Sally strengthens into hurricane, Gulf Coast residents brace for high storm surge, flooding
Storm-weary residents of the U.S. Gulf Coast are preparing for a new weather onslaught as Tropical Storm Sally churns toward them.
What happens if we run out of hurricane names?
As expected, 2020 has been a very busy hurricane season in the Atlantic. Fifteen names have already been used, and Vicky’s formation this morning leaves only one more name on the 21-name list for the year: Wilfred.
Peak day of hurricane season brings plenty of activity in the Atlantic
Today, September 10, is the statistical peak of the Atlantic hurricane season and the map is lit up like a Christmas tree with areas to watch.
Peak of hurricane season arrives this week during record breaking year
So far, this hurricane season has been a record setter. Seventeen named storms already, eclipsing the old mark of reaching the “R” storm by nearly two weeks.
Rene re-strengthens into tropical storm, still on track to become hurricane
The storm's maximum sustained winds increased to near 40 mph (65 kph) Wednesday morning.
2 tropical storms: Rene becomes earliest ‘R’ named storm on record in Atlantic after Paulette forms
The two tropical storms formed Monday. Rene is the earliest 17th named “R” storm in a record-setting hurricane season, breaking the previous record of Rita, which formed Sept. 18, 2005.
Hurricane center monitoring 4 areas for development, including 2 with 'high' chances
The peak of the hurricane season is just days away and forecasters on Sunday have their eyes on four potential areas for tropical development out in the Atlantic basin.
Hurricane Nana lashes Belize, moves across Guatemala
Hurricane Nana made landfall in Belize early Thursday, pelting a sparsely populated stretch of the Caribbean coast with heavy rain and wind before weakening to a tropical storm.
Operation Blue Roof revived to help with Hurricane Laura recovery
The Operation Blue Roof program is currently active in Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, and Vernon parishes.
Climate change may make extreme hurricane rainfall 5 times more likely in the Caribbean, study suggests
Researchers at the University of Bristol analyzed future projections of hurricane rainfall in the Caribbean and found that climate change could result in extreme hurricane events being as high as five times more likely.
Residents worry about help in aftermath of Hurricane Laura
So far 18 deaths in Texas and Louisiana have been attributed to the storm; more than half of those people were killed by carbon monoxide poisoning from the unsafe operation of generators.
Tropical Depression Laura still dangerous as it moves through Mid-Mississippi Valley; death toll climbs to 11
The remnants of Hurricane Laura are unleashing heavy rain hundreds of miles inland from a path of death and destruction left along the northwest Gulf Coast.
Georgia Power crews head to Louisiana to help after Hurricane Laura
Georgia Power crews are headed to Louisiana to offer help after Laura slammed the Gulf Coast and made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane.
‘Houses that are totally gone’: 4 dead as Tropical Storm Laura exits Louisiana, leaving wake of destruction
One of the strongest hurricanes ever to strike the U.S. pounded the Gulf Coast with wind and rain early Thursday morning, but Laura rapidly weakened and was downgraded to a tropical storm by afternoon.
'Glass falling everywhere': Video, images show damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura
Laura pounded the Gulf Coast with heavy wind and torrential rain, unleashing a wall of seawater on cities in its path.
Tropical Storm Laura left behind a beautiful 'eddy' when passing close to Key West, NWS explains
Bryan Kasch captured the awesome, vivid photos just days after Tropical Storm Laura moved near Key West.
Laura blasts Gulf Coast with wind, rain and wall of seawater
Hurricane Laura has exploded into a catastrophic Category 4 hurricane, hours before it is expected to make landfall, striking Texas and Louisiana.
Hurricane Laura captured in stunning pictures from space
NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy has photographed Hurricane Laura from his vantage point on the International Space Station.
Chemical fire billows near Lake Charles in Hurricane Laura’s wake
A fire at a Louisiana chlorine plant erupted with thick, billowing smoke Thursday after Hurricane Laura plowed through part of the country’s petrochemical corridor with storm surges and fierce wind, forcing residents around the plant to shelter in their homes.
Louisiana sheriff to residents: ‘Write your name... and next of kin and put it in a ziploc bag in your pocket’
The Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office issued a mandatory evacuation and grim warning to residents choosing to ride out Hurricane Laura rather than evacuate.