Tropical Storm Eta hits North Carolina with deadly flooding
At least four people are dead, dozens were rescued and several are unaccounted for after the tropical storm slammed the South.
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At least four people are dead, dozens were rescued and several are unaccounted for after the tropical storm slammed the South.
Tropical Storm Eta dumped torrents of blustery rain on Florida's west coast as it moved over the state after making landfall north of the Tampa Bay area.
Tropical Storm Eta made landfall in Florida for a second time. Eta brought dangerous storm surge to the state's west coast overnight after hitting some places with heavy rain and ferocious winds as it moved up the coast. CBS News correspondent Mireya Villarreal reports from Gainesville, Florida.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued an expanded emergency declaration to include 13 counties along or near the Gulf Coast.
This is storm number 29, breaking the record of 28 tropical storms set in the memorable season of 2005.
Cars were stranded and entire neighborhoods were swamped as flash floods rose in areas where the water had no place to drain.
The storm is already drawing comparisons to 1998's Hurricane Mitch, which killed more than 9,000 people.
Hurricane Zeta pounded New Orleans with winds and water that splintered homes.
Hurricane Zeta made landfall near Cocodrie, Louisiana, on Wednesday with 110 mph winds and quickly approached Mississippi and Alabama.
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Hurricane Zeta is speeding toward storm-weary Louisiana with landfall expected just south of New Orleans.
Zeta is expected to regain strength as it moves over the Gulf of Mexico, prompting authorities to issue hurricane warnings in Louisiana and Mississippi.
Hurricane warnings are in effect in Louisiana and Mississippi as the Gulf Coast braces for another storm to make landfall. Zeta hit in Mexico near the resort city of Tulum and is expected to restrengthen into a hurricane before reaching the U.S. CBSN's Tanya Rivero has more.
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The storm slammed the same region that was devastated by Hurricane Laura just six weeks ago.
Delta made landfall near Creole, Louisiana, as a Category 2 storm on Friday evening, but quickly weakened to a Category 1.
The Category 3 storm is growing more powerful and expected to hit Louisiana Friday evening.
Forecasters warn that the hurricane could blow ashore a storm surge of up to 11 feet.
More than half a million people across several states were without power Thursday.
The storm slammed into the Alabama coast Wednesday morning and is moving north, bringing torrential rains and possible tornadoes with her.
The storm has intensified into a Category 2 hurricane with 105 mph winds. "Historic, life-threatening" flooding is "likely," the National Hurricane Center says.
It could also bring "extreme life threatening flash flooding" and storm surges as high as 9 feet — not to mention tornadoes, forecasters say.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration also said 2020 is likely to be one of the five warmest years on record.
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