SEVEN YEARS AGO: Hurricane Harvey makes landfall on the middle Texas Coast
Harvey made landfall as a category four hurricane on August 25, 2017 near Rockport
Month: August 2024
Bryan Norcross: Remembering Hurricane Andrew as it threatened Louisiana as 2024 tropical Atlantic stays quiet
On this day 32 years ago, Hurricane Andrew was at Category 4 strength, showed signs of strengthening, and was aiming at southeastern Louisiana. The National Hurricane Center extended the Hurricane Warning to include the entire Louisiana and most of the Mississippi coast. Metro New Orleans was on alert. The storm that had ripped across South Florida was forecast to tiptoe onto the northern Gulf coast. Exactly where was the big question.
Hone strengthens into hurricane as Hawaiiâs Big Island gets slammed with heavy rain, strong wind
A Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect for portions of Hawaii as Hurricane Hone brushes by to the south of the archipelago, lashing the region with torrential rain and gusty winds that could have a big impact on those living or traveling to the Aloha State.
There’s hope for at least *some* rain this week around San Antonio
Temps will stay under 100°, too!
Doctor Anthony Fauci recovering from reported West Nile infection
A spokesperson told FOX News that Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and Chief Medical Advisor to the President of the United States, is recovering after testing positive for the West Nile virus. The mosquito-borne illness was first detected in the country in 1999 and has been spreading ever since.
See it: Baseball-sized diamond unearthed in Africa, one of worldâs largest rough diamonds
A rough diamond measuring 2,492 carats was discovered in Botswana, making it one of the worldâs largest rough diamonds ever unearthed, according to Lucara Diamond Corp.
Watch: Hundreds of sea lions take over California beach
Video shot on Friday shows hundreds of sea lions gathered on San Carlos Beach in Monterey, California.
Burning Man