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Power outages bring frustration to New Orleans residents post-Francine
Read full article: Power outages bring frustration to New Orleans residents post-FrancineResidents of the Carrollton neighborhood in New Orleans are among the thousands of utility customers in the city who remain without power after Hurricane Francine passed through.
An ER nurse says it was 'second nature' to rescue a man trapped in hurricane floodwaters
Read full article: An ER nurse says it was 'second nature' to rescue a man trapped in hurricane floodwatersA man whose pickup truck got trapped in rushing floodwaters unleashed by rains from Hurricane Francine was saved by a Good Samaritan who also happened to be an emergency room nurse.
Category 2 Hurricane Francine hits Gulf Coast, a Tropical Depression and 3 tropical disturbances brew in the Atlantic
Read full article: Category 2 Hurricane Francine hits Gulf Coast, a Tropical Depression and 3 tropical disturbances brew in the AtlanticAs Hurricane Francine barreled toward Louisiana on Wednesday, three more tropical systems in the Atlantic Ocean are also staying on the radar of the National Hurricane Center.
Thousands in the dark as Hurricane Francine strikes Louisiana, raising flood fears
Read full article: Thousands in the dark as Hurricane Francine strikes Louisiana, raising flood fearsHurricane Francine has slammed into Louisiana as a dangerous Category 2 storm, knocking out power to more than a quarter million customers and threatening a large stretch of the Gulf Coast with flooding and destructive winds.
Francine becomes a hurricane as Louisiana residents brace for expected Wednesday landfall
Read full article: Francine becomes a hurricane as Louisiana residents brace for expected Wednesday landfallFrancine became a hurricane Tuesday evening as it barreled toward south Louisiana, strengthening over extremely warm Gulf waters as those in possible harm’s way rushed to complete storm preparations, filling sandbags, buying gas and stocking up on necessities for an expected landfall in the coming day.
Hurricane Dora: 60 years later, a look back and forward
Read full article: Hurricane Dora: 60 years later, a look back and forwardoday marks the 60th anniversary of Hurricane Dora, the only recorded hurricane to ever directly hit Northeast Florida. On this day in 1964, Hurricane Dora made landfall near St. Augustine as a Category 2 storm, forever changing the landscape of the region.