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'No catastrophic damages reported' | Port Arthur begins to survey, clean up wind damage after Hurricane Laura

Posted on August 28, 2020August 28, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

“It appears the city fared well, as there has been no loss of life and no catastrophic damages reported,” reads a Facebook post by the Port Arthur Police Department. PORT ARTHUR, Texas — Port Arthur city employees are working overtime to survey the wind damage done by Hurricane Laura. The latest update on the situation in Port Arthur comes from a Facebook post uploaded by the police department around noon Thursday. “The Port Arthur Emergency…

PHOTOS: Some Damage, But Mostly Relief As Hurricane Laura Passes Through Texas

Posted on August 27, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

In one part of Orange, Texas, cars were submerged in waist-deep water after Hurricane Laura brought storm surge into the area on Aug. 27, 2020. Texas residents woke up Thursday relieved to escape the worst of Hurricane Laura. The Category 4 storm had threatened the Texas-Louisiana coast all week. But the storm spared Greater Houston and most of Southeast Texas after its last-minute turn east — despite bringing widespread damage to Louisiana Thursday, killing at…

Special Edition: Lessons of Hurricane Laura

Posted on August 27, 2020August 27, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

A video posted by the Cajun Navy on Facebook shows smoke rising from a fire in Westlake, Louisiana, in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura. Aug. 27, 2020. To embed this piece of audio in your site, please use this code: <iframe src=”https://embed.hpm.io/380739/380670″ style=”height: 115px; width: 100%;”></iframe> Our special edition of Houston Matters weekdays at 3 p.m. addresses your questions and concerns about important issues affecting the community. First, host Ernie Manouse is joined by Congressman…

Local efforts underway to assist Hurricane Laura victims

Posted on August 27, 2020August 27, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

By Leslie Moreno, WRAL multimedia journalist Thursday morning, Samaritan’s Purse deployed staff and a Disaster Relief Unit filled with supplies and equipment to Lake Charles, La., one of the hardest hit areas from Hurricane Laura. Donald Hodge has family near Lake Charles. He said it was a difficult 24 hours. Hodge’s family decided to stay home and ride out Hurricane Laura. All eyes were on the hurricane as it ripped through parts of Louisiana and…

In truck named 'Goliath,' Raleigh-based U.S. Veterans Corps provides disaster relief to Louisiana following Hurricane Laura

Posted on August 27, 2020August 27, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Raleigh-based nonprofit, U.S. Veterans Corps is in Louisiana to help with disaster relief after Hurricane Laura made landfall Thursday morning near Cameron. Volunteers with the organization arrived ahead of the storm in a truck nicknamed Goliath. They waited for the storm to pass before moving in to help anyone they could. “The rest of the week, basically we are going to people that need to be taken out,” said U.S. Veterans…

Historic Gulf Coast Hurricanes: How Does Laura Compare?

Posted on August 27, 2020August 27, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

Hurricane Laura, which hit the coast of Louisiana early Thursday as a Category 4 storm packing winds of 150 mph, is one of the most powerful storms in decades to hit the area. How does it compare to other Gulf Coast hurricanes? That depends on how you define the question and how far back you go. Using 1900 as a starting point, here’s a look at some of the most intense and destructive hurricanes in…

NC man drives truck ‘Goliath’ through storm to help with Hurricane Laura water rescues

Posted on August 27, 2020August 27, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

The Red Cross of Eastern North Carolina said 16 volunteers are involved in their Hurricane Lauren response. Some will travel to the impacted area for two weeks — or more, if the devastation is bad enough. Others will provide virtual assistance in logistics and expertise.

NC man drives truck 'Goliath' through storm to help with Hurricane Laura water rescues

Posted on August 27, 2020August 27, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

By Joe Fisher, WRAL reporter Raleigh, N.C. — So many people right here in North Carolina want to help those living in Louisiana and Texas who have been impacted by Hurricane Laura. The Red Cross of Eastern North Carolina said 16 volunteers are involved in their Hurricane Lauren response. Half of the group will be going down to help in-person, while the other half of the team will provide virtual logistical assistance. “It’s very overwhelming,…

Hurricane Laura evacuees find refuge in Central Texas hotels; some stay while others head home

Posted on August 27, 2020August 27, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

KVUE caught up with several Hurricane Laura evacuees at a hotel in Buda. BUDA, Texas — Hundreds of Hurricane Laura evacuees woke up in hotel rooms across Central Texas Thursday morning, worried about what their neighborhoods look like on the Texas Coast. The Stelly family from Beaumont was seen packing up their van bright and early outside of the Comfort Suites in Buda, Texas, to head back to assess the damage in southeast Texas. Ree…

Charlotte agencies respond to help victims hit by Hurricane Laura

Posted on August 27, 2020August 27, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

American Red Cross, Charlotte Fire and others traveling to provide food and shelter to storm victims. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hurricane Laura made landfall overnight as a strong category four storm, packing winds up to 150 miles per hour. American Red Cross volunteers from the Carolina’s are traveling to provide food and shelter to storm victims. “Am I going to be able to get back home, when am I going to be able to get back…

Buses Will Take Hurricane Laura Evacuees Back Home Friday, Austin Says

Posted on August 27, 2020August 27, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

Some Hurricane Laura evacuees who came to the Austin area can return home, Central Texas Officials announced just after 4 p.m. Thursday. They said most evacuees in the area came from Galveston, which is no longer under a mandatory evacuation order. Evacuation mandates have also been lifted in other counties near the Gulf Coast including Hardin, Chambers and Jasper. Officials say people who arrived in their own cars can head back after they register their…

Hurricane Laura Evacuees Safe In North Texas But Face Uncertainty About Returning Home

Posted on August 27, 2020August 27, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

ENNIS, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – For now, reception centers opened around the state to help direct evacuees to local resources will remain open. Although Laura has moved on, the destruction will keep some families away from their homes for week — if not, forever. “It’s bad. It’s real bad in Lake Charles,” said Norma Vitor, while stopped at the reception center in Ennis. “We don’t know what we going back to, some of us going back…

Man killed while surfing in Corpus Christi as Hurricane Laura churned in Gulf

Posted on August 27, 2020August 27, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

The Nueces County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the 25-year-old man as Clark Perkins. CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Nueces County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the 25-year-old man killed along the jetties while surfing yesterday as Clark Perkins. According to officials, the cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head and the trunk of the body after Perkins was slammed against the jetty rocks while surfing. Around 3 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, Nueces County…

Louisiana's 'Cajun Riviera' in shambles from Hurricane Laura

Posted on August 27, 2020August 27, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

HOLLY BEACH, La. (AP) — The laidback stretch of coast known as Louisiana’s “Cajun Riviera” is nothing like its French namesake: Beachgoers are more likely to drink Bud Light than fine wine, and mobile homes and stilted houses take the place of luxury villas. Hurricane Laura laid waste to the place, a low-cost paradise for oil industry workers, families and retirees, and it could be awhile before the good times roll again. Resident Robert Eggert…

North Texas First Responders Answer Call To Help Along Gulf Coast Following Hurricane Laura

Posted on August 27, 2020August 27, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

FLOWER MOUND, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – First responders in North Texas are answering the call for help along the coast, deploying teams to take part in the Hurricane Laura response. “There’s actually crews here from all over the state of Texas,” said Brandon Barth, the emergency management officer for the Flower Mound Fire Department. “We can relatively quickly respond and assist each other. I think it’s pretty remarkable that that mechanism exists and Texans can help…

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