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Tropical Storm Nate Weakens But Rain, Floods To Continue

A fast-moving storm called Nate brought flooding and power outages to the U.S. Gulf Coast early Sunday after it sloshed ashore outside Biloxi, Mississippi β€” the first hurricane to make landfall in that state since Katrina devastated the region 12 years ago.

Tropical Storm Nate Blamed For 22 Deaths: Threatens U.S. Coast

Β Newly formed Tropical Storm Nate was blamed Thursday for at least 22 deaths across Central America as it dumped rain across the region on a path that would carry it toward a potential landfall on the U.S. Gulf Coast as a hurricane over the weekend. Louisiana officials ordered some people there to evacuate.

Body Found At Collapsed Mexico School; Girl Still Trapped

A delicate effort to reach a young girl buried in the ruins of her school stretched into a new day on Thursday, a vigil broadcast across the nation as rescue workers struggled in rain and darkness to pick away unstable debris and reach her.

Hurricane Maria Aims At Puerto Rico After Slamming Dominica

Dominica’s leader sent out an emotional plea for help as Hurricane Maria smashed into the Caribbean island and caused β€œmind-boggling” devastation, but an ominous silence followed as the country lost all communications on Tuesday and the Category 5 hurricane barreled toward Puerto Rico, which looked likely to take a direct hit.

Florida Nursing Home Deaths Spur Efforts To Protect Elderly

Emergency workers around hurricane-scarred Florida worked to make sure elderly residents were safe, evacuating multiple assisted-living facilities, after eight people died in a sweltering nursing home that lost its air conditioning in the storm.

WCCB Weather Team

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