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Marco collapses, sets stage for Laura to hit US as hurricane
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tropical Storm Marco is falling apart as it nears the Louisiana coast, but Laura is just behind it and forecasters now fear it could become a major hurricane. Marco weakened from a...
View ArticleEvacuations ordered as Hurricane Laura aims at US coast
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — More than half a million people have been ordered to evacuate the Texas and Louisiana coasts ahead of Hurricane Laura. It is the largest U.S. evacuation of the pandemic. Forecasters...
View ArticleLaura gains strength, could bring ‘unsurvivable’ storm surge
DELCAMBRE, LA (AP) — Laura has strengthened into a menacing Category 4 hurricane. The storm’s power is raising fears of a 20-foot storm surge that forecasters say would be “unsurvivable” and capable...
View ArticleOil industry shuts platforms, rigs, refineries before storm
NEW YORK (AP) — The energy industry is bracing for catastrophic storm surges and winds as Hurricane Laura cuts a dangerous path toward the coastlines of Texas and Louisiana. Oil and gas producers have...
View ArticleCape Fear Red Cross volunteers deployed to the Gulf ahead of Hurricane Laura
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The Gulf Coast is already feeling the early bands of Hurricane Laura, and the National Weather Service is calling it an “extremely dangerous” category 4 storm. Volunteers from...
View ArticleNC groups sending barbecue to feed Hurricane Laura victims
RALEIGH, NC (WTVD) — Barbecue is one of North Carolina’s most delicious exports and a point of pride for the region. So a couple of local food groups are using the pork-based delicacy to provide...
View ArticleChemical fire breaks out in Hurricane Laura’s wake
(CBS News) — A large chemical fire has broken out over Lake Charles, Louisiana, hours after the eye of Hurricane Laura passed directly over the city. Louisiana State Police say they’re responding to a...
View ArticleLaura blasts Gulf Coast with wind, rain and wall of seawater
LAKE CHARLES, LA (AP) — Laura has weakened to a tropical storm after blasting the Louisiana coast with high winds and heavy rain for hours. The system that came ashore as a Category 4 hurricane is...
View ArticleNC search and rescue task force deployed to assist hurricane victims
(WWAY) — A search and rescue task force from North Carolina deployed Thursday morning to assist in the response to Hurricane Laura along the Gulf Coast. Answering a request from the State of Louisiana...
View ArticleLaura victims may go weeks without power; deaths climb to 14
LAKE CHARLES, LA (AP) — The death toll from Hurricane Laura has risen to at least 14, and hundreds of thousands of people across Louisiana are still without power or water. Officials said Friday that...
View ArticleTrump traveling ‘to be with those’ in hurricane-hit states
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is traveling to Louisiana and Texas to survey the damage after Hurricane Laura. The visit comes two days after he accepted his party’s nomination for a second...
View ArticleIn aftermath of Hurricane Laura, residents worry about help
LAKE CHARLES, LA (AP) — Louisiana residents forced to evacuate because of Hurricane Laura are returning home to survey the damage to their homes and businesses, and some worry they won’t get enough...
View ArticleTex’s Tackle and Bait sends supplies to storm victims in Louisiana
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Relief is on the way for people in Louisiana who are still picking up the pieces from Hurricane Laura. Over the past couple of days, people from Wilmington have been dropping...
View ArticleRed Cross volunteers needed in eastern North Carolina
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Every year thousands of volunteers with the Red Cross head to disaster areas around the country. But the Coronavirus has impacted their ability to help those in need. The most...
View Article4 family members killed by gas fumes after surviving Laura
LAKE CHARLES, LA (AP) — Four members of a Louisiana family were killed when a generator leaked carbon monoxide into their home, hours after they survived Hurricane Laura’s deadly winds and storm...
View ArticleLocal church helps Hurricane Laura victims
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC (WWAY) — Wrightsville Beach Baptist Church headed to Alexandria, Louisiana yesterday to help Hurricane Laura victims. Pastor John McIntyre gathered together ten church...
View ArticleChurch members putting faith into action providing relief for Gulf Coast...
LELAND, NC (WWAY) — Several members of a New Hanover County church have returned home after spending several days in the Gulf Coast assisting residents impacted by Hurricane Laura. Last week, 10...
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WMO Hurricane Committee retires 4 tropical cyclone names, ends the use of...
NORTH CAROLINA (WWAY) — The World Meteorological Organization’s Hurricane Committee has retired Dorian (2019) and Laura, Eta, and Iota (2020) from the rotating lists of Atlantic tropical cyclone names...
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