• Barry crawls ashore in Louisiana, weakens to tropical storm

    Barry crawls ashore in Louisiana, weakens to tropical storm

    Jul 13, 2019 04:11 PM EDT

    ... yet to arrive. "Although you may not have seen rainfall as we have been discussing, it is coming our way," Cantrell said. Forecasts showed the storm on a path toward Chicago that would swell the Mississippi River basin with water that must eventually flow south again. https://youtu.be/tHj ...

  • Tropical Storm Barry threatens New Orleans with significant rain, surge potential

    Tropical Storm Barry threatens New Orleans with significant rain, surge potential

    Jul 12, 2019 10:50 PM EDT

    ... is so different. I always talk about little wiggles matter. I mean, just 20, 30 miles in either direction could spell a couple feet of storm surge vs. six or seven feet. So, I tell people, be careful comparing storms. They are all different. We spend so much time here ...

  • 'Powerful' Tropical Storm Barry revives memories of Katrina in New Orleans

    'Powerful' Tropical Storm Barry revives memories of Katrina in New Orleans

    Jul 12, 2019 10:12 PM EDT

    Late Friday afternoon, Barry was about 70 miles (115 kilometers) southeast of Morgan City, with winds of 65 mph (100 kph). Tracking forecasts showed the storm continuing on toward Chicago, swelling the Mississippi River basin with water that must eventually flow south again. President Donald Trump declared a federal emergency ...

  • New Orleans levees could be tested as tropical storm bears down

    New Orleans levees could be tested as tropical storm bears down

    Jul 12, 2019 04:19 PM EDT

    But 14 years after Katrina's monster storm surge roared ashore and inundated most of the city, many New Orleans residents still distrust the Corps, which built the levees and floodwalls that failed near Lake Pontchartrain and along the Lower 9th Ward. While the levees protecting the city from the ...

  • Tropical Storm Barry's wind and rain hit Louisiana coast

    Tropical Storm Barry's wind and rain hit Louisiana coast

    Jul 12, 2019 12:37 PM EDT

    ... sign outside a convenience store read: "Barry needs a beer and a nap." Meanwhile, utility crews with bucket trucks that could be needed after the storm filled hotel parking lots along Interstate 59 in southern Mississippi. The National Hurricane Center said as much as 20 inches (50 centimeters) of rain ...

  • Tropical storm swamps New Orleans as possible hurricane lurks

    Tropical storm swamps New Orleans as possible hurricane lurks

    Jul 10, 2019 11:10 PM EDT

    ... water vehicles would be positioned all over the state in advance of more heavy rain. "The entire coast of Louisiana is at play in this storm," Edwards said. Forecasters said Louisiana could see up to 12 inches (30 centimeters) of rain by Monday, with isolated areas receiving as much as ...

  • Now a tropical storm, Florence's sluggish pace promises to prolong misery

    Now a tropical storm, Florence's sluggish pace promises to prolong misery

    Sep 14, 2018 10:50 PM EDT

    ... lot of ponding on streets. So folks really should stay put, because this storm is not done with Eastern North Carolina just yet. Judy Woodruff: That seems clear. It's been downgraded, as we said, to a tropical storm, but still a danger.P.J. Tobia, thank you very much.

  • News Wrap: Tropical storm Olivia drenches Hawaii

    News Wrap: Tropical storm Olivia drenches Hawaii

    Sep 12, 2018 10:45 PM EDT

    ... 18 and the S&P 500 added one point. Still to come on the "NewsHour", we follow hurricane hunters into the eye of the storm; how abortion politics are playing out in Missouri's closely watched Senate race; why the FDA is cracking down on a so-called epidemic ...

  • Hawaii braces for tropical storm Olivia

    Hawaii braces for tropical storm Olivia

    Sep 12, 2018 09:45 PM EDT

    ... and tell everyone to stay home when maybe it's not going to be as bad," said Caldwell. On Oahu, Nakoa Ching prepared for the storm with a hurricane kit, food and stoves and had friends with generators. "We cleaned up all the loose material, put (it) in the sheds ...

  • As Tropical Storm Gordon made landfall, child died after tree falls on home

    As Tropical Storm Gordon made landfall, child died after tree falls on home

    Sep 05, 2018 12:50 PM EDT

    ... oil and gas production platforms were evacuated. Communities along the coast provided sand and bags, and many hustled to protect their properties ahead of the storm. Gordon was not the only storm being watched by forecasters. Hurricane Florence was some 2,400 miles (3,900 kilometers) away from the U ...