... mph put it among the strongest systems on record in the U.S. Not until 11 hours after landfall did Laura finally weaken into a tropical storm as it plowed north and thrashed Arkansas. The storm came ashore in low-lying Louisiana and clobbered Lake Charles, an industrial and casino ...
Ken Graham: Yes, it looks like, right now, we're looking at right around the Lake Charles, Beaumont, Port Arthur area with a major hurricane, just extreme winds, hurricane-force winds. Judy, the tropical-storm-force winds alone stretch out 205 miles out from the center, so extreme rainfall. And ...
... hurricane," The National Hurricane Center said. Laura is expected to strike Wednesday night into Thursday morning along the Louisiana-Texas border. Forecasters warn of “catastrophic storm surge, extreme winds and flash flooding" and 20 feet (6 meters) of storm surge. Tropical storm winds Wednesday afternoon reached the coast of Louisiana ...
Long-term recovery Long-term disaster recovery is never just about one event. It is a complex lived experience of simultaneously coping with recovery, new disasters and daily life. This is especially true along the Gulf Coast, which is frequently struck by hurricanes and tropical storms. Many Biloxians I spoke ...
... said heavy rainfall could arrive by Friday in parts of Missouri, Tennessee and Kentucky. Laura is so powerful that it's expected to become a tropical storm again once it reaches the Atlantic Ocean, potentially menacing the Northeast. Even before dawn Wednesday, officials in Austin said the city had run ...
Laura initially formed alongside Tropical Storm Marco, which weakened to a post-tropical cyclone after briefly reaching hurricane status on Sunday, but still managed to bring heavy rains to parts of the north-central Gulf coast on Monday. Laura picked up intensity in the Gulf’s warm waters and reached ...
The U.S. Gulf Coast could be facing two big storms next week. Tropical Storm Laura formed in the Eastern Caribbean today, and may reach Florida and the Gulf as a hurricane next week. Another system off Honduras is tracking toward Texas and Louisiana, and may also become a hurricane ...
... of just 72 hours. The extraordinary conditions were triggered by severe thunderstorms, coupled with hot desert air from Arizona and Nevada and moisture from a tropical storm off the coast of Mexico. John Gardiner described the terrifying scene near his home in Vacaville, about 35 miles southwest of Sacramento. John ...
... parachuted into the calm gulf waters of the Gulf of Mexico about 40 miles (64 kilometres) off the coast of Pensacola, hundreds of miles from Tropical Storm Isaias pounding Florida's Atlantic coast.Boaters were seen surrounding the capsule shortly after splashdown. NASA Commercial Crew Program Manager Steve Stich said ...
... port. The sudden devastation overwhelmed a country already struggling with both the coronavirus pandemic and an economic crisis. Trump also talked about the impact of Tropical Storm Isaias and his administration's continued effort in combating the coronavirus. The president's comments comes as the crisis has spread to all ...
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