Hurricane Delta Weakens After Making Landfall On Southwest Louisiana Coast
4 years, 5 months ago

Hurricane Delta Weakens After Making Landfall On Southwest Louisiana Coast

NPR  

Hurricane Delta Weakens After Making Landfall On Southwest Louisiana Coast Enlarge this image toggle caption NOAA/NESDIS/STAR GOES-East NOAA/NESDIS/STAR GOES-East Updated at 10:09 p.m. Sponsor Message "A NOAA National Weather Service water level gauge at Freshwater Canal Locks, Louisiana, recently reported storm surge inundation of over 8 feet above ground level," the agency said in its latest statement. Delta will bring a "life-threatening storm surge, destructive winds, and significant flooding" to the U.S. Gulf Coast, the National Weather Service said. "It's a very healthy storm," National Hurricane Center Director Ken Graham said in an online briefing Friday morning.

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Hurricane Center report details $2.9 billion cost from Delta
3 years, 11 months ago

Hurricane Center report details $2.9 billion cost from Delta

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — Hurricane Delta, which made landfall about 11 miles from where the devastating Hurricane Laura hit a little more than a month earlier, cost $2.9 billion in the United States and was linked to six deaths in the U.S. and Mexico, according to a report from the National Hurricane Center. The report released Tuesday details the hurricane’s origins, …

US: Louisiana residents continue clean-up after Hurricane Delta
4 years, 5 months ago

US: Louisiana residents continue clean-up after Hurricane Delta

Al Jazeera  

The storm knocked out power for more than half a million customers and compounded damage from previous Hurricane Laura. Louisianans continued storm clean-up on Sunday after Hurricane Delta rolled through the region on Friday, as more returned to survey the damage to their homes, having waited out the storm elsewhere. Delta made landfall near the town of Creole in Cameron …

Delta adds insult to injury in hurricane-ravaged Louisiana
4 years, 5 months ago

Delta adds insult to injury in hurricane-ravaged Louisiana

Associated Press  

— The day after Hurricane Delta blew through besieged southern Louisiana, residents started the routine again: dodging overturned cars, trudging through knee-deep water to flooded homes with ruined floors and no power, and pledging to rebuild after the storm. While Delta was a weaker storm than Category 4 Laura, it brought significantly more flooding, Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter said. …

Delta inflicts new damage on storm-weary Louisiana
4 years, 5 months ago

Delta inflicts new damage on storm-weary Louisiana

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Delta came …

Hurricane Delta inflicts new damage on storm-weary Louisiana
4 years, 5 months ago

Hurricane Delta inflicts new damage on storm-weary Louisiana

Associated Press  

— Ripping tarps from already damaged roofs and scattering debris piled by roadsides, Hurricane Delta inflicted a new round of destruction on Louisiana as it struck communities still reeling after Hurricane Laura took a similar path just six weeks earlier. When Delta came ashore Friday as a Category 2 hurricane, almost all homes and buildings in Lake Charles still bore …

Hurricane Delta makes landfall in southwestern Louisiana
4 years, 5 months ago

Hurricane Delta makes landfall in southwestern Louisiana

Hindustan Times  

Hurricane Delta crashed onshore Friday in southwestern Louisiana as a Category 2 storm, compounding misery along a path of destruction left by Hurricane Laura only six weeks earlier. People in south Louisiana steeled themselves as Delta delivered driving rain, powerful winds and rising water to a part of the state still recovering from a deadly catastrophic hurricane six weeks ago. …

Storm-weary Louisiana assesses damage of Hurricane Delta
4 years, 5 months ago

Storm-weary Louisiana assesses damage of Hurricane Delta

Al Jazeera  

Delta, the second major hurricane to hit the US state’s southwest region in six weeks, made landfall late Friday. Heavy rain continued to hit parts of the United States Gulf Coast, the National Hurricane Centre said on Saturday afternoon, as residents assessed the damage after Hurricane Delta made landfall off the coast of the state of Louisiana a day earlier. …

‘This is not a bad dream': New hurricane menaces Louisiana
4 years, 5 months ago

‘This is not a bad dream': New hurricane menaces Louisiana

Associated Press  

— Louisiana residents confronting the menace of a new hurricane weeks after one battered parts of the state got stark warnings Thursday to brace for winds that could turn still-uncollected debris into dangerous missiles and again knock out power to thousands. The mayor of Lakes Charles, where thousands of residents remain without shelter following the earlier hurricane, told residents that …

Hurricane Delta makes landfall along Louisiana coast
4 years, 5 months ago

Hurricane Delta makes landfall along Louisiana coast

Al Jazeera  

Residents of the US state of Louisiana are boarding up their homes as officials ordered evacuations ahead of the storm. Hurricane Delta made landfall on Friday evening around 23:00 GMT near the town of Creole on Louisiana’s southwestern coast, the United States National Hurricane Center reported, hours after many local residents fled their homes ahead of the incoming storm. Schools …

