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 ...
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 ...
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
... 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.
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
In our news wrap Monday, the Gulf Coast is bracing for Tropical Storm Gordon, which could grow into a hurricane and reach land by Tuesday. Also, a U.S. soldier was killed in eastern Afghanistan and another was wounded. Officials said it appeared to be an insider attack involving Afghan security forces.
... MILES O'BRIEN: In the day's other news, Tropical Storm Lidia in the Pacific battered Mexico's Baja California Peninsula with heavy wind and rain. Officials reported four deaths. The storm caused flooding as far away as Mexico City, and it could bring rain to the American Southwest ...
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