Gulf Coast
Tropical Storm Nicholas threatens Gulf Coast with heavy rain
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September 13, 2021
Tropical Storm Nicholas threatens Gulf Coast with heavy rain
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Nicholas was moving up the Gulf Coast on Monday, threatening to bring heavy rain and…
Tropical Storm Claudette brings rain, floods to Gulf Coast
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June 19, 2021
Tropical Storm Claudette brings rain, floods to Gulf Coast
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tropical Storm Claudette dumped heavy rain across coastal areas of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama as it…
Hurricane Sally blasts ashore in Alabama with punishing rain
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September 16, 2020
Hurricane Sally blasts ashore in Alabama with punishing rain
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Sally made landfall Wednesday near Gulf Shores, Alabama, as a Category II storm, pushing a…
Hurricane Sally slows, gathering a deluge for the Gulf Coast
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September 15, 2020
Hurricane Sally slows, gathering a deluge for the Gulf Coast
WAVELAND, Miss. (AP) — Hurricane Sally, a plodding storm with winds of 85 mph (137 kph), crept toward the northern…
Gulf Coast residents brace for possible new hurricane
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September 14, 2020
Gulf Coast residents brace for possible new hurricane
WAVELAND, Miss. (AP) — Storm-weary Gulf Coast residents prepared for a new weather onslaught Monday as Tropical Storm Sally churned…
In aftermath of Hurricane Laura, residents worry about help
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August 31, 2020
In aftermath of Hurricane Laura, residents worry about help
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — In a matter of hours last week, Hurricane Laura tore through the tire shop Layla…
Home smashed: For one family, Hurricane Laura the 3rd strike
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August 30, 2020
Home smashed: For one family, Hurricane Laura the 3rd strike
HACKBERRY, La. (AP) — Bradley Beard calls Hurricane Laura his third strike. In 2005, Rita pushed a foot of floodwaters…
‘Protect our babies:’ Hospital cares for babies in hurricane
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August 29, 2020
‘Protect our babies:’ Hospital cares for babies in hurricane
As the wind howled and the rain slammed down, a team of nurses, respiratory therapists and a doctor worked through…
Trump to head to Louisiana as Hurricane Laura cleanup starts
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August 29, 2020
Trump to head to Louisiana as Hurricane Laura cleanup starts
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — The angry storm surge has receded and the clean up has begun from Hurricane Laura,…
Laura makes landfall in southwestern Louisiana near Texas
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August 27, 2020
Laura makes landfall in southwestern Louisiana near Texas
DELCAMBRE, La. (AP) — Hurricane Laura made landfall in southwestern Louisiana as a ferocious Category 4 monster early Thursday, swamping…