Tag: Tropical storms
Claudette regaining strength after 13 killed in Alabama
ATLANTA — Claudette was regaining strength early Monday and expected to return to tropical storm status as it neared the coast of the Carolinas...
Life-threatening flash flooding rises in Claudette’s path
NEW ORLEANS — Forecasters warned of life-threatening flash flooding in parts of the Deep South, particularly across central Alabama, as Tropical Depression Claudette traveled...
Storm expected to be another blow to Gulf Coast businesses
NEW ORLEANS — A weekend that was supposed to be filled with celebrations of Juneteenth and Father’s Day has turned dreary in coastal Louisiana...
Tropical system to bring heavy rain, flooding to Gulf Coast
MIAMI — Forecasters predict a tropical system will bring heavy rain, storm surge and coastal flooding to the northern Gulf Coast as early as...
Tropical storm strengthens off Mexico, but no threat to land
MEXICO CITY — Tropical Storm Blanca, the second named storm of the eastern Pacific hurricane season, has gained some strength while staying far off...
Houston seethes over being frozen out of federal flood funds
HOUSTON — Residents of the East Aldine neighborhood of Houston are tired of their homes flooding during hurricanes and of worrying every time it...
Louisiana coast still hurting from storms, bracing for more
CAMERON, La. — Scores of people in coastal Louisiana are still living in campers on dirt mounds or next to cement slabs where their...
Ana becomes a tropical storm as it moves away from Bermuda
MIAMI — Tropical Storm Ana was moving away from Bermuda early Sunday after bringing rain and wind to the island in the Atlantic Ocean,...
Hurricane that hit Louisiana in 2020 was Category 3, not 2
NEW ORLEANS — Hurricane Zeta, which swept through southeast Louisiana at the tail end of the 2020 hurricane season, has been upgraded to a...
Pacific season’s 1st named storm off Mexico; no land threat
MEXICO CITY — The first named storm of the eastern Pacific hurricane system is moving off the southwestern coast of Mexico, though forecasters don't...