August 26, 2020 Hurricane Laura seen bursting with lightning in NOAA's satellite imagery Bursts of lightning appear dotting the storm clouds of Hurricane Laura in satellite imagery posted to Twitter by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Wednesday morning.
August 26, 2020 Hurricane Laura closes in: Tropical storm force winds reach Louisiana as rains, incoming tide converge A shifting tide and incoming storm surge will send water levels rising quickly along the Gulf coast near where Hurricane Laura is expected to make landfall overnight, the National Weather Service warned just before low tide Wednesday evening,
August 26, 2020 PHOTOS: Hurricane Laura deemed 'extremely dangerous,' Texas and Louisiana brace for 'unsurvivable' storm surge The storm grew nearly 87% in power in just 24 hours to a size the National Hurricane Center called “extremely dangerous.”
August 26, 2020 Louisiana Gov. Edwards calls Hurricane Laura 'huge threat to life,' storm may be worst since 1957 Louisiana Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards told "Your World" Wednesday that Hurricane Laura could be the strongest storm to hit the southwestern part of the state in more than six decades.
August 26, 2020 Hurricane Laura, now Category 4, may bring 'unsurvivable' storm surge to Texas-Louisiana border An intensifying Hurricane Laura grew stronger by the hour Wednesday over the Gulf of Mexico as forecasters said the system strengthened into an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm, spawning a storm surge that's already swamped parts of the Gulf Coast.
August 26, 2020 Hurricane Laura forces evacuations of over half a million in Texas, Louisiana ahead of landfall Hurricane Laura has forced evacuations of over half a million people in Texas and Louisiana ahead of its expected landfall along the Gulf Coast early Thursday.
August 26, 2020 'Intensifying' Hurricane Laura revealed in time-lapse video of hurricane hunter aircraft A beautiful sunrise can be seen for a moment as a hurricane hunter aircraft passes through Laura while the storm gathered strength Tuesday over the Gulf of Mexico.
August 25, 2020 Hurricane Laura continues to strengthen; Texas, Louisiana brace for impact Hurricane Laura continued to strengthen Tuesday evening as it churned through the Gulf of Mexico toward Texas and Louisiana, where hundreds of thousands of coastal residents were evacuating.
August 21, 2020 Massive wildfire destroys Big Basin State Park's historic buildings As devastating wildfires continue to tear through the Santa Cruz Mountains, officials reported Thursday afternoon that historic structures at Big Basin Redwoods State Park had burned to the ground.
August 20, 2020 California pilot killed in firefighting helicopter crash had wife, 2 daughters The California helicopter pilot who died after crashing during a water-dropping mission in Fresno County Wednesday has been identified as a 52-year-old father of two.
