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August 27, 2020 By: Staff Report: SHREVEPORT, LA. – Unsurvivable storm surge with large and destructive waves will cause catastrophic damage from Sea Rim State Park, Texas, to Intracoastal City, Louisiana, including Calcasieu and Sabine Lakes. This surge could penetrate up to 40 miles inland…
Read More Flooding Rainfall Spreading Inland Over Louisiana, Update on Warnings and LIVE Stream
August 27, 2020 By: Staff Report PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – We will be compiling images and videos from folks on the ground in Louisiana. Below are some of the initial embeds and more coming throughout the morning. We do know that the storm surge was…
Read More Hurricane Laura Wreaks Havoc Overnight, Video and Images from the Impacted Areas
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – Maximum sustained winds are near 150 mph (240 km/h) with higher gusts. No significant change in strength is likely before landfall. Rapid weakening is expected after Laura moves inland. We have a live feed from Cameron and Lake Charles Louisiana. Some…
Read More Hurricane Laura to Make Landfall 150 MPH Winds LIVE CAM ONLINE NOW
August 26, 2020 By: Staff Report PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – CLICK HERE FOR LIVE FEED FROM HURRICANE DELTA. We have a live feed from Cameron and Lake Charles Louisiana. Some streets are flooded and sustained winds have picked up.
Read More Cameron Louisiana Already Seeing Flooded Streets LIVE CAM
August 26, 2020 By: Staff Report TAMPA, Fla. – We have a live feed from a vehicle cam in Lake Charles Louisiana. This feed will stay up as long as nature permits.
Read More Watch LIVE as Hurricane Laura Approaches Lake Charles Louisiana
August 26, 2020 By: Staff Report Intracoastal City, LA.- Unsurvivable storm surge with large and destructive waves will cause catastrophic damage from Sea Rim State Park, Texas, to Intracoastal City, Louisiana, including Calcasieu and Sabine Lakes. This surge could penetrate up to 30 miles inland…
Read More ‘Unsurvivable Storm Surge’ Hurricane Laura Now a Dangerous Category 4
TAMPA, Fla. – The CDC has changed its COVID-19 guidelines again and reverted to what feels like the original guidelines from March. “Not everyone needs to be tested. If you do get tested, you should self-quarantine/isolate at home pending test results and follow the advice…
Read More CDC Removes 14-day Travel Quarantine and Changes COVID-19 Testing Recommendations
August 26, 2020 By: Staff Report, PR TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – As Hurricane Laura bears down on the Gulf Coast, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and State Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis announced the deployment of Urban Search & Rescue (US&R) Task Force 4 to Louisiana on Thursday…
Read More CFO & State Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis Deploys Urban Search & Rescue Task Force to Louisiana Ahead of Hurricane Laura
August 26, 2020 By: Staff Report SAN LUIS PASS, Tx.- CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST UPDATE….Life-threatening storm surge with large and dangerous waves is expected to produce potentially catastrophic damage from San Luis Pass, Texas, to the Mouth of the Mississippi River, including areas inside…
Read More Hurricane Laura Potentially Catastrophic Storm Surge, Extreme Winds
FLEMING ISLAND, Fla. – To earn the distinction of becoming an Eagle Scout through the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), a teen typically dedicates around 100 hours to a service project that benefits the community. From 1912 until this year, the honor was only open…
Read More Fleming Island Teen Courtney Laird, Sets Sights on Honor of Eagle Scout