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Tropical Depression #2 Forms In The Caribbean

Michael Scott — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:33:43 +0000

Tropical Depression #2 has formed over the extreme western part of the Caribbean Sea along the coast of Belize. As of 10am the depression was located at 16.2N 87.6W or about 60 miles east of the coast of Belize. Winds are 35

It's A Louisiana Tax Free Weekend!

Terryn Wirtz — Sat, 25 May 2013 08:35:32 +0000

Don't forget to stock up on hurricane gear during the Louisiana Tax Free Weekend!

2013 Hurricane Names Have Been Released For Upcoming 2013 Hurricane Season

Michael Scott — Wed, 15 May 2013 17:44:45 +0000

The 2013 Hurricane season is just about here, and the names have just been released for the upcoming season. Here’s to hoping we never meet any of these people/storms Andrea Barry Chantal Dorian Erin Fernand Gabrielle Humberto Ingrid Jerry Karen Lorenzo Melissa Nestor Olga Pablo Rebekah Sebastien Tanya Van Wendy *Sandy was retired in 2012 [...]

Tropical Update

Bruce Mikells — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 10:14:45 +0000

What started as an area of showers and thunderstorms in the Caribbean Sea might be known as Debby by the time the week end is over

Shocking Scenes Of Texas Wildfire [Video]

Bruce Mikells — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 08:35:12 +0000

In our state of Louisiana we usually think of hurricanes as our biggest worry in the natural disaster department. What's good about a hurricane is usually we have some advanced warning and can take the proper precautions. The wildfires in our neighboring state of Texas are very different.

More Tropical Trouble? Tropical Depression 12 Forms In Atlantic

Bruce Mikells — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 10:39:32 +0000

Photo by NASA via Getty Images We spent the weekend watching Hurricane Irene move up the East Coast of the United States. The good news, Irene wasn't as bad as it could have been. So here on this 6 year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's landfall in Louisiana what is mother nature cooking up in the tropics for us now? Introducing Tropical Depression 12, the latest tropical entity in the Atlantic basin. The current tropical models suggest that TD 12 will in fact get stronger and become a named storm. When that happens it will be called Katia. So where might this storm be headed?

Hurricane Season: What The New Forecast Means To You

Bruce Mikells — Mon, 30 May 2011 13:16:34 +0000

It's that time of year again, we've had our Memorial Day fun and now we look down the barrel of Mother Natures biggest cannon, the hurricane. The official beginning of the tropical season is June 1, however Mother Nature very seldom checks the calendar to see if it's okay to start. The forecast group out of Colorado State University is one of the most respected in the country, here is what they say for this years tropical outlook.