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Tropical Storm Barry Pelts Louisiana, Millions Brace For Flooding
Major storm Barry slammed into Louisiana on Saturday, pelting the region with heavy rain and ferocious winds as millions of Americans braced for the serious flooding expected to follow.
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22 Confirmed Dead From Hurricane Harvey, Houston Mayor Imposes Nightly Curfew
The biggest rainstorm in the history of the continental United States finally began to move away from Houston on Tuesday, as the remnants of Hurricane Harvey and its endless, merciless rain bands spun east to menace Louisiana instead.
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Donald Trump Declares Emergency In Louisiana For Storm Harvey
US President Donald Trump today declared an emergency in Louisiana as part of the southern state was being pelted with rain from tropical storm Harvey.
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Barack Obama To Tour Flood-Battered Areas In Louisiana
President Barack Obama will visit Louisiana today to assess flood damage there, days after he was criticized for not cutting short his vacation on Martha's Vineyard to view the devastation in the Gulf Coast state.
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Flooding Puts A Damper On US Rice Harvest
Heavy rain that brought record flooding to Louisiana recently has put a damper on the nation's harvest of rice, a food staple that usually likes water as it grows but can't be gathered by machine if fields are inundated.
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How Over 2 Feet Of Rain Caused Historic Flooding In Louisiana In Less Than 72 Hours
All-told, over 20 inches of rain fell in three days around Baton Rouge.
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Flooding Disaster That Killed Seven In Louisiana Now Menaces Texas
Overwhelmed rivers in much of southern Louisiana receded slowly from record levels on Monday while crews in boats searched for more people stranded in inundated homes after three days of torrential rains that killed seven people.
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3 Dead, Thousands Rescued From Deadly Louisiana Flood Waters
Emergency crews have rescued more than 7,000 people stranded in Louisiana by historic flooding that has killed at least three people and submerged whole communities, Governor John Bel Edwards said on Sunday, as the U.S. Gulf Coast braced for more rain and rising waters.
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A 'Horror Movie': Louisiana Is In A State Of Emergency Because Of Record Flooding
Torrential rains have caused massive flooding in rivers and creeks in states along the Gulf Coast this weekend, leaving at least two people dead and a trail of damage. More than 1,000 have been rescued in Louisiana from the fast-rising waters, found in homes, cars and even clinging to trees.
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At Least 2 Dead, 2 Injured As Rains Pound US Gulf Coast
Torrential downpours in parts of Louisiana and Mississippi caused flooding on Friday that killed at least two men, left two people injured and forced residents to evacuate homes throughout the region, officials said.
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Flooding Forces More Than 1,000 From Homes In Louisiana
Huge military trucks rumbled through neighbourhoods in northern Louisiana on Thursday in search of families trapped by days of relentless rain, while men in rain gear waded through floodwaters up to their chests to rescue stranded animals.
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US freeze shows no sign of weekend melt after deadly storm, several dead
Snow, sleet, and freezing rain are forecast to hit the eastern United States this weekend, and temperatures will stay below zero in the west, the National Weather Service said, after a deadly winter storm slammed the nation's midsection on Friday.
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Rescues continue as Hurricane Isaac floods Louisiana, Obama declares federal emergency
Isaac dropped unrelenting rain Thursday, flooding areas north and south of New Orleans, and officials had to scramble to evacuate and rescue people as waters quickly rose. Inside the city, there were bursts of sunshine, the fortified defenses held and life began to slowly get back to some sort of normalcy.
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Tropical Storm Lee drifts just off Louisiana
Bands of heavy rain and strong wind gusts from Tropical Storm Lee knocked out power to thousands in Louisiana and Mississippi and prompted evacuations in bayou towns such as Jean Lafitte, where water lapped at the front doors of some homes.
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Tropical Storm Barry Pelts Louisiana, Millions Brace For Flooding
Major storm Barry slammed into Louisiana on Saturday, pelting the region with heavy rain and ferocious winds as millions of Americans braced for the serious flooding expected to follow.
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22 Confirmed Dead From Hurricane Harvey, Houston Mayor Imposes Nightly Curfew
The biggest rainstorm in the history of the continental United States finally began to move away from Houston on Tuesday, as the remnants of Hurricane Harvey and its endless, merciless rain bands spun east to menace Louisiana instead.
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Donald Trump Declares Emergency In Louisiana For Storm Harvey
US President Donald Trump today declared an emergency in Louisiana as part of the southern state was being pelted with rain from tropical storm Harvey.
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Barack Obama To Tour Flood-Battered Areas In Louisiana
President Barack Obama will visit Louisiana today to assess flood damage there, days after he was criticized for not cutting short his vacation on Martha's Vineyard to view the devastation in the Gulf Coast state.
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Flooding Puts A Damper On US Rice Harvest
Heavy rain that brought record flooding to Louisiana recently has put a damper on the nation's harvest of rice, a food staple that usually likes water as it grows but can't be gathered by machine if fields are inundated.
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How Over 2 Feet Of Rain Caused Historic Flooding In Louisiana In Less Than 72 Hours
All-told, over 20 inches of rain fell in three days around Baton Rouge.
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Flooding Disaster That Killed Seven In Louisiana Now Menaces Texas
Overwhelmed rivers in much of southern Louisiana receded slowly from record levels on Monday while crews in boats searched for more people stranded in inundated homes after three days of torrential rains that killed seven people.
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3 Dead, Thousands Rescued From Deadly Louisiana Flood Waters
Emergency crews have rescued more than 7,000 people stranded in Louisiana by historic flooding that has killed at least three people and submerged whole communities, Governor John Bel Edwards said on Sunday, as the U.S. Gulf Coast braced for more rain and rising waters.
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A 'Horror Movie': Louisiana Is In A State Of Emergency Because Of Record Flooding
Torrential rains have caused massive flooding in rivers and creeks in states along the Gulf Coast this weekend, leaving at least two people dead and a trail of damage. More than 1,000 have been rescued in Louisiana from the fast-rising waters, found in homes, cars and even clinging to trees.
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At Least 2 Dead, 2 Injured As Rains Pound US Gulf Coast
Torrential downpours in parts of Louisiana and Mississippi caused flooding on Friday that killed at least two men, left two people injured and forced residents to evacuate homes throughout the region, officials said.
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Flooding Forces More Than 1,000 From Homes In Louisiana
Huge military trucks rumbled through neighbourhoods in northern Louisiana on Thursday in search of families trapped by days of relentless rain, while men in rain gear waded through floodwaters up to their chests to rescue stranded animals.
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US freeze shows no sign of weekend melt after deadly storm, several dead
Snow, sleet, and freezing rain are forecast to hit the eastern United States this weekend, and temperatures will stay below zero in the west, the National Weather Service said, after a deadly winter storm slammed the nation's midsection on Friday.
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Rescues continue as Hurricane Isaac floods Louisiana, Obama declares federal emergency
Isaac dropped unrelenting rain Thursday, flooding areas north and south of New Orleans, and officials had to scramble to evacuate and rescue people as waters quickly rose. Inside the city, there were bursts of sunshine, the fortified defenses held and life began to slowly get back to some sort of normalcy.
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Tropical Storm Lee drifts just off Louisiana
Bands of heavy rain and strong wind gusts from Tropical Storm Lee knocked out power to thousands in Louisiana and Mississippi and prompted evacuations in bayou towns such as Jean Lafitte, where water lapped at the front doors of some homes.
