Hurricane
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Hurricane Sally’s threat: ‘Potentially historic’ floods, fierce winds
World | Sep 15, 2020, 07:55 AM ISTHurricane Sally, one of four storms churning simultaneously in the Atlantic, closed in on the Gulf Coast on Monday with rapidly strengthening winds of at least 100 mph (161 kph) and heavy rain as forecasters warned of “potentially historic” flooding and governors declared states of emergency.
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New Orleans under hurricane watch from Tropical Storm Sally
World | Sep 13, 2020, 07:47 AM ISTTropical Storm Sally formed Saturday off south Florida amid forecasts it would reach hurricane strength early in the week before striking the northern Gulf Coast with high winds and a possible life-threatening storm surge.
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Hurricane Nana nears Belize as residents brace for landfall
World | Sep 03, 2020, 12:37 PM ISTHurricane Nana brushed past Honduras and barreled toward Belize, where thousands of people were stocking up on food, water and construction materials ahead of its landfall expected early Thursday.
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President Trump surveys Hurricane Laura storm damage in Texas, Louisiana
World | Aug 30, 2020, 09:04 AM ISTUS President Donald Trump on Saturday travelled to Texas and Louisiana to take stock of the damage by one of the most catastrophic hurricane Laura that ripped apart homes and businesses as it slammed over gulf coast as a Category 4 storm this week with 150-mph winds
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Hurricane Laura victims may go weeks without power; US deaths reach 14
World | Aug 29, 2020, 07:39 AM ISTThe Louisiana coastline devastated by Hurricane Laura began a long and gloomy recovery Friday as hundreds of thousands of people still without water and power confronted the possibility that basic services may not return for weeks or even longer. The number of dead climbed to at least 14.
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Aerial images show Hurricane Laura causes massive destruction in several parts of US | Photos
World | Aug 28, 2020, 08:33 AM ISTHurricane Laura, one of the strongest hurricanes ever to strike the U.S., lashed across Louisiana on Thursday. According to reports, at least six people have been killed so far.
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Hurricane Laura thrashes Louisiana, but damage is less than predicted
World | Aug 28, 2020, 07:35 AM ISTOne of the strongest hurricanes ever to strike the U.S., Laura barreled across Louisiana on Thursday, shearing off roofs, killing at least six people and maintaining ferocious strength while carving a destructive path hundreds of miles inland.
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Hurricane Laura blasts Gulf Coast with wind, rain and wall of seawater
World | Aug 27, 2020, 09:40 PM ISTHurricane Laura pounded the Gulf Coast with ferocious wind and torrential rain and unleashed a wall of seawater that could push 40 miles inland as the Category 4 storm roared ashore Thursday in Louisiana near the Texas border. At least one person was killed.
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ALERT: Laura makes landfall. What we know of Category 4 hurricane that has hit Louisiana near Texas
World | Aug 27, 2020, 12:36 PM ISTHurricane Laura made landfall in southwestern Louisiana as a ferocious Category 4 monster with 150 mph winds early Thursday, swamping a low-lying coast with ocean water that forecasters said could be 20 feet deep and unsurvivable.
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Texas, Louisiana brace for Hurricane Laura; over half a million residents ordered to evacuate
India | Aug 26, 2020, 08:16 AM ISTAs Hurricane Laura hurtled towards the US, more than half a million people have been ordered to evacuate the Texas and Louisiana coasts, in the largest evacuation in the country during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Tropical storm Isaias whips up eastern US, killing at least 4
World | Aug 05, 2020, 07:54 AM ISTAt least four people were killed as Tropical Storm Isaias spawned tornadoes and dumped rain Tuesday along the U.S. East Coast after making landfall as a hurricane in North Carolina, where it caused floods and fires that displaced dozens of people.
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Hurricane Isaias strengthens slightly as it crawls up Florida coast
World | Aug 03, 2020, 08:16 AM ISTBands of heavy rain from Isaias lashed Florida’s east coast Sunday, with the tropical storm strengthening slightly in the evening on its way up the Eastern seabord. Officials dealing with surging cases of the coronavirus in Florida kept a close watch on the storm that was weakened from a hurricane to a tropical storm Saturday afternoon, but still brought heavy rain and flooding to Florida’s Atlantic coast.
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Hurricane Isaias weakens; may strengthen on path to virus-hit Florida
World | Aug 02, 2020, 07:40 AM ISTIsaias snapped trees and knocked out power as it blew through the Bahamas on Saturday and churned toward the Florida coast, threatening to complicate efforts to contain the coronavirus in places were cases are surging.
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Hurricane Isaias lashes Bahamas while Florida braces itself
World | Aug 01, 2020, 01:26 PM ISTHurricane Isaias ripped shingles off roofs and blew over trees as it carved its way through the Bahamas early Saturday and headed toward the Florida coast, where officials in Miami said they were closing beaches, marinas and parks.
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Hurricane Hanna lashes South Texas amid rising coronavirus cases
World | Jul 27, 2020, 08:24 AM ISTHurricane Hanna lashed the Texas Gulf Coast on Sunday with high winds and drenching rains that destroyed boats, flooded streets and knocked out power across the region. Downgraded to a tropical depression, Hanna passed over the U.S.-Mexico border with winds near 50 mph (85 kph).
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Texas hit by Category 1 Hurricane Hanna amid coronavirus pandemic
World | Jul 26, 2020, 07:36 AM ISTHurricane Hanna roared ashore onto the Texas Gulf Coast on Saturday, bringing winds that lashed the shoreline with rain and storm surge, and even threatening to bring possible tornadoes to a part of the country trying to cope with a spike in coronavirus cases.
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Hanna becomes first hurricane of 2020 Atlantic season
World | Jul 25, 2020, 10:48 PM ISTWith a max sustained wind speed of 75 mph and gusts up to 85 mph, the National Weather Service has issued a warning of life-threatening storm-surge for several areas, including Port Lavaca and Rock Port.
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Storm Ciara lashes UK, Europe; train, flight operations hit
World | Feb 10, 2020, 07:23 AM ISTStorm surges ate away at beaches and pounded rock cliffs and cement docks. The Met Office issued more than 250 flood warnings, and public safety agencies urged people to avoid travel and the temptation to take selfies as floodwaters rose.
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Dorian brings heavy rain, wind to Atlantic Canada
News | Sep 09, 2019, 11:33 PM ISTThe storm that already walloped the Virgin Islands, Bahamas and North Carolina lashed at far-eastern Canada with hurricane-force winds for much of Sunday, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of people before weakening and heading into the Nor
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Dorian topples crane, knocks out power in eastern Canada
World | Sep 08, 2019, 12:23 PM ISTResidents of Nova Scotia braced for heavy rainfall and potential flooding along the coast, as officials in Halifax urged people to secure heavy objects that might become projectiles. Businesses were encouraged to close early in Halifax, the provincial capital and home to 400,000 people.