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Parnell McKay, the civil defense director of Pass Christian, Miss., looks over the town's main business district on Aug. 23, 1969 after Hurricane Camille passed through. (Jack Thornell/AP Photo)

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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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Benjamin Luna helps recover items from the children's wing of the First Pentecostal Church that was destroyed by Hurricane Laura, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Orange, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Environment

National

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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A statue of a Confederate soldier in front of a courthouse in Lake Charles, La., lies on the ground Thursday Aug. 27, 2020 after being toppled when Hurricane Laura ripped through the area. Earlier this month parish officials voted to keep the statue, called the South’s Defenders Monument, in its place. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)

History

Race & Ethnicity

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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The National Hurricane Center forecast for Tropical Storm Laura, valid early Thursday afternoon. (Screenshot)

Down the Shore

Environment

New Jersey

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.

5 years ago

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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National

Public Safety

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!"

5 years ago

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National

Public Safety

Hurricane Laura forecast to bring ‘unsurvivable’ storm surge as Category 4 storm

Forecasters project that some coastal areas near the Texas-Louisiana border could see life-threatening storm surge, which could impact areas up to 30 miles inland.

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Evacuees walk to board buses Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, in Galveston, Texas. The evacuees are being taken to Austin, Texas, as Hurricane Laura heads toward the Gulf Coast. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Environment

National

Hundreds of thousands flee US coast ahead of Hurricane Laura

More than half a million people were ordered to flee the Gulf Coast on Tuesday as Laura strengthened into a hurricane.

5 years ago

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National

Public Safety

Hurricane Laura forecast to hit U.S. Gulf Coast as ‘catastrophic’ Category 4 hurricane

Laura is expected to become a Category 4 storm, which brings "catastrophic damage" to homes, trees and infrastructure, according to the National Weather Service.

5 years ago

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National

Public Safety

Rain, surge and wind: How to understand your hurricane risk

Research suggests that people are confused by common graphics and warnings about where hurricanes are headed and how they'll affect communities in their path.

5 years ago

This satellite image released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Tropical Storm Laura in the North Atlantic Ocean, Friday, Aug. 21, 2020. Laura formed Friday in the eastern Caribbean and forecasters said it poses a potential hurricane threat to Florida and the U.S. Gulf Coast. A second storm also may hit the U.S. after running into Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. (NOAA via AP)

Environment

Two storms pose possible double threat to U.S. Gulf Coast

The last time two storms made landfall in the United States within 24 hours of each other was in 1933.

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Members of Team Rubicon, a volunteer group of veterans who respond to disasters, clear out storm damage near Dover earlier this month. (Courtesy of Team Rubicon)

Delaware

Environment

After summer storms, Delaware offers emergency funds to repair homes

High winds and heavy rains ravaged portions of Delaware earlier this month. Now the state is offering emergency financial assistance.

5 years ago

Tornado damage in the Lincroft section of Middletown Township. (NWS image)

Down the Shore

Environment

New Jersey

NWS: Tornado tossed baseball field bleachers before entering residential area in N.J.

A small tornado caused damage in a central New Jersey county Wednesday, the National Weather Service confirmed Thursday.

5 years ago

Flood damage from Tropical Storm Isaias and piles of garbage that have gone uncollected for days or weeks as Upper Darby scrambles to deal with twin crises of a weather disaster and coronavirus cluster among sanitation workers. (Photos via Chuck Nguyen)

Environment

Public Health

Twin crises of flooding and COVID still hamper trash collection in Upper Darby

Residents frustrated with the local government's response want officials to resign for not doing more to speed up response to all the uncollected garbage.

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