The National Hurricane Center uses the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale which estimates potential property damage using a ...

USA TODAY spoke with National Hurricane Center Director Michael Brennan about what you should do to prepare for hurricane ...

As New Orleans officials brace for yet another potent hurricane season, stockpiling supplies and holding briefings with ...

With hurricane season officially underway, worries are mounting around whether President Trump’s cuts to the federal government have endangered the nation’s disaster response.The concern is ...

Benny Rousselle, former Plaquemines Parish president, one of the many faces of Katrina. "How do you want people to remember you?" asked Mackel. "I tell the truth, I'm honest and I do the best I can ...

The StormTracker Team at Louisiana First News has everything you need to know for hurricane preparedness. On the “Ahead of ...

Technically, the Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System (HSDRRS) consists of 150 miles of improved levees, flood walls and gates. Below are some of the key features: During Katrina ...

(WVUE) - 20 years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged Southeast Louisiana ... “I never thought water and wind and rain could do that damage.” Crutchfield, who stayed behind in the school gym ...

While the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season officially came to an end on Saturday, western North Carolina continues to grapple with unprecedented damage from ... hurricane since Katrina in 2005 ...

That total death toll of at least 249 is the highest for any mainland U.S. tropical cyclone since Hurricane Katrina in 2005 ... an estimated $78.7 billion in damage. Among the hurricanes ...

NOAA’s outlook for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, which goes from June 1 to Nov. 30, predicts a 30 percent chance of a ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared Superstorm Sandy in some ways worse than 2005's Hurricane Katrina as he said his state would need $42 billion to recover from the damage ...