Six years after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans may need to brace for Tropical Storm Lee, which is inching northward up the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico and is expected to creep upon the coast of southern Louisiana this weekend.
Laura Matthews
Sep 02, 2011
Tropical Depression 13 has now upgraded to Tropical Storm Lee and is threatening to bring heavy rainfall to the New Orleans areas over the Labor Day weekend, as bands of thunderstorms pass over the region in the next couple of days. Lee is located just 200 miles southeast of Cameron, La., and 210 miles southwest of the mouth of the Mississippi River. Lee is now packing maximum sustained winds of 40 mph and is moving northwest at 2 mph.
Laura Matthews
Sep 02, 2011
The U.S. is on high tropical cyclone alert, as Tropical Storm Lee strengthens and is forecast to inundate the Gulf Coast including New Orleans with possible severe flash flooding and Hurricane Katia forces U.S. East Coast residents to keep a keen on that storm's strengthening and path.
David Magee
Sep 02, 2011
His endorsement would be a coup for any of the GOP candidates.
Palash Ghosh
Sep 02, 2011
The National Hurricane Center has upgraded tropical depression 13 into Tropical Storm Lee on Friday, as Mississippi joined Louisiana in declaring a state of emergency as the storm prepares to assault the U.S. Gulf Coast with a threat of torrential rains and widespread flooding. On Thursday, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal declared a state of emergency as the storm developed.
David Magee
Sep 02, 2011
From soaring temperatures to overflowing rivers to an unprecedented spate of costly natural disasters, 2011 has been a year of extreme, record-breaking weather.
Jeremy White
Sep 02, 2011
Louisiana has declared a state of emergency and Alabama, Florida, Mississippi are warned to be on alert as the tropical depression that's likely to become Tropical Storm Lee or Hurricane Lee poses a significant threat to the U.S. Gulf Coast region. Heavy rains and flooding are forecast.
David Magee
Sep 02, 2011
Oil and an oil sheen covering several square miles of water are surfacing near the site of last year's BP Macondo Well disaster, prompting concerns that the well might not be plugged as Tropical Storm Lee gathers strength.
IBT Staff Reporter
Sep 02, 2011
Tropical Storm Irene left Vermont with severe flooding. In response, residents took to Facebook to help in the recovery.
Mark Johanson
Sep 02, 2011
This year's Atlantic hurricane season has been jam-packed, with 12 named storms in three months -- the total number of named storms seen in a normal six-month season. Why is 2011 proving more active than 2009 or 2010?
IBT Staff Reporter
Sep 02, 2011
Katia weakened slightly to a tropical storm, but could still head towards the U.S. coast as a major hurricane. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Lee is expected to hit the Louisiana Gulf Coast this weekend.
Mark Johanson
Sep 02, 2011
From flooding to drought to tornadoes, 2011 is already on the books as an unprecedented, record-shattering year for weather in the United States.
Jeremy White
Sep 02, 2011
Tropical Depression 13, which continued to move toward the Gulf Coast on Friday, has winds up to 35 miles per hour, but the region can't rest easy. The storm may not be packing hurricane-force winds when it hits New Orleans, but it could drench the city with up to 20 inches of rain and cause severe flooding.
IBT Staff Reporter
Sep 02, 2011
Oil and an oil sheen covering several square miles of water are surfacing near the site of last year’s BP Macondo Well disaster, prompting concerns that the well might not be plugged.
IBT Staff Reporter
Sep 02, 2011
Tropical Katia is not expected to strengthen much on Friday, as wind shear clips the system, but forecasters say the storm will likely regain hurricane strength and perhaps cut a path toward the U.S. coast by the middle of next week. At 8 a.m. Friday, Katia was in the Atlantic, 700 miles east of the Leeward Islands. The storm is moving northwest at 15 miles per hour with sustained winds of 70 miles per hour, just below hurricane strength.
David Magee
Sep 02, 2011
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has declared a state of emergency as New Orleans and others in the Gulf Coast region prepare for possibly torrential rainfall and flooding from a developing tropical storm.Tropical Depression 13 poses a high threat level to several states along the Gulf Coast. This is a developing story on Friday with potential for significant impact into the Labor Day weekend and early next week that residents along the coasts of Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and even Texas sho...
David Magee
Sep 02, 2011
Tropical Depression 13 poses a high threat level to the U.S. Gulf Coast region, including potential flooding risks in New Orleans which was devastated by high waters from Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has issued a state of emergency in advance of the storm, likely to intensify to tropical storm status with drenching rainfall.
David Magee
Sep 02, 2011
Headed towards the Shikoku and Hiroshima regions of the Japan archipelago, Typhoon Talas is the 5th typhoon of the 2011 Pacific Typhoon season.
Monami Thakur
Sep 02, 2011
Brent crude hovered at $114 a barrel Friday, on track for its second consecutive weekly gain, as investors eyed U.S. jobs data for clues on whether the world's largest oil consumer will be able to dodge a recession.
Eric Linton
Sep 02, 2011
The tropical depression will be called Lee if it upgrades to a tropical storm. It is currently creeping north through the Gulf of Mexico. It could spur torrential rains and coastal flooding from the Florida Panhandle to Texas-Louisiana border, National Hurricane Center Director Bill Read told the media.
Laura Matthews
Sep 01, 2011
Whether Hurricane Katia will have any impact on the United States is still uncertain, but forecasters are keeping a watchful eye on a new tropical threat in the Gulf of Mexico.
Laura Matthews
Sep 01, 2011
It is a mistake to focus just on a hurricane's wind speed. Of the most catastrophic hurricanes in United States history, the majority were so devastating because of the flooding caused by a combination of heavy rainfall and storm surges, not because of the winds themselves.
IBT Staff Reporter
Sep 01, 2011