Experts: Warming makes Delta, other storms power up faster
4 years, 5 months ago

Experts: Warming makes Delta, other storms power up faster

Associated Press  

Hurricane Delta, gaining strength as it bears down on the U.S. Gulf Coast, is the latest and nastiest in a recent flurry of rapidly intensifying Atlantic hurricanes that scientists largely blame on global warming. Earlier, before hitting Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula and temporarily losing strength, Delta set a record for going from a 35 mph unnamed tropical depression to a monstrous …

Hurricane Delta: Louisiana governor warns residents to 'prepare now and have your emergency plans in place'
4 years, 5 months ago

Hurricane Delta: Louisiana governor warns residents to 'prepare now and have your emergency plans in place'

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Louisiana Governor John Bel …

The Latest: Louisiana tells residents to prepare immediately
4 years, 5 months ago

The Latest: Louisiana tells residents to prepare immediately

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. John Bel Edwards is using telephone and text messages …

Busy 2020 hurricane season has Louisiana bracing a 6th time
4 years, 5 months ago

Busy 2020 hurricane season has Louisiana bracing a 6th time

Associated Press  

— For the sixth time in the Atlantic hurricane season, people in Louisiana are once more fleeing the state’s barrier islands and sailing boats to safe harbor while emergency officials ramp up command centers and consider ordering evacuations. Forecasts placed most of Louisiana within Delta’s path, with the latest National Hurricane Center estimating landfall in the state on Friday. The …

Hurricane Delta lashes Mexico’s Yucatan, then heads for US
4 years, 5 months ago

Hurricane Delta lashes Mexico’s Yucatan, then heads for US

Associated Press  

CANCUN, Mexico — Hurricane Delta emerged into the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday and headed toward Louisiana after making landfall just south of the Mexican resort of Cancun, toppling trees and cutting power to residents of the Yucatan peninsula’s resort-studded coast. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Delta weakened to a Category 1 storm during the afternoon, but …

Hurricane Delta threatens a devastated Louisiana on US Gulf Coast
4 years, 5 months ago

Hurricane Delta threatens a devastated Louisiana on US Gulf Coast

Al Jazeera  

In an unprecedented storm season, Louisiana residents are now preparing for the approach of Hurricane Delta. Louisiana residents, still recovering from the devastation of a powerful hurricane less than two months ago, braced for another hit as Hurricane Delta steamed north through the Gulf on Thursday after swiping Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. “We don’t want a hurricane to hit anywhere, but …

Hurricane Delta makes landfall in Mexico
4 years, 5 months ago

Hurricane Delta makes landfall in Mexico

Al Jazeera  

Delta is the 25th named storm of an unusually active Atlantic hurricane season. A weakened Delta hit the Yucatan Peninsula near the city of Puerto Morelos as a Category 2 storm, the National Hurricane Center said. The governors of US states Alabama and Louisiana declared states of emergency on Tuesday ahead of the storm, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey ordered all …

After Hurricane Sally, weary Alabama coast braces for Delta
4 years, 5 months ago

After Hurricane Sally, weary Alabama coast braces for Delta

Associated Press  

GULF SHORES, Ala. — Alabama beach communities that are still recovering from Hurricane Sally warned residents Tuesday to get ready for rapidly strengthening Hurricane Delta, which is forecast to hit the Gulf Coast later this week. “As residents along the Gulf Coast know all too well, these storms are unpredictable, and I strongly encourage everyone to take Hurricane Delta seriously,” …

Hurricane Delta rapidly intensifies into Category 4 hurricane on approach to Mexico
4 years, 5 months ago

Hurricane Delta rapidly intensifies into Category 4 hurricane on approach to Mexico

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hurricane Delta has rapidly …

Hurricane Delta intensifies, targets Mexico, US Gulf Coast
4 years, 5 months ago

Hurricane Delta intensifies, targets Mexico, US Gulf Coast

Al Jazeera  

Maximum sustained winds of 185km/h are forecast to accelerate further and hit Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula on Wednesday. Hurricane Delta, the 25th named Atlantic storm this year, intensified, with catastrophic winds expected to tear across Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula before taking aim at the United States Gulf Coast later in the week, the US National Hurricane Center said. Maximum sustained winds rose …

Storm Delta expected to turn into hurricane as it forms off US coast
4 years, 5 months ago

Storm Delta expected to turn into hurricane as it forms off US coast

The Independent  

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Barry Makes Landfall In Louisiana, Weakening To Tropical Storm
5 years, 8 months ago

Barry Makes Landfall In Louisiana, Weakening To Tropical Storm

NPR  

Barry Makes Landfall In Louisiana, Weakening To Tropical Storm Enlarge this image toggle caption Matthew Hinton/AP Matthew Hinton/AP Updated at 4:32 p.m. ET Barry reached Louisiana's central coast, near Intracoastal City, on Saturday morning as a Category 1 hurricane, the National Hurricane Center said, before weakening to a tropical storm. Sponsor Message The hurricane center said a storm surge warning …

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