Alabama, Florida and Mississippi all declared states of emergency ahead of the storm. The rainfall forecast depends on the exact track, but the latest forecast shows rainfall totals reaching 6 to 10 inches along parts of the Texas and Louisiana coast through Wednesday. Picture: AFPSource:AFP. Port Arthur, Texas, is home to the nation's largest oil refinery, and workers have been taken off at least 310 offshore facilities in the Gulf of Mexico, reducing oil production by 84% for a second day in a row, officials said. Governor Abbott urged people in the path of the storm to "take advantage of these final few hours to evacuate". Initially it was feared that both storms would hit Louisiana as hurricanes within 48 hours of each other - an unprecedented event - but Marco was downgraded to a tropical storm. Picture: Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFPSource:AFP.
Storm surges could penetrate up to 48km/h inland along parts of the coasts, and peak surge coupled with high tide could see water as high as 6m above normal levels.
"Catastrophic and life-threatening flooding continues over portions of the Florida Panhandle and southern Alabama," the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. Legal Statement. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. Even without a landfall, the slow storm will bring heavy rain, strong winds, flooding and storm surge to the western Gulf Coast in the coming days. Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. Read about our approach to external linking. Read headlines covering natural disasters, answers to common questions, severe conditions, and more. A NOTE ABOUT RELEVANT ADVERTISING: We collect information about the content (including ads) you use across this site and use it to make both advertising and content more relevant to you on our network and other sites. Live Americas. All rights reserved. Marco has already struck Louisiana, bringing strong winds and heavy rain on Monday. The National Weather Service has also issued a tornado watch for parts of Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi. Calling the hurricane “extremely dangerous”, the Miami-based National Hurricane Centre (NHC) said Laura was packing winds of 220km/h and was expected to make landfall along the Gulf Coast overnight. Laura's impressive structure continues to improve by the minute as this GOES satellite loop of the last 30 minutes shows. “Hurricane Laura is a very dangerous and rapidly intensifying hurricane,” Mr Trump tweeted. A massive hurricane hurtling towards the US has strengthened into a dangerous category 4 storm. Although the winds did not have the devastating power of the deadly Hurricane Laura, which struck last month, they still ripped boats from moorings and sent one barge careering into the under-construction Bay Bridge. “My administration remains fully engaged with state and local emergency managers.”. Picture: AFPSource:AFP, “People that come in, they get their hands sprayed with sanitiser,” Ms Jouett said. Nationwide News Pty Limited Copyright © 2020. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions.
Tropical storm Isaias leaves four dead and generates tornadoes . In an Atlantic hurricane season that's broken records, a tropical system managed to come back to life a week after hitting Bermuda. Elsewhere, a pair of cold fronts will deliver wet and stormy conditions to the eastern U.S. into Wednesday. A dangerous combination of storm surge and heavy rainfall has unleashed flooding in the greater Houston area on Tuesday as Tropical Storm Beta crawls along the Texas coast after making landfall. The category four storm is approaching Texas and Louisiana with maximum sustained wind speeds of 150 miles per hour (240km/h). Alabama Governor Kay Ivey said many areas around Mobile were seeing historic flood levels and urged people to heed warnings. ©2020 FOX News Network, LLC. These cookies are used to improve your experience and provide more personalized service to you. Marco and Laura brought high winds and rough seas to the Caribbean, leaving at least 24 people dead, including a baby and an eight-year-old child in Haiti. US Weather. A Texas city released nightmarish video this week showing piles of ants floating in floodwaters caused by Tropical Storm Beta. In a series of tweets, it said Laura was expected to bring "life-threatening hazards" and an "unsurvivable storm surge" to parts of the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. MORE: Hurricane Sally brings fears of dangerous strong storm surge: What you need to know. Anna Kendrick stars in brand-new Love Life, Media playback is unsupported on your device, More than half a million people have been told to get out of the path of Hurricane Laura, A man boards up a Louisiana store as the state braces itself for Hurricane Laura, Laura has brought rough seas and high winds to the Caribbean, including here in Havana, Cuba, Thousands told to evacuate Gulf Coast as Hurricane Laura nears, Storms Marco and Laura plough through Caribbean, killing 12, Hurricanes: A guide to the world's deadliest storms. A massive hurricane hurtling towards the US has strengthened into a dangerous category 4 storm. You can manage them any time by clicking on the notification icon.
The latest on power cuts from the poweroutage.us website lists some 290,000 customers without electricity in Alabama and 253,000 more in Florida. All rights reserved. “But we do tell them if they stay, they may not have any emergency services available to them.”. Get the latest weather news and forecasts from CNN's meteorologists, watch extreme weather videos, learn about climate change and follow major hurricanes with CNN's storm tracker. Credit: Brennan Matherne via Storyful, Thousands of people are being evacuated.
US hurricane ‘will cause unsurvivable storm surge’ - BBC News US Weather. Tropical Storm Beta may make landfall in Texas next week: Latest forecast, Trump adviser Hope Hicks tests positive for COVID, president to quarantine. Laura and another storm, Marco, earlier hit the Caribbean, killing 24. “I’m not going to play with the good lord,” Ms Como said. Storm Barry makes landfall as US Deep South braces for more heavy rains Hurricane warnings were issued from San Luis Pass, Texas, to Intracoastal … These are external links and will open in a new window. Hurricane Laura is brewing in the Gulf of Mexico, prompting warnings of an “unsurvivable” storm surge of up to 6m, with evacuation orders for hundreds of thousands of coastal residents of Louisiana and Texas. 3:00 PM MDT Tue Sep 29 Location: 13.6°N 109.5°W Moving: W at 12 mph Min pressure: 1005 mb Max sustained: 40 mph Public Advisory #3 300 PM MDT: Forecast Advisory #3 2100 UTC: Forecast Discussion This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Meanwhile, Hurricane Teddy remains a major Category 3 hurricane.
Another evacuee in Lake Charles, Patricia Como, said her sister, her brother, cousins and other family members had stayed behind but she was “not going to take a chance”. You can also get in touch in the following ways: If you are reading this page and can't see the form you will need to visit the mobile version of the BBC website to submit your question or comment or you can email us at HaveYourSay@bbc.co.uk.
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Hurricane Laura leaves four dead and toxic chemical fire in wake. In addition to Sally, there are four other tropical cyclones - Paulette, Rene, Teddy and Vicky - swirling in the Atlantic Ocean basin.
“They’re having their temperature checks, and we’re also spacing everybody in six foot (1.8m) distancing.”. Or, Beta could turn and run parallel to the Texas coast. Another barge got loose and headed for the Escambia Bay Bridge but luckily ran ashore. The NHC says a Category 2 storm's "extremely dangerous winds" usually cause damage to homes and shallowly rooted trees.
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