We’ve learned a lot,” said State Rep. Jerome “Zee” Zeringue, R-Houma, who chairs a House panel on disaster recovery. “We ...

The United Cajun Navy, a volunteer group formed after Hurricane Katrina, has been involved in numerous disaster relief ...

More than a year later, the sheriff’s officehas now officially closed Laura’s case, stating they have identified her killer.

The first forecast for the 2026 hurricane season suggests tropical activity for the coming year will stick close to the modern average. Tropical Storm Risk this month released its extended range ...

When hurricanes form, all eyes are on the places where they make landfall—for obvious reasons. But their effects can extend hundreds of miles inland. Case in point: Remnants of dozens of hurricanes ...

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (AP) — Hurricane Melissa left at least dozens dead amid widespread destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica, where roofless homes, toppled utility poles and water-logged ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hurricane Melissa is bringing catastrophic impacts to the Caribbean. You can track it all with the maps below, including forecasts ...

Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica as a fierce Category 5 storm, making landfall Tuesday afternoon as one of the strongest hurricanes ever recorded in the Atlantic basin. “This is an extremely dangerous ...

Jamaica is bracing for what the National Hurricane Center said would be catastrophic flash flooding and landslides caused by up to 40 inches of rain. Coverage for this live blog has ended. Follow the ...

STARTING TO RETURN HOME. LET’S GET TO CHIEF METEOROLOGIST MIKE HADDAD. MIKE, WHAT IS THE LATEST ON THIS STORM? YEAH, MELISSA. OF COURSE, MUCH WEAKER THAN IT WAS A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO. TOM. THAT’S THE ...