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August 15, 1901: After striking Louisiana as a Category 1, the 1901 Louisiana hurricane made landfall in Mississippi as a Category 1. [4] The hurricane brought damage to much of the coastline, with damage in Biloxi alone estimated at $100,000. However, no loss of life was reported in Mississippi. [9]
Some of the damage is causing roadways to be impassable. Earlier Friday, Horry County Electric, Inc. posted photos of a tree that had fallen over a power line off of Highway 501 near Aynor ...
Hurricane Katrina, which struck Mississippi and Louisiana in August 2005, remains the most deadly storm since 1950, and the third most deadly dating back to the 1800s.
A man walks past a building on Riverside Drive during the aftermath of flooding caused by Hurricane Helene on Sept. 29, 2024, in Asheville, N.C. Helene's swath of destruction brought historic ...
The rains caused flooding, and the combination of rains and winds downed trees and power lines, leaving 1.45 million people without power. Damage in South Florida was estimated at $523 million (2005 USD), mostly as a result of crop damage. Further south, the hurricane spawned a tornado in the Florida Keys. In the island chain, Katrina caused ...
Editor's Note: This page is a summary of news on Hurricane Helene's aftermath for Friday, Oct. 4. For the latest news, view our updates file for Saturday, Oct. 5. ASHEVILLE, N.C. ‒ Rescue crews ...
The 10 fatalities and 146 injuries made it Mississippi's ninth deadliest tornado since 1900. [39] The tornado was rated as an EF4, producing its most severe damage in Yazoo and Holmes Counties. The tornado's wind speed peaked at 170 miles per hour (270 km/h). [40] It was the state's worst natural disaster since Hurricane Katrina in 2005. [41]
ASHEVILLE, N.C. − The death toll reached 200 as the need for power and water grew more urgent Thursday for hundreds of thousands of residents across the Southeast a week after Hurricane Helene ...