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Thousands Remain Without Power in Oklahoma and Louisiana After Weekend Storms

TULSA, Okla. (AP) – Thousands of residents in Oklahoma and Louisiana remained without electricity Wednesday as work crews continued to repair power lines damaged by weekend storms. In Tulsa, Oklahoma, less than 92,000 customers remained without power after three tornadoes …

Texas Gov. Issues Disaster Declaration, Louisiana Sends National Guard Following Storms

A tornado that menaced New Orleans flipped a schoolbus, ripped off rooftops and deposited a house with a family inside onto the middle of Prosperity Street. Two people were killed as the storm front blew across the South. Other tornadoes …

Severe Storm Brings Tornado Watch to Texas, Louisiana

A severe storm generated thunderstorms and reports of tornados across southeastern Texas into Louisiana late morning Wednesday, Oct. 27. The National Weather Service put out severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings for much of the Houston-Galveston region. Most of those warnings …

Two Louisiana Parishes May Be Eligible for Federal Aid From Tropical Storm Damage

Farmers in two south Louisiana parishes who lost property during extreme weather in April through June may be eligible for federal aid, Louisiana Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain said Tuesday. Physical-loss loans are available for farmers in St. Tammany …

May’s Global Disasters Include Hailstorms, Floods, Cyclones, Quakes, Volcanic Eruption

U.S. insurers face a multi-billion-dollar payout from May’s convective storms, which spawned extensive hail, tornado, wind and flood damage across a series of separate events during the month, according to broker Aon plc in the latest edition of its monthly …

Insured Losses from Storm Cristobal Estimated at $150 Million

Catastrophe modeling firm Karen Clark & Company (KCC) said on Wednesday it expects insured losses of close to $150 million from tropical storm Cristobal. Cristobal is the third named storm to form and impact the United States coast during this …

Storm Cristobal Brings Heavy Rains, Storm Surge to Louisiana

Sunday, June 7 – Tropical Storm Cristobal on Sunday slowed its advance through the Gulf of Mexico, bringing a coastal storm surge, high winds and rain to southeast Louisiana, where it is expected make landfall later today. The storm was …

Storms Kill 2 in Louisiana; Governor Declares State of Emergency

A deadly tornado-spawning storm system swept across the Gulf Coast on Monday and Tuesday, killing at least three people in Louisiana and Mississippi. Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards declared a state of emergency in nine parishes as a result of …