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August 29, 2005 – Although Hurricane Katrina's eye came ashore in lower Plaquemines Parish Louisiana, the resulting storm surge resulted in multiple levee failures in the New Orleans area, flooding approximately 80% of the city, with some places being inundated by more than 15 ft (4.6 m) of water. The failures of the levees were considered ...
A confirmed tornado in northeastern Louisiana Wednesday evening overturned trailers, downed trees and caused injuries as part of a broader midweek storm system. The tornado passed through ...
In New Orleans, classes were canceled for almost 50,000 public school students for a second straight day Thursday. ... Schools in East Baton Rouge were also closed Wednesday and Thursday, but to ...
The weather service in New Orleans said during a 9 p.m. briefing that water was entering homes and businesses across St. Charles Parish, getting close to that in St. John the Baptist Parish, and ...
Hurricane Isaac was a deadly and destructive tropical cyclone that came ashore in the U.S. state of Louisiana during August 2012. The ninth named storm and fourth hurricane of the annual hurricane season, Isaac originated from a tropical wave that moved off the west coast of Africa on August 16.
New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Lafayette in Louisiana, plus Jackson, Hattiesburg, Biloxi and Gulfport in Mississippi are just a handful of cities at risk for flash flooding.
During September 25–26, large-scale evacuations took place in response to forecasts suggesting a landfall near New Orleans. [3] More than 1.5 million people in New Orleans were advised to leave the city. The nine shelters opened throughout the area were collectively capable of accommodating up to 450,000 people. [4]
At least four people are dead after powerful storms tore through the waterlogged and storm-weary South. More storms in the coming days will raise the risk once again of flash flooding, damaging ...