Residents of Baton Rouge, Louisiana's capital, began forming long lines as people filled gas tanks and stocked up on groceries. Others filled sandbags at city-operated locations to protect homes from possible flooding. "It's crucial that all of us take this storm very seriously and begin our preparations ...
Storm warnings were raised in a large swath of Luzon, the country’s most populous region, including in metropolitan Manila, where schools at all levels and most government work were suspended due to the storm. Along the crowded banks of the Marikina River in the eastern fringes of the capital ...
... s concerned about nearby homes abutting overgrown vegetation. "All you need is fire and wind and we'll have another Lahaina," Endo said as the storm approached. "I notice the wind started to kick up already." The cause of the Lahaina blaze is still under investigation, but it's possible ...
... close to what we saw last year," Farris said. The pressure system to the north is not as strong now as last year and the tropical system to the south is a storm not a hurricane, said Pao-Shin Chu, a University of Hawaii professor and the state's climatologist ...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Ernesto battered the northeast Caribbean on Tuesday as it took aim at Puerto Rico, where officials shuttered schools and government agencies. The storm was located about 300 miles (480 kilometers) east-southeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Tuesday morning. It had maximum ...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico activated the National Guard and canceled the start of classes in public schools as forecasters warned that the U.S. territory would be hit by Tropical Storm Ernesto, which formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Monday. Tropical storm warnings were in effect for ...
... of eastern South Carolina and southeast North Carolina, where an additional 3 to 9 inches (8 to 23 centimeters) of rain is possible as the storm moves north. That raised concerns that flash floods could strike mountainous areas of Virginia and West Virginia. Debby also could bring more tornadoes Thursday ...
In our news wrap Wednesday, the effects of Tropical Storm Debby are being felt as far north as the Great Lakes, the number of women getting abortions in the U.S. went up in the first three months of the year compared to before Roe v. Wade was overturned and three Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna...
... areas, and as much as six inches was recorded in some southern Jersey communities. Forecasters said the storms were enhanced by moisture drifting up from Tropical Storm Debby. No injuries were reported. Debby made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane early Monday along the Gulf Coast of Florida. At least ...
... the waters will continue to rise.Gov. Ron DeSantis: When it dumps in Southern Georgia, it makes its way down to us. Stephanie Sy: The storm has also stifled air travel, causing thousands of flight cancellations and delays nationwide. Al Gremmel, Traveler: There's no answers, and sitting around waiting ...
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