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“Extremely dangerous” Hurricane Laura made landfall overnight near Cameron, Louisiana, bringing “catastrophic storm surge, extreme winds and flash flooding” to portions of the state, the National Hurricane Center said early Thursday. The storm had intensified rapidly into a Category 4 hurricane before slamming into the Gulf Coast near the Louisiana-Texas border. Several hours after it …

Bahamians brace for another storm There’s more trouble for the hurricane-ravaged Bahamas. Tropical Storm Humberto is threatening Grand Bahama Island, creating new worries for more than 2,000 people living in shelters and those trying to rebuild their homes after Hurricane Dorian. As of 8 a.m. ET, the storm was about 30 miles east-northeast of Great …

Bahamians brace for another storm Tropical Depression Nine formed near the Bahamas on Friday and is forecast to become a tropical storm on Saturday, the National Hurricane Center said in its 5 p.m. ET Friday advisory. The Bahamas government issued a tropical storm warning for its northwestern islands — that’s the same area decimated by …

Puerto Rico braces for Tropical Storm Dorian amid threat of life-threatening floods Puerto Rico’s governor, Wanda Vázquez Garced, has declared a state of emergency as Tropical Storm Dorian approaches the island. Residents rushed to stores for supplies to prepare for power outages and heavy rains. The National Hurricane Center has issued a hurricane watch for …

Tropical Storm Barry expected to hit the Gulf Coast as a hurricane Tropical Storm Barry was moving toward the Louisiana coastline Friday, and nearly 10,000 people have already been ordered to evacuate. President Trump has declared a federal emergency for the state as crews prepare for storm surge that could cause major flooding across New …