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Water rises from the storm surge of Tropical Storm Beta in The Strand as the storm moves toward landfall, late Monday, Sept. 21, 2020, in Galveston, Texas. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)
(Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)
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September 22, 2020 - 11:51 am

Beta Weakens to Tropical Depression

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Beta weakened to a tropical depression Tuesday as it parked itself over the Texas coast, raising concerns of extensive flooding in Houston and areas further inland. Beta made landfall late Monday as a tropical storm just north of Port O’Connor,...
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Flood waters move on the street, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020, in downtown Pensacola, Fla. Hurricane Sally made landfall Wednesday near Gulf Shores, Alabama. .(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
.(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
WRVA News
September 16, 2020 - 11:55 am

Hurricane Sally Unleashes Flooding

By JAY REEVES, ANGIE WANG and JEFF MARTIN Associated Press PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Sally lumbered ashore near the Florida-Alabama line Wednesday with 105 mph (165) winds and rain measured in feet, not inches, swamping homes and trapping people in high water as it crept inland for what...
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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)
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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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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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Rudy Horvath walks out of his home, a boathouse in the West End section of New Orleans, as it takes on water a from storm surge in Lake Pontchartrain in advance of Tropical Storm Cristobal, Sunday, June 7, 2020.
(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
AP News
June 07, 2020 - 8:11 pm

Cristobal Comes Ashore

High winds, rain as tropical storm makes Louisiana landfall
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Recreational trailers and boats are parked along LA-46 inside the levee gates in anticipation of Tropical Storm Cristobal in St. Bernard Parish, La., Saturday, June 6, 2020.
(Max Becherer/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate)
AP News
June 07, 2020 - 11:28 am

Cristobal Pounds U.S. Gulf Coast

Rain, road flooding as Tropical Storm Cristobal draws closer
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Rain clouds hover over mountains during tropical storm Amanda in Barberena, eastern Guatemala, Sunday, May 31, 2020.
(AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
AP News
June 06, 2020 - 4:41 pm

Cristobal Takes Aim At U.S.

Tropical Storm Cristobal advances toward US Gulf Coast
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The swollen Los Esclavos River flows violently during tropical storm Amanda in Cuilapa, eastern Guatemala, Sunday, May 31, 2020.
(AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
AP News
June 02, 2020 - 10:55 pm

Tropical Storm Cristobal Forms

Tropical system means flood threat for Mexico
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