Hurricane Eta slams into Nicaragua as a Category 4 storm
The storm is already drawing comparisons to 1998's Hurricane Mitch, which killed more than 9,000 people.
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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.
Hurriane Zeta re-strengthened Wednesday morning on its way to making landfall in Louisiana. And on the West Coast, uncontained wildfires are forcing evacuations in Orange County, California. CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli joins CBSN to talk about the extreme weather hazards.
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.
Epsilon is the earliest 26th named storm in a record-breaking hurricane season.
Drought is more likely than blizzards this winter, forecasters say.
Communities along the Gulf Coast are preparing for Hurricane Delta just six weeks after being hit by Hurricane Laura. CBS News correspondent Mireya Villarreal has the latest from Louisiana, and CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berradeli joins CBSN to explain the role climate change has had in this very busy hurricane season.
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.
National Hurricane Center says Sally could bring a "life-threatening storm surge," strong winds and flash flooding from torrential rains.
It's the 18th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, which peaks in mid-September.
The storm is bringing "catastrophic storm surge, extreme winds and flash flooding" to portions of the state.
Now a tropical depression, the once fierce hurricane is likely to turn right, head for Northeast, forecasters say. It's blamed for at least six U.S. deaths.
Thousands of homes along the Texas and Louisiana coasts would cost billions to rebuild if destroyed.
Laura could slam into land this week as a major storm with ferocious winds and deadly flooding.