August 2021 – Page 2 – Weather Preppers

San Antonio Food Bank sends its first supply truck to Louisiana for Hurricane Ida relief

Posted on August 31, 2021August 31, 2021 by WeatherPreppers

Tuesday, August 31, 2021 Posted By Yukiko Yamazaki on Tue, Aug 31, 2021 at 10:28 AM click to enlarge Instagram / San Antonio Food Bank The San Antonio Food Bank sent the first truckload of aid to Louisiana on Tuesday, with more planned in the coming days and weeks. The San Antonio Food Bank on Tuesday is sending its first truckload of food and supplies to Louisiana to support those affected by Hurricane Ida. In…

Tulane sending students to Houston as repairs, cleanup from Hurricane Ida get underway

Posted on August 31, 2021August 31, 2021 by WeatherPreppers

NEW ORLEANS — Tulane University is closing its campus and canceling classes in the wake of Hurricane Ida. Classes will resume online from Sept. 13 through Oct. 6 in order to “give the city time to repair and reinstate power and other critical services,” the university said in a statement. In-person classes on campus will resume on Oct. 11, following fall break. Beginning Tuesday at 10 a.m., the university said the remaining students on campus…

Small Louisiana communities bear brunt of Hurricane Ida

Posted on August 31, 2021August 31, 2021 by WeatherPreppers

By JAY REEVES , Associated Press LAPLACE, La. — Debbie Greco and her family cowered on a stairway landing as Hurricane Ida sent 4 feet (1.2 meters) of muddy water rushing into her home in LaPlace along the west side of Lake Pontchartrain. She and her son had safely rescued her elderly parents from their home down the street Sunday. But now they prayed the roof would not collapse on all of them. “God blessed…

NC Weather: Remnants of Hurricane Ida to bring rain, severe storms to North Carolina on Wednesday

Posted on August 31, 2021August 31, 2021 by WeatherPreppers

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Ida is now being blamed for three deaths as the storm pushes through Tennessee and into the Appalachian Mountains. By Wednesday, Ida will bring rain and storms to central North Carolina. The combination of Ida and frontal boundary have most of the region under a level two risk for severe weather Wednesday. The threats include isolated tornadoes and damaging winds. Louisiana family sheltering in attic during Ida landfall was ‘the only…

Cajun Navy heads to Louisiana to help Hurricane Ida recovery efforts

Posted on August 31, 2021August 31, 2021 by WeatherPreppers

Rob Gaudet, Founder of the Cajun Navy Ground Force, said his team is now on the ground in Houma helping with rescues. HOUMA, La. — Search and rescue operations are underway in Louisiana after Hurricane Ida ripped through the state. The Cajun Navy put a call out on social media looking for volunteers willing to help. Houstonians and many others answered. They met in Lafayette and made the drive to Houma on Monday. Rob Gaudet,…

Wildfire evacuees flood Lake Tahoe roads in rush to flee

Posted on August 31, 2021August 31, 2021 by WeatherPreppers

By SAM METZ and JANIE HAR, Associated Press/Report for America SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — A popular vacation haven normally filled with tens of thousands of summer tourists was clogged with fleeing vehicles Monday after the entire resort city of South Lake Tahoe was ordered to leave as a ferocious wildfire raced toward Lake Tahoe, a sparkling gem on the California-Nevada border. Vehicles loaded with bikes and camping gear and hauling boats were in gridlock…

At least 671 rescued after Hurricane Ida traps people, ravages power grid

Posted on August 30, 2021August 30, 2021 by WeatherPreppers

It could be weeks before the grid in Louisiana and Mississippi, where more than 1 million customers were left without power, is repaired. NEW ORLEANS — Rescuers in boats, helicopters and high-water trucks brought hundreds of people trapped by Hurricane Ida’s floodwaters to safety Monday and utility repair crews rushed in, after the furious storm swamped the Louisiana coast and ravaged the electrical grid in the stifling, late-summer heat. Residents living amid the maze of…

