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Today, many people report hearing a woman's screams through the Manchac swamp at night, and some report hear her singing her deadly prediction "One day I'm gonna die, and I'm gonna take all of you with me.”

24/7 Wall St. has just released their list of "States Least Prepared For Disasters". Is Louisiana ready to deal with a disaster if one were to happen right now?

El Nino in the Pacific is expected to lead to a quieter tropical Summer across the Gulf South.

Today we celebrate pecans and waffles. I like both of them so much I will probably celebrate them together.

Is this the calm before the storm or is Mother Nature giving us a break this hurricane season? See what forecasters are thinking as we slide toward fall and cooler temperatures.

Forecasters think the weather phenomenon known as El Nino, which warms part of the Pacific every few years, will suppress the number and intensity of tropical weather this year.

There have been 12 named tropical systems in the 2013 Atlantic Hurricane Season so far. Chances are slim there will be another one before the season ends November 30th.

As is the case with most meteorological phenomena, hurricanes are difficult to track. While there are a number of tools out there to get the job done, many have limitations due to the unpredictable nature of the storms. But what if one could go inside a hurricane, see the conditions, get ultra-accurate measurements and logically predict what will happen next? That's what Hurricane Hunters strive t

Hurricanes cause all sorts of damage, but do you have any idea just how much?

This is a case of too much Mother Nature for one windmill to handle. This is what happens when the safety systems on a wind turbine fail in a big way.

Disturbed weather in the Western Caribbean Sea, could it become the next named tropical system?

From KATC   Tropical Storm Andrea is still pushing toward the Florida coastline with winds of 60mph this morning. The forecast track moves Andrea toward a relatively unpopulated area of northern Florida between Apalachicola and Tampa. Severe weather is expected over central and southern Florida today along with very heavy rains.

We're no strangers to hurricanes here in South Louisiana, so when I saw this news, I was a little alarmed.

The next six weeks are the busiest when it comes to hurricanes, tropical storms and tropical depressions.

Often it's up to you to notice the sky getting dark and the breeze beginning to pick up as a thunderstorm moves in. Even if you do keep an eye to the sky you could still be in some danger from a bolt out of the blue.

Debby's track has been shifted well to the east. Warnings for the Louisiana Coastline have been lifted.

Wish I would have had this info when I was "stuck" in a condo in Destin, Florida as Hurricane Gustave was approaching. The edited version of this story is...I was scared to death that my house in Lafayette would be destoyed while I was vacationing on the beach...