2 tropical storms: Rene becomes earliest ‘R’ named storm on record in Atlantic after Paulette forms
The two tropical storms formed Monday. Rene is the earliest 17th named “R” storm in a record-setting hurricane season, breaking the previous record of Rita, which formed Sept. 18, 2005.
Tropical Storm Rene forms, joins Tropical Storm Paulette in Atlantic
Tropical Storm Rene has formed in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa.
Trump surveys Hurricane Laura damage in Texas, Louisiana
President Donald Trump got a firsthand look Saturday at the damage from Hurricane Laura on a post-Republican National Convention trip that allowed him to use the trappings of his office to try to project empathy and leadership.
Tropical Depression Laura still dangerous as it moves through Mid-Mississippi Valley; death toll climbs to 11
The remnants of Hurricane Laura are unleashing heavy rain hundreds of miles inland from a path of death and destruction left along the northwest Gulf Coast.
More hurricane evacuees from Louisiana making their way to North Texas
Hurricane Laura has been blamed for 14 deaths, and the city of Lake Charles, Louisiana was hit the hardest.
Hurricane Laura evacuees grateful for North Texas hospitality
For a second day in a row, hurricane evacuees waited for hours in Mesquite hoping to be put in a hotel room for the night.
Texas Motor Speedway opens campgrounds to hurricane evacuees
Texas Motor Speedway is opening one of its campgrounds to evacuees.
‘Houses that are totally gone’: 4 dead as Tropical Storm Laura exits Louisiana, leaving wake of destruction
One of the strongest hurricanes ever to strike the U.S. pounded the Gulf Coast with wind and rain early Thursday morning, but Laura rapidly weakened and was downgraded to a tropical storm by afternoon.
'Glass falling everywhere': Video, images show damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura
Laura pounded the Gulf Coast with heavy wind and torrential rain, unleashing a wall of seawater on cities in its path.
Gov. Abbott: Texas dodged a bullet from Hurricane Laura
Hurricane Laura quickly made its way out of Texas Thursday leaving behind far less damage in the state than originally predicted.
Louisiana sheriff to residents: ‘Write your name... and next of kin and put it in a ziploc bag in your pocket’
The Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office issued a mandatory evacuation and grim warning to residents choosing to ride out Hurricane Laura rather than evacuate.
All hands on deck: Linemen, Cajun Navy volunteers prepare to assist as Hurricane Laura bears down
Hundreds of volunteers, from linemen to boat crews to chainsaw crews, were assisting local governments and first responders to prepare to provide relief in the wake of the hurricane’s destruction.
Hurricane Laura moving inland over Louisiana after making landfall as Cat 4
Hurricane Laura made landfall and brings unsurvivable storm surge with large and destructive waves that will cause catastrophic damage from Sea Rim State Park, Texas, to Intracoastal City, Louisiana.
Dual disasters: Incredible satellite imagery captures Hurricane Laura, wildfires in California from space
Video from NOAA’s satellite Instagram account showed hurricane clouds and dust plumes on Aug. 25 as taken from the GOES-West satellite.
Numerous buses, cars with Hurricane Laura evacuees arrive in North Texas
Some of the people evacuating from the Gulf Coast ahead of Hurricane Laura have made their way to North Texas for shelter.
Timelapse shows Texans evacuating inland ahead of Hurricane Laura
A timelapse shows Texans evacuating ahead of Hurricane Laura.
State officials: Laura may bring 'unsurvivable' storm surge
Officials are urging people to get out of Hurricane Laura’s path before it makes landfall overnight as a potentially catastrophic Category 4 hurricane.
Hurricane Laura forces hundreds of thousands to evacuate Gulf Coast
More than 385,000 residents were told to flee the Texas cities of Beaumont, Galveston and Port Arthur, and another 200,000 were ordered to leave low-lying Calcasieu Parish in southwestern Louisiana, where forecasters said as much as 13 feet (3.96 meters) of storm surge topped by waves could submerge whole communities.
Laura expected to hit as major hurricane, Texas is 'prepared and ready'
Laura, now a hurricane, is expected to make landfall as a major hurricane.
North Texas sites prepped to host Hurricane Laura evacuees
Many people fleeing the Texas coast will head to North Texas as Hurricane Laura heads toward land.