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First Alert: Tropical downpours and flooding to hit area Thursday
While the flooding isn’t expected until Thursday afternoon, the rain starts earlier during the day.
4 years ago
‘My whole house shook’: Overnight earthquake strikes in N.J.
Hundreds of people as far away as Philadelphia and Long Island, New York, contributed to the USGS' "Did You Feel It?" map, reporting only weak or light shaking and no damage.
4 years ago
USGS reports 3.1 magnitude earthquake in New Jersey
New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection says the state is probably overdue for a more significant earthquake.
4 years ago
COVID-19 concerns means fleeing a storm at Jersey Shore will be different in 2020
New Jersey emergency officials are making plans to put evacuees in dorms and hotels instead of large gyms. They want shore residents to plan — now.
4 years ago
Listen 3:27Tropical Storm Omar forms off East Coast
The fifteenth-named storm of the 2020 hurricane season formed Tuesday afternoon off the Eastern seaboard.
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Weeks without power or water ahead as Laura cleanup begins
The toll from the Category 4 hurricane rose to 16 deaths Saturday, with more than half of those killed by carbon monoxide poisoning from the unsafe operation of generators.
4 years ago
Everything is unprecedented. Welcome to your hotter Earth
The most powerful hurricanes, the most intense wildfires, the most prolonged heat waves and the most frequent outbreaks of new diseases are all in our future.
4 years ago
First alert: Philly region facing off against 4 storms, including remnants of Laura
The first storms swept through the Philadelphia suburbs and northern Delaware before moving into South Jersey.
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Coastal Louisiana a hot mess as Laura’s leftovers move east
The hurricane’s top wind speed of 150 mph put it among the strongest systems on record in the U.S.
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Historic Gulf Coast hurricanes: How does Laura compare?
Hurricane Laura has been described as one of the most powerful storms to hit the Gulf Coast in decades. We take a look at other infamous storms to strike the region.
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Laura thrashes Louisiana, nearby states face tornado threats
One of the strongest hurricanes ever to strike the U.S., Laura barreled across Louisiana on Thursday, shearing off roofs, killing at least six people.
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Parish votes to keep Confederate statue; Laura topples it
The South’s Defenders Monument was knocked off its pedestal as the Category 4 monster swept through the southwestern Louisiana parish.
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NWS: Soaking rain, no coastal flooding as Laura remnants pass through N.J. region this weekend
Forecasters expect heavy rain and possibly flash flooding as the remnants of Hurricane Laura pass through the New Jersey region on Saturday.
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Elite N.J. team to aid Hurricane Laura rescue and recovery efforts in Louisiana
Forecasters had warned that the storm surge would be “unsurvivable” and the damage “catastrophic.”
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Hurricane Laura brings ‘catastrophic storm surge’ and fearsome winds to Gulf Coast
When the storm's eyewall moved onshore around 1 a.m. ET, forecasters told people in its path, "TAKE COVER NOW!"
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