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This satellite image released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Hurricane Laura churning in the Gulf of Mexico, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. (NOAA via AP)
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August 26, 2020 - 9:35 am

Laura Now Forecast to Be a Catastrophic Category 4 Hurricane

Hurricane Laura is forecast to rapidly power up into a “catastrophic” Category 4 hurricane.
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Jerry Parria uses steel cable and metal anchors to tie down four tombs belonging to his grandparents and uncles in a small cemetery near Lafitte, La. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)
(Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)
WRVA News
August 25, 2020 - 12:58 pm

Evacuations Ordered as Hurricane Laura Aims at U.S. Coast

By REBECCA SANTANA and JEFF MARTIN NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Thousands of people were ordered to evacuate the Texas and Louisiana coasts Tuesday as Laura strengthened into a hurricane that forecasters said could slam into land as a major storm with ferocious winds and deadly flooding. More than 385,000...
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Cesar Reyes carries a sheet of plywood to cut to size as he and Robert Aparicio, left, and Manuel Sepulveda install window coverings at Strand Brass and Christmas on the Strand in Galveston. ( Jennifer Reynolds/The Galveston County Daily News via AP)
(Jennifer Reynolds/The Galveston County Daily News via AP)
AP News
August 25, 2020 - 9:40 am

Laura Takes Aim at U.S. Gulf Coast

Laura became a hurricane Tuesday shortly after entering the warm and deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
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Mike Bartholemey places extra blocks under his recently dry docked shrimp boat, out of concern for strong winds, in Empire, La., Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020, in advance of Hurricane Marco, expected to make landfall on the Southern Louisiana coast.
(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
AP News
August 23, 2020 - 9:51 pm

Unprecedented Storms Hit Gulf

Residents flee as Gulf Coast sees possible tandem hurricanes
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Boats are piled on each other at the Southport Marina following the effects of Hurricane Isaias in Southport, N.C., Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020.
(AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
AP News
August 04, 2020 - 9:45 pm

Isaias Turns Killer Storm

Tropic storm Isaias whips up eastern US, killing at least 4
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This GOES-16 GeoColor satellite image taken Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020, at 9:40 a.m. EDT., and provided by NOAA, shows Hurricane Isaias over the Bahamas.
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AP News
August 02, 2020 - 8:54 am

Isaias Approach Pushed Back

Isaias nears virus-hit Florida after lashing the Bahamas
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A sign directs hurricane evacuees to safety.
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WRVA News
August 01, 2020 - 10:48 am

Isaias State Of Emergency

Governor Declares State of Emergency in Advance of Hurricane Isaias
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In this image made from video, a large tree toppled by tropical storm winds is seen in Alto Trujillo, Puerto Rico, Thursday, July 30, 2020. (AP Photo)
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AP News
July 31, 2020 - 10:06 am

Bahamas, Florida brace as new Hurricane Isaias bears down

Bahamas, Florida brace as new Hurricane Isaias bears down
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Clouds loom over the Miami skyline Thursday, May 14, 2020. According to the National Hurricane Center website, "A trough of low pressure over the Straits of Florida is producing a large area of cloudiness and thunderstorms.
(AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
AP News
May 15, 2020 - 8:23 am

Weather System Brewing Off Coast

System off Florida could become season's first named storm
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September 21, 2019 - 7:45 am

Imelda Death Toll Climbs

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Emergency workers used boats Friday to rescue about 60 residents of a Houston-area community still trapped in their homes by floodwaters following one of the wettest tropical cyclones in U.S. history. At least four deaths have been linked to the...
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