/tags/hurricanes hurricanes en-US Copyright Thu, 08 Oct 2020 13:17:00 GMT /news-partners/2020-10-08/hurricane-delta-heads-for-louisiana-coast-as-a-category-3-storm "If ordered to evacuate by local officials, leave!" the National Weather Service office in New Orleans says. Delta's possible path includes Cameron, La., which is recovering from Hurricane Laura. Thu, 08 Oct 2020 13:17:00 GMT /news-partners/2020-10-08/hurricane-delta-heads-for-louisiana-coast-as-a-category-3-storm Bill Chappell, Mark Katkov /news-partners/2020-10-06/hurricane-delta-heads-for-yucatan-peninsula-as-category-3-storm Delta went through "a very impressive rapid intensification episode," the National Hurricane Center said Tuesday morning after the storm strengthened to Category 4. It's weakened somewhat since then. Tue, 06 Oct 2020 12:12:00 GMT /news-partners/2020-10-06/hurricane-delta-heads-for-yucatan-peninsula-as-category-3-storm Bill Chappell, Mark Katkov /news-partners/npr-news/2020-09-14/hurricane-sally-predicted-to-bring-110-mph-winds-to-gulf-coast-on-tuesday Sally is now forecast to fall just short of being a Category 3 hurricane. But flooding poses a huge threat: "Slow movement means more rain," National Hurricane Center Director Ken Graham says. Mon, 14 Sep 2020 13:54:39 GMT /news-partners/npr-news/2020-09-14/hurricane-sally-predicted-to-bring-110-mph-winds-to-gulf-coast-on-tuesday Bill Chappell /2020-08-31/after-laura-learning-how-to-recover-from-a-hurricane-during-a-pandemic Normal protocols for hurricane evacuation, aid distribution and recovery have been upended by the threat of the coronavirus. Mon, 31 Aug 2020 09:12:00 GMT /2020-08-31/after-laura-learning-how-to-recover-from-a-hurricane-during-a-pandemic Kirk Siegler, Ian Stewart /news-partners/2020-08-28/everything-is-unprecedented-welcome-to-your-hotter-earth Hurricanes, wildfires, heat waves and disease outbreaks are all a preview of our hotter future. Dramatically cutting greenhouse gas emissions would help. Fri, 28 Aug 2020 09:06:00 GMT /news-partners/2020-08-28/everything-is-unprecedented-welcome-to-your-hotter-earth Rebecca Hersher, Nathan Rott, Lauren Sommer /2020-08-27/4-dead-in-louisiana-from-hurricane-laura-governor-says All of the deaths that are blamed on the Category 4 storm were attributed to powerful winds, far from the shore. Thu, 27 Aug 2020 19:57:37 GMT /2020-08-27/4-dead-in-louisiana-from-hurricane-laura-governor-says Bill Chappell /news-partners/2020-08-26/hurricane-laura-comes-ashore-threatening-unsurvivable-storm-surge The storm made landfall at 1 a.m. ET with maximum sustained winds of 150 miles per hour, just 7 miles per hour short of Category 5 classification. Wed, 26 Aug 2020 15:56:00 GMT /news-partners/2020-08-26/hurricane-laura-comes-ashore-threatening-unsurvivable-storm-surge Samantha Raphelson, Rachel Treisman /news-partners/2020-08-25/hurricane-laura-is-forecast-to-hit-u-s-gulf-coast-as-category-4-hurricane The storm is expected to have winds of at least 130 mph — a Category 4 storm — when it makes landfall near the Louisiana-Texas border. Its storm surge could be up to 14 feet. Tue, 25 Aug 2020 12:53:00 GMT /news-partners/2020-08-25/hurricane-laura-is-forecast-to-hit-u-s-gulf-coast-as-category-4-hurricane Bill Chappell, Suzanne Nuyen /news-partners/2020-05-21/hurricane-season-will-be-above-average-noaa-warns Federal forecasters expect 3 to 6 major hurricanes during the 2020 hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to November 1. Rising seas and a warmer climate make storms of all sizes more damaging. Thu, 21 May 2020 18:31:00 GMT /news-partners/2020-05-21/hurricane-season-will-be-above-average-noaa-warns Rebecca Hersher /news-partners/2019-09-05/its-very-dangerous-dorian-drenches-carolinas-as-eye-churns-offshore The Category 2 hurricane is just off the coast, and its heavy winds and rains are hammering the Southeast. "If you don't need to be out," South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster says, "don't go out." Thu, 05 Sep 2019 15:17:00 GMT /news-partners/2019-09-05/its-very-dangerous-dorian-drenches-carolinas-as-eye-churns-offshore Colin Dwyer, Bobby Allyn, Richard Gonzales