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Louisiana Guv declares emergency as state prepares for Tropical Storm Sally
Louisiana Governor John Bel has declared a state of emergency as Tropical Storm Sally moved into the Gulf of Mexico."Today, I declared a State of Emergency in advance of Tropical Storm Sally, which is forecast to strengthen to a hurricane that could impact Louisiana as early as Monday morning," Bel wrote on Twitter on Saturday."This, when combined with the COVID-19 pandemic, can make us all weary. I implore Louisianans to take their preparations seriously," the governor added in a separate tweet.Tropical Storm Sally brought heavy rain and winds to Florida on Saturday.According to the US National Hurricane Center, Sally will strengthen to a hurricane by Monday afternoon, but will weaken back to a tropical storm while moving inland over Louisiana and Mississippi on Wednesday.
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Nana strengthens into hurricane as it barrels off the coast of Honduras
Long lines stretched through supermarkets and hardware store shelves were nearly bare as residents of Belize bought materials to board up windows and doors ahead of Nana''s expected landfall
Trump visits hurricane-hit states, approves disaster declaration to help
During Trump's visit, Texas Governor Greg Abbott told him that: "You have been there for us every step of the way, helping us. Never have I seen such a swift response to a request"
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Louisiana begins cleanup as Hurricane Laura leaves behind death and damage
The U.S. toll from the Category 4 hurricane rose to 16 deaths, with more than half of those killed by carbon monoxide poisoning
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Donald Trump to head to Louisiana as Hurricane Laura cleanup starts
The US toll from the Category 4 hurricane stood at 14 deaths, with more than half of those killed by carbon monoxide poisoning from the unsafe operation of generators
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Oil steady as US producers, refiners avoid worst of Hurricane Laura
Brent crude futures for October, set to expire on Friday, rose 2 cents to $45.11 a barrel, heading for a 1.7% weekly gain
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Energy export severely disrupted by Hurricane Laura, 1 bpd reduction likely
Laura made landfall early Thursday near the Texas-Louisiana border, one of the most powerful storms to ever hit the region, and raced north
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Hurricane Laura makes landfall in US; 4 killed, extensive property damage
Laura, a category 4 hurricane with a maximum wind speed of 150 miles per hour and one of the strongest to hit the US, slammed the Gulf Coast early Thursday
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Laura turns into Category 4 hurricane, threatens catastrophic storm surge
Laura has strengthened into an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 hurricane with a maximum wind speed of 140 miles per hour as it heads for a catastrophic landfall near the Texas and Louisiana border
Hurricane Laura poses biggest storm threat to US oil output in 15 years
Oil producers on Tuesday had evacuated 310 offshore facilities and shut 1.56 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude output
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Texas, Louisiana brace for Hurricane Laura; 500,000 ordered to evacuate
As Hurricane Laura hurtled towards the US, more than half a million people have been ordered to evacuate the Texas and Louisiana coasts, in the largest evacuation in the country during the pandemic
Texas Guv declares state of disaster as hurricane, tropical storm approach
Governor of Texas Greg Abbott issued a state disaster declaration for 23 counties as Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura are forecast to impact the state in the coming days
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Energy firms shut 58% of US Gulf of Mexico oil output due to storm threat
Energy firms shut 57.6%, or 1.07 million barrels per day (bpd), of offshore crude oil production in the US Gulf of Mexico because of the twin threat from Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura
Oil prices edges up as storms takes aim at Gulf of Mexico; gains capped
Oil producers had shut 58% of the Gulf's offshore oil production and 45% of natural gas production on Sunday
As Hurricane Genevieve weaken, 2 storms pose double threat to US Gulf Coast
A second system also may hit the US western Gulf Coast after running across Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula
Hurricane weakens after lashing Mexico's Baja, new storms form in Atlantic
Genevieve had a been a powerful Category 4 hurricane with winds of 130 mph (215 kph) on Tuesday, but weakened as it pushed past the Los Cabos region, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said
Weakened tropical storm Isaias lashes coronavirus-hit Florida's east coast
Don't be fooled by the downgrade, Florida Gov Ron DeSantis warned at a news conference after the storm pronounced ees-ah-EE-ahs spent hours roughing up the Bahamas
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Virus-weary Texas braces as Hurricane Hanna arrives with winds at 145 kmph
The first hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season made landfall at around 5 pm
Relief efforts ramp up amid fear of 'staggering' death toll in Bahamas
Bahama leaders believe hundreds and perhaps thousands remained missing in the archipelago nation of about 400,000 people, even as the official death toll rose only to 43 as of late on Friday
Hurricane Dorian devastates northern Bahamas; UN releases $1-mn aid
Aerial images show a major level of destruction on the ground, and the official death toll of eight is expected to rise
