Timelapse shows Texans evacuating inland ahead of Hurricane Laura
A timelapse shows Texans evacuating ahead of Hurricane Laura.
Hurricane Laura, now Category 4, may bring 'unsurvivable' storm surge to Texas-Louisiana border
Storm surge from Laura could reach up to 30 miles inland, say forecasters
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.
'All hands on deck:' Waukesha company prepares for hurricane relief response
At Generac headquarters in Waukesha, work is underway in anticipation of power outages in the wake of two major storms -- Marco and Laura -- in the southern U.S.
Hurricane Laura forms; projected to strengthen before Gulf Coast landfall
Laura became a hurricane on Tuesday morning as it entered the warm and deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico, gathering strength on a path to hit the U.S. coastline early Thursday as a major hurricane that could unleash a surge of seawater higher than a basketball hoop and swamp entire towns.
Could there be two hurricanes in the Gulf? If so, it would be a first
With a new tropical storm and a tropical depression aiming for the U.S., forecasters say both could be swirling in the Gulf of Mexico as hurricanes next week.
2 storms strengthen in the Atlantic, expected to make landfall between Aug. 25 - Aug. 26
Both Tropical Storm Laura and Tropical Depression Fourteen are forecasted to continue to increase in strength over the next coming days but what's truly unique about them is the timing.
Hurricane Alpha? Active hurricane season may run out of names
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Thursday increased its forecast for the number of named storms, hurricanes and major hurricanes this year to far above normal.
Isaias leaves at least 8 dead and millions without power as it rips through East Coast
At least eight people were killed as Tropical Storm Isaias battered the U.S. East Coast with rain and fierce winds after making landfall as a hurricane in North Carolina.
Isaias downgraded to tropical storm over eastern North Carolina
Hurricane Isaias has been downgraded down to a tropical storm after making landfall near Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina, according to an official with the National Hurricane Center.
Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in North Carolina as Cat 1 storm
Hurricane Isaias made landfall Monday night near Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina.
U.S. Census: Estimated 79 million people in the path of Isaias
Emergency managers in states from Florida to Maine were keeping an eye on Hurricane Isaias as it drenched the Bahamas prompting hurricane warning for parts of the Florida coast on Friday.
Bahamas, Florida brace as new Hurricane Isaias bears down
Newly formed Hurricane Isaias is bearing down on the Bahamas and the U.S. East Coast.
Elm Grove Red Cross volunteer after Hurricane Michael: 'By far the worst natural disaster'
ELM GROVE -- Hurricane Florence caused more damage in North Carolina than originally estimated.
'It's not going to be easy:' Red Cross volunteer deploys to Florida in wake of Hurricane Michael
MILWAUKEE -- FOX6 News on Thursday, Oct. 11 caught up with a Red Cross volunteer headed to the airport to help in the wake of Hurricane Michael, one month after Florence slammed into the Carolinas.
Red Cross volunteers from WI depart to help with hurricane response along Gulf Coast
MILWAUKEE -- More help from southeast Wisconsin was on the way to the Carolinas Tuesday, Oct. 9 after Hurricane Florence -- as those along the Gulf Coast braced for another storm.
Convicted murderer displaced by Hurricane Florence charged with raping woman
SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. – A convicted murderer displaced due to Hurricane Florence is accused of attacking a woman as she slept and raping her, according to Southern Pines police.Freeman Scott Ireland, 37, of Winnabow, faces a second-degree forcible rape charge.At about 11 p.m. Monday night, a woman told police a man she knew sexually assaulted her in her apartment in Southern Pines.When police arrived, Ireland was still in the apartment.Ireland was on "supervised release" by the North Carolina Department of Public Safety Division of Adult Correction after serving more than 20 years for second degree murder and armed robbery in Brunswick County.He was displaced from Brunswick County due to hurricane storm damage and was looking to relocate to Moore County.“There is no place in our community for predators, sexual or otherwise," said Southern Pines Police Chief Bob Temme. "I have worked closely with our law enforcement partners at the North Carolina Department of Public Safety, Division of Adult Correction, to ensure that an additional arrest warrant was issued for Freeman Scott Ireland to further provide the highest level of safety possible, not only for the victim in this case, but for the entire community as well.”Ireland was incarcerated under a $500,000 secured bond.
Famous flag on Facebook Live during Hurricane Florence to be sold at auction
ATLANTIC OCEAN/NORTH CAROLINA - You saw it flying triumphantly off the North Carolina coast as Hurricane Florence made landfall; now you can take it home.
Salvation Army chaplains to deploy to North Carolina from Milwaukee Monday
MILWAUKEE -- Two Salvation Army chaplains will deploy to North Carolina from Milwaukee on Monday, Sept. 23 to help out after Hurricane Florence.According to a news release, the chaplains' primary responsibility will be to provide emotional and spiritual care to those affected by the storm.The chaplains will leave from Mitchell Airport early Monday morning.The Salvation Army has been on the ground in the Carolinas since Sept. 10.