Despite predictions that Elena would continue eastward across Florida , the cyclone remained Temporary_stay nearly stationary for about 48 hours , causing Causation damage Damaging all along the eastern gulf with high winds and waves , before slowly moving Motion northwest and ultimately making landfall near Biloxi , Mississippi , on September 2 as a Category 3 major hurricane .

initially a tropical depression , the system moved Motion north-northwestward across the gulf of mexico and strengthened Cause_change_of_strength into tropical storm jerry early on the following day .

bob brought Bringing moderate damage Damaging to portions of the united states gulf coast and areas farther inland in july 1979 .

though the origin of bob can be traced back to a tropical wave near the western coast of africa in late june , bob formed Coming_to_be from a tropical depression Hindering in the southwestern gulf of mexico on july 9 .

widespread Dispersal offshore and coastal evacuations Escaping took place Process_start along the united states gulf coast in preparation for hurricane Catastrophe bob .

iraq wanted to replace Change_of_leadership iran as the dominant persian gulf state , and was worried that the 1979 iranian revolution would lead iraq 's shi'ite majority to rebel Bearing_arms against the ba'athist government .

although the government crackdown of the drug cartels dates back to 2006 , monterrey became Becoming an increasingly violent city in 2010 , due Causation to the rupture of the gulf cartel and los zetas .

although the omega block broke down Destroying on november 20 , due Causation to a powerful storm Catastrophe moving Motion into the gulf of alaska , frigid conditions continued to persist across much of the united states .

upon making Causation landfall , the storm Catastrophe killed Killing 34 people on the gulf coast of the united states and produced Causation a storm Catastrophe tide as high as , flooding Catastrophe millions of square miles and destroying Destroying thousands of homes .

france ceded Surrendering the territories of hudson bay , acadia , and newfoundland to britain while retaining Preserving cape breton island and other islands in the gulf of st. lawrence .

gulf air flight 072 ( unk ) was a scheduled international passenger flight from cairo international airport in egypt to bahrain international airport in bahrain , operated Being_in_operation by gulf air .

gulf air flight 072 ( unk ) was a scheduled international passenger flight from cairo international airport in egypt to bahrain international airport in bahrain , operated Being_in_operation by gulf air .

a number of systemic factors were also contributed Giving to the accident , including deficiency in crew resource management training Education_teaching by gulf air and safety oversights by the directorate general of civil aviation and meteorology of oman .

upon entering the gulf of mexico , carmen turned Motion northward and re-intensified Cause_change_of_strength as it approached the united states .

it was an attempt to assassinate Killing prime minister john major and his war cabinet , who were meeting Come_together to discuss Communication the gulf war Hostile_encounter .

tropical storm Catastrophe lee was the twelfth named Name_conferral storm Catastrophe and thirteenth system overall of the 2011 atlantic hurricane season , developing Coming_to_be from a broad tropical disturbance over the gulf on september 1 .

it is one component of operation enduring freedom ( oef ) , which includes Cause_to_be_included eight african states stretching from the far northeast of the continent to the oil-rich gulf of guinea in the west .

upon its emergence into the gulf of tonkin on july 5 , toraji quickly intensified Cause_change_of_strength into a tropical storm with winds of 65 km/h ( 40 mph ) ; this would be the tropical cyclone 's peak intensity for its entire duration .

the origins of tropical storm octave were from a tropical disturbance that formed Coming_to_be south of the gulf of tehuantepec on september 23 , 1983 .

tropical storm josephine was an unusual atlantic tropical storm that moved from west to east across the gulf of mexico in october 1996 .

over land , the hurricane Catastrophe weakened Cause_change_of_strength to a tropical storm Catastrophe , although it re-intensified Cause_change_of_strength slightly in the gulf of mexico .

the gulf war ( 2 august unk february 1991 ) , codenamed operation desert shield ( 2 august unk january 1991 ) for operations leading to the buildup of troops and defense Defending of saudi arabia and operation desert storm Catastrophe ( 17 january unk february 1991 ) in its combat Hostile_encounter phase , was a war waged by coalition forces from 35 nations led by the united states against iraq in response Response to iraq 's invasion Attack and annexation of kuwait arising Coming_to_be from oil pricing and production disputes .