Texas hurricane News

Tropical Storm Nicholas to Test Post-Harvey Houston Infrastructure

On Aug. 25, the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Harvey, which dumped about 50 inches of rain on Houston, Mayor Sylvester Turner announced that the city “is safer today as it prepares to move forward.” Now comes Tropical Storm Nicholas as …

Tropical Storm Nicholas Drenches Texas, Louisiana

HOUSTON — Heavy rains lashed Texas and Louisiana on Tuesday as hurricane Nicholas weakened into a tropical storm, bringing the threat of widespread floods and power outages as it swept down the U.S. Gulf Coast. It is the second major …

Texas, Louisiana Governors Issue Disaster, Emergency Declarations

With Tropical Storm Nicholas beginning to hammer the state’s coastline, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Sept. 13 issued a state disaster declaration for 17 counties, and Gov. John Bel Edwards requested a pre-landfall Federal Declaration of Emergency in a letter …

Tropical Storm Nicholas Heads for Texas, Louisiana

Tropical Storm Nicholas will pass near or just offshore the coasts of northeastern Mexico and south Texas this morning, and move onshore along the coast of south or central Texas late this afternoon or evening, the National Hurricane Center has …

Analysts Warn of Effects of Hurricane Laura Losses on P/C Insurers

Ratings analysts A.M. Best and Moody’s are expecting property/casualty insurers and reinsurers to suffer meaningful losses from Hurricane Laura. A.M. Best expects losses from Hurricane Laura to place added stress on its rated insurance companies’ balance sheets, which it adds …

Hurricane Laura Slows After Landfall; Inland Storm Surge Expected

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug 27 08:12 AM – Hurricane Laura made landfall early on Thursday in southwestern Louisiana as one of the most powerful storms to hit the state, with forecasters warning it could push a massive wall of water 40 …

Hurricane Laura Expected to Be Category 4 When It Hits Texas, Louisiana

Hurricane Laura was expected to rapidly strengthen to a Category 4 hurricane on Wednesday on a steady track to hit the Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast after dark, causing catastrophic damage, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm, already a Category 3 …

Hurricane Laura Expected to Slam Energy Coast; On Track for $5-12B in Losses

Hurricane Laura is poised to strengthen rapidly and come ashore along the Texas-Louisiana coast as a tree-snapping Category 3 storm, forcing residents to flee their homes despite the threat of Covid-19. Laura’s winds will likely peak at 115 miles (185 …

Dueling Storms Marco, Laura Hit Haiti, Dominican, Cuba on Way to Gulf Coast

SUNDAY, 08/23/2020, 06:23 PM— Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura tore through the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico on Sunday, forcing thousands of coastal residents in Louisiana and Cuba to evacuate and flooding roads in Haiti’s capital, with damage across …

Hanna Pounds South Texas Coast Already Dealing With COVID Surge

Hurricane Hanna pummeled the south Texas coast on Saturday night with howling winds and a surging sea that threatened a broad area already contending with an intense spike in coronavirus deaths. Hanna is the first hurricane for the 2020 Atlantic …