Here's How Austinites Can Help The Victims Of Hurricane Ida In Louisiana

Posted on August 30, 2021August 30, 2021 by WeatherPreppers

Hurricane Ida reached Louisiana on Sunday and the scope of its devastation has started to become clear. The Associated Press reports Ida hit the state with winds of up to 150 mph, tying as the fifth strongest hurricane to make landfall in the mainland U.S. It arrived on the same day Hurricane Katrina struck Louisiana 16 years ago. At least two people have been confirmed dead and hundreds are still missing, according to New Orleans…

Trae tha Truth's Relief Gang headed to Baton Rouge to help after Hurricane Ida

Posted on August 30, 2021August 30, 2021 by WeatherPreppers

Trae and a group of volunteers said they’re in it for the long haul and plan on sleeping in their trucks if they have to. BAYTOWN, Texas — Trae tha Truth and his Relief Gang are in Lousiana helping those affected by Hurricane Ida. RELATED: HOW TO HELP | Lakewood, Gallery Furniture lead relief efforts for those affected by Hurricane Ida Trae and a group of volunteers met Monday at the Buc-ee’s in Baytown. They…

'Water running down the walls:' Durham family stuck in Louisiana after Hurricane Ida

Posted on August 30, 2021August 30, 2021 by WeatherPreppers

By Lora Lavigne, WRAL reporter With the power out for millions of customers in the Gulf region from Ida, many people living in the Triangle are worried about their family members in the pathway of the storm. A Durham woman says her family and friends are stuck in Louisiana after traveling to New Orleans last week.. Erica McKever’s mom, sister and friends, all from Durham, were on vacation in the French Quarter of New Orleans…

Hurricane Ida's impacts on oil and gas unclear as companies take stock

Posted on August 30, 2021August 30, 2021 by WeatherPreppers

New Orleans couple describes experience fleeing to Austin to avoid Hurricane Ida

Posted on August 30, 2021August 31, 2021 by WeatherPreppers

The couple was told it could be weeks before they return to their home. AUSTIN, Texas — Like thousands of people in Louisiana who fled New Orleans for nearby cities ahead of Hurricane Ida, a Category 4 storm, one couple is now finding shelter in Austin. Madison O’Malley and Blake Corley, a couple based in Uptown New Orleans, are staying with their friend in Austin, with no idea when they can return to their home…

Costliest and deadliest hurricanes for NC

Posted on August 30, 2021August 30, 2021 by WeatherPreppers

North Carolina coastline is no stranger to impacts from devastating hurricanes. Hurricanes have produces damages with dollar amounts in the billions and killed many. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolinas are very familiar hurricanes. Here’s a look at some of the costliest and deadliest hurricanes to impact North Carolina including hurricanes such as Hugo, Hazel, and Florence. This September marks 32 years since hurricane Hugo slammed into the Carolinas. The hurricane battered the coast before it…

Cape Fear Red Cross volunteers travel to help Hurricane Ida victims

Posted on August 30, 2021August 30, 2021 by WeatherPreppers

NEW HANOVER COUNTY (WWAY) — Volunteers from the Cape Fear Red Cross are making their way to Alabama, helping victims after Hurricane Ida. Monday morning, Phyllis and David Quinn packed a van with two weeks worth of supplies to feed those affected by the storm. Though the couple is prepared with years of firefighting and EMT experience, Phyllis said she felt anxious. – Advertisement – 16 years ago, she responded and helped after Hurricane Katrina,…

NC gas worries ease as Colonial Pipeline aims to reopen Monday night following Hurricane Ida

Posted on August 30, 2021August 30, 2021 by WeatherPreppers

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Take a breath, there’s plenty of gasoline. For now. Managers from nearly a dozen North Carolina oil and gas companies told ABC11 they are not too concerned about potential fuel shortages or skyrocketing prices emanating from Hurricane Ida, which hammered the Gulf Coast and led to the Colonial Pipeline briefly pausing output. Last May, The Colonial Pipeline cyber attack exposed a critical vulnerability in how both crude oil and refined petroleum…

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