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Thu 11 Nov 2008Tropical storm Paloma strengthens over Caribbean
Tropical Storm Paloma formed in the Caribbean today and could strengthen rapidly into a hurricane on a path threatening storm-weary Cuba, US forecasters said.
The 16th tropical storm of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season posed no threat to vital US oil installations in the Gulf of Mexico.
But it came in the last month of what experts correctly predicted would be a busier than normal storm season and may bring more grief to Cuba, which is still reeling from two powerful hurricanes that caused more than $5 billion in damage two months ago.
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