Latest Hurricane Headlines

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Update: Rains from Remnants of Hurricane Sally Wreak Havoc on Southeast States

Sep 17 2020 // GULF SHORES, Ala., Sept 17 – 06:00 PM – The remnants of Hurricane Sally dumped more than a foot of rain over the U.S. Southeast on Thursday, killed at least one person, washed out bridges and roads and left...

Slowness, Not Speed, of Hurricanes Like Sally Becoming Major Concern

Sep 17 2020 // For Grant Saltz, who runs a barbecue restaurant in Mobile, Alabama, what struck him about Hurricane Sally was its steady, deliberate pace, after the storm rumbled into the U.S. Gulf Coast on Wednesday as a powerful...

Oil Industry Begins Cleaning Up, Restarting Gulf Operations After Hurricane Sally

Sep 17 2020 // Storm-tossed U.S. offshore energy producers and exporters began clearing debris on Thursday from Hurricane Sally and booting up idle Gulf of Mexico operations after hunkering down for five days.The storm toppled trees,...

Update: Weakened Hurricane Sally Leaves Gulf Coast With Flooding

Sep 17 2020 // Update: 11:37 am, GULF SHORES, Ala., Sept 17 (Reuters) – The remnants of Hurricane Sally on Thursday brought more than a foot of rain to Florida and Georgia, killing at least one person, washing out bridges and roads...

Floridians Concerned About Disaster Recovery, Hurricane Deductibles: Survey

Sep 17 2020 // As Hurricane Sally bears down on the Gulf Coast, a new survey is highlighting the concerns many Florida residents have about the impact of catastrophic storms on their communities and everyday lives, as well as if they are...

U.S. Gulf Inundated by Massive Floods from Hurricane Sally

Sep 16 2020 // Hurricane Sally slammed the U.S. Gulf Coast with high winds and heavy rains on Wednesday, turning coastal towns into lakes in the latest in a busy season of dangerous storms in the United States.The storm landed as a...

Hurricane Sally Makes Landfall on Alabama’s Gulf Coast

Sep 16 2020 // Hurricane Sally made landfall on Alabama’s Gulf Coast on Wednesday morning as a Category Two hurricane, spreading strong winds inland across southeastern Alabama and western Florida.Upon landfall, winds were clocked...

Historic Flooding from Hurricane Sally Could Hit Gulf Coast

Sep 15 2020 // Hurricane Sally drew closer to the U.S. Gulf Coast on Tuesday morning, threatening historic floods, the National Hurricane Center said, with more than two feet (61 cm)of rain expected in some areas.The second strong storm...

Florida Couple Accused of Hurricane Irma Disaster Assistance Fraud

Sep 15 2020 // A Florida husband and wife have been charged with lying about damage caused by Hurricane Irma.Christina Catalano, 38, and Joseph Catalano, 54, both of Holiday, were arrested Sept. 9, according to federal court records....

Update: Hurricane Sally Threatens U.S. Gulf Coast as ‘Rainmaker’

Sep 14 2020 // Louisiana and Mississippi residents were under evacuation orders on Monday as Hurricane Sally churned across the Gulf of Mexico, strengthening to a hurricane ahead of expected landfall on Tuesday, the U.S. National...

NHC: Tropical Storm Sally Strengthens to Hurricane

Sep 14 2020 // Update 4:00 pm EST: Louisiana and Mississippi residents were under evacuation orders on Monday as Hurricane Sally churned across the Gulf of Mexico, strengthening to a hurricane ahead of expected landfall on Tuesday, the...

Hurricane Laura Evacuees Protest Slow FEMA Aid

Sep 14 2020 // About two dozen Hurricane Laura evacuees and their advocates marched through the streets of New Orleans on Thursday to protest what they called the “slow response” from the federal government on getting them...

Lake Charles Evacuees Facing Evictions After Hurricane Laura

Sep 14 2020 // Nearly 200 families forced hundreds of miles from their homes when Hurricane Laura struck southwest Louisiana are now facing threats of eviction, an attorney said.Bill Quigley, an attorney at Loyola University’s...

NHC: Tropical Storm Sally Strengthens to Hurricane

Sep 14 2020 // Louisiana and Mississippi residents were under evacuation orders on Monday as former Tropical Storm Sally strengthened to a hurricane status and churned across the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. National Hurricane Center...

Tropical Storm Sally Strengthens; Louisiana Braces for Another Hurricane

Sep 13 2020 // 09/13/2020 06:09 PM— Tropical Storm Sally strengthened off the west coast of Florida on Sunday and was poised to become a category 2 hurricane, bringing the threat of dangerous storm surges and high winds to the U.S....

Hurricane Laura Hit Louisiana Oil Storage Site; No Shortages Expected

Sep 11 2020 // Hurricane Laura caused significant damage at a site holding about 30% of the nation’s store of emergency crude oil, but three other sites still have plenty of petroleum, U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette said on...

Post-Hurricane Laura Mosquito Clouds Killing Louisiana Livestock

Sep 11 2020 // Clouds of mosquitoes have been so thick in southwest Louisiana since Hurricane Laura that they’re killing cattle and horses.Farmers in a five-parish area east and northeast of the parishes where the storm made its...

Meteorologists Tracking Potential Storm Threats Across Atlantic

Sep 11 2020 // While a tropical storm approaches Bermuda, the threat of more powerful systems is expanding across the Atlantic, from the Gulf of Mexico to Africa.Tropical Storm Paulette probably will become a hurricane on Sept. 13 as it...

Hurricane Irma’s ‘Last Gasp’: 3-Year Claims Deadline Put to the Test

Sep 10 2020 // It’s been 3 years since Hurricane Irma made landfall in Florida as a Category 4 storm, and the trail of damage left in its wake is still being felt across the state today, particularly by the insurance industry as it...

Drones, Satellite Images Used to Assess Coastal Damage from Hurricane Laura

Sep 9 2020 // Hurricane Laura was hardly done ripping across Louisiana before scientists started combing through satellite imagery and drone footage and preparing to survey coastal areas to see what damage was caused by the monster...