It's that time of year here in the south, hurricane season! The first tropical depression of the 2014 season has been upgraded to a tropical storm, and it's a boy!
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal declared a state of emergency Thursday after Tropical Storm Karen formed in the Gulf of Mexico and threatened to come ashore over the weekend along the Gulf coast.
The 2013 Hurricane season is just about here, and the names have just been released for the upcoming season. Here’s to hoping we never meet any of these people/storms.
Whether you watched “Jersey Shore” or not, I think we can all agree this is some serious storm damage. A roller coaster at Funtown Pier in Seaside Heights, NJ, spotted this morning out in the ocean. “There has been billions of dollars in damage here, I could never have imagined it,” said Bill Akers, Seaside Heights mayor, this morning...
As Hurricane Isaac continues to sweep across the state of Louisiana government officials on all levels are reminding citizens to take this storm serious. We have already received reports of people stranded in Plaquemines Parish as water breached the levee system due to the storm surge...
From KATC TV3:
Expect a continuation of tropical storm conditions today through Friday morning with sustained winds for most areas remaining in the 35-45mph range with occasional gusts to 55-60mph in squalls. A tornado threat could increase and continue today...
From KATC :
Reconnaissance Data indicates that Isaac is now a Hurricane. As of 11:20am winds are now 75mph. It is located at 28.1N and 88.6W or about 75 miles SSE of the mouth of the Mississippi River or about 160 miles SSE of New Orleans...
LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL) — Hurricane watches have been posted from Morgan City to the Florida gulf coast as forecasters shift Tropical Storm Isaac’s predicted path further to the west.
As of 11 a.m. Isaac was just north of Cuba, moving to the west-northwest at 18 miles per hour, with maximum sustained winds of 65 miles per hour...
The latest update on tropical storm Debby from the storm team 3 weather lab at KATC is that the storm has weakened, and is sitting over the northeastern gulf. Expect Debby to make landfall later this week over Florida.
Hurricanes are no laughing matter. The destructive storms can bring heavy rains, strong winds and tons of damage to both people and places. Brave newscasters are thrust into the field to report on how bad the winds are, how people should stay indoors and the latest damage attributed to the storm. At this point, hurricane reports have become something of a routine occurrence, but these reporters ar