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 …
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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 …
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RALEIGH, NC (WTVD) – Hurricane Laura struck Thursday morning in southwest Louisiana as an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm, forecasters said. From 6 a.m. EST, the National Hurricane Center reported that Laura had a maximum sustained wind of 110 miles per hour, making it a Category 2 storm. Laura is …
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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 …
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RALEIGH (WTVD) – As tropical storm Marco and Laura move through warm waters – they are slow but sure – making their way to hurricane status. It’s official, there are now two tropical storms in the Atlantic Ocean: Tropical Storm Marco and Laura, according to the National Hurricane Center. If …
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