands at 23 ...

He penned the famous words of "Amazing Grace" for a sermon for his 1773 New Year's service at the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul. But the tune wouldn't be written for another half-century.

Grace is forecast to generate winds of 75 mph, just enough to qualify as a category 1 hurricane, by Friday. It could become a tropical storm Tuesday, the National Hurricane Center said.

Amazing Grace. By James Walvin. University of California Press; 216 pages; $19.95 and £16.99. ... In 1748 Newton was caught in a brutal storm off the coast of Ireland.

“Amazing grace,” intoned the eulogist, and repeated it. He began to sing: “how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me,” and the congregation, a bit startled, joined in, as the ...