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Hurricane Laura
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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!"

6 years ago

Hurricane Laura
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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.

6 years ago

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
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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.

6 years ago

Hurricane Laura
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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.

6 years ago

Hurricane Florence depiction
NPR
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.

6 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.

6 years ago

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.

6 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.

6 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.

6 years ago

(NOAA image)
Down the Shore
Environment
New Jersey

Tropical Storm Kyle forms off mid-Atlantic coast

The eleventh-named storm of the 2020 hurricane season formed Friday afternoon off the mid-Atlantic coast.

6 years ago

(Jana Shea/WHYY)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Severe storms knock out power to thousands at the Shore

Tens of thousands of Jersey Shore residents were without power early Wednesday afternoon after potent severe storms lashed the region.

6 years ago

(NBC10)
Environment
NBC10

Flash flooding threat as more storms hit

Slow-moving storms are expected to create dangerous flash flooding over parts of the Philadelphia region Wednesday afternoon into the evening.

6 years ago

Crews work to restore power in Jackson, N.J.
New Jersey
Public Safety

Power restoration from Isaias nearing end in New Jersey

The state's utilities were reporting 6,659 homes and businesses remained without power, down from more than 1 million.

6 years ago

Volunteers helped clean up a mess of debris and mud left on the Schuylkill Bank post-Tropical Storm Isaias. (Katie Meyer/WHYY)
Environment
Public Spaces

Maintaining the Schuylkill trails post-flood is a family — and community — affair

When the river floods, the water deposits debris plus a lot of mud — and often, sewage — on its banks. Volunteers helped clear the post-Isaias mess.

6 years ago

NBC10
NBC10

Tornado warning for Delaware, Chester Counties

A Tornado Warning has been issued for parts of Delaware and Chester counties through 6:15 p.m. New Castle County, Delaware is also in the warning. TAKE SHELTER.

6 years ago

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