Relay – The National Hurricane Center is observing three tropical waves in the Atlantic Storm Basin, one of which generates the least tropical stress. The highest tropical wave is located on the East Atlantic Ocean. It is currently the only organized group of rains and hurricanes, but more could happen …
Read More »Hurricane Laura blew Gulf Coast with devastating winds
LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana (KTRK) – Gov. John Bel Edwards said he received reports of the first fatal death from Hurricane Laura in Louisiana, a 14-year-old girl who died when a tree fell on her home in Vernon. Gov.Texas government Greg Abbott credits the evacuations of thousands of people for preventing …
Read More »Live Hurricane Laura Track: Hurricane Laura Remains a Monster Despite Weakening to a Category 2 Storm Over SW Louisiana
LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA (KTRK) – Hurricane Laura made landfall near Cameron, Louisiana as a fierce Category 4 monster with 150 mph winds early Thursday, sweeping low-lying shores with ocean water that forecasters said were 20 feet deep and unbearable. The National Hurricane Center said the storm came ashore at 1 …
Read More »National Hurricane Center: Marco weakens as Tropical Storm Laura grows stronger in the Atlantic Ocean with both storms expected to affect Louisiana, Texas
RALEIGH (WTVD) – Marco weakened back after a tropical storm Sunday night, but continues along the Louisiana coast, according to the National Hurricane Center. Meanwhile, models let Tropical Storm Laura intensify in a hurricane before they even cross into the Gulf states. Fujiwhara effect: Can 2 hurricanes merge in a …
Read More »National Hurricane Center: Two tropical depressions now run in the Atlantic Ocean and both face the Gulf of Mexico, says NOAA
RALEIGH (WTVD) – Two tropical depressions have now formed in the Atlantic Ocean, and in a rare event, both see the same part of the country. If forecasts are correct, we could see something that has never happened before: two hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico at the same time. …
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