Hurricane Francine made landfall in Louisiana on Wednesday after strengthening to a Category 2 storm, bringing powerful winds, storm surge and potential flooding to the northern U.S. Gulf Coast. CBC | World News
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Tropical Storm Debby makes 2nd landfall with heavy rain expected up U.S. East Coast
Tropical Storm Debby has made a second landfall in South Carolina on its way up the U.S. East Coast, where residents as far north as Vermont could get several centimetres of rain this weekend. CBC | World News
Read More »Texas braces for tropical storm Beryl, which could make landfall as Category 2 hurricane
Forecasters warned that Beryl could bring punishing winds and rain to the Texas coast and beyond. CBC | World News
Read More »Hurricane Beryl makes landfall in Mexican coastal resort area
Hurricane Beryl has made landfall on Mexico’s coast near the resort of Tulum as a Category 2 storm, whipping trees and knocking out power as it came ashore after leaving a trail of destruction across the eastern Caribbean. CBC | World News
Read More »Hurricane Nate makes 2nd landfall in U.S., downgraded to tropical storm
Hurricane Nate came ashore along Mississippi’s coast outside Biloxi, Miss., early Sunday, after hitting Louisiana Saturday night. The storm has flooded parts of coastal Alabama. CBC | World News
Read More »New Orleans Restaurants And Clubs Close As Hurricane Nate Makes Landfall
As Hurricane Nate makes landfall, New Orleans restaurants and clubs closed in advance in preparation for the storm. Mayor Mitch Landrieu imposed a citywide hurricane curfew from 6 p.m. tonight through tomorrow morning. Hurricane Nate has just touched down on the Gulf coast but is not expected in New Orleans until early Sunday morning. But ahead of the hurricane, New ...
Read More »2 dead after storm Katia makes landfall in Mexico
Two people died Saturday in the Gulf Coast state of Veracruz in Mexico after storm Katia made landfall and stalled, dumping heavy rain. CBC | World News
Read More »Hurricane Irma makes first landfall in Caribbean bearing 295 km/h winds
The U.S. National Weather Service said the eye of Hurricane Irma passed over Barbuda around 1:47 a.m. ET. Residents said over local radio that phone lines went down as the eye passed. CBC | World News
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