August 27, 2020 Laura downgraded to tropical depression as rainfall, flooding continues in Arkansas After storm surges rushed into parts of southwest Louisiana with less depth than expected, the brunt of Hurricane Laura’s landfall may have actually been from its overwhelming winds.
August 27, 2020 Hurricane Laura scatters rocks across coastal Texas highway: See the video Hurricane Laura dumped a payload of rocks on a coastal Texas highway when she arrived early Thursday morning, according to local reports and video.
August 27, 2020 Hurricane Laura toppled Louisiana Confederate statue that local officials had voted to keep Hurricane Laura toppled a Confederate monument in Lake Charles, La., — just two weeks after local officials voted to keep it in place.
August 27, 2020 US adapts to climate threats with drastic shift in flood strategy As hurricane season kicks into full swing, the U.S. strategy to tackle severe flooding is markedly shifting, using tax dollars to move entire communities out of harm's way.
August 27, 2020 Hurricane Laura brings tornado threat after Louisiana landfall, Lake Charles 'severely damaged' Heavy rains and winds battered Louisiana Thursday morning as a weakening Hurricane Laura roared northward, threatening to spread further damage well inland after slamming the Lake Charles area and causing at least four deaths.
August 27, 2020 Hurricane Laura aftermath: Chemical fire erupts outside Lake Charles, Louisiana A large fire erupted Thursday at a chemical plant outside the Louisiana city of Lake Charles following Hurricane Laura’s passage through the area earlier this morning.
August 27, 2020 Sen. John Kennedy on Hurricane Laura: Louisiana looks like it was 'bombed,' toughest is yet to come Hurricane Laura ravaged Louisianna, leaving it looking like it was "bombed," Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., said on Thursday.
August 27, 2020 Hurricane Laura live updates: Louisiana, Texas coasts slammed with damaging winds, flooding Hurricane Laura battered the Louisiana and Texas coasts as it made landfall early Thursday as an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm before slowly weakening to a tropical storm by midday.
August 27, 2020 Neighbors with hoses target California wildfires as crews urge them to stop With California firefighters strapped for resources, residents have organized to put out flames themselves in a large swath of land burning south of San Francisco, defending their homes despite orders to evacuate and pleas by officials to get out of danger.
August 27, 2020 Hurricane Laura aftermath: Hundreds of thousands without power in Louisiana, buildings ripped apart As day broke in Louisiana, residents in the path of Hurricane Laura were waking up to discover its aftermath: widespread power outages, blocked and flooded roadways and gutted buildings.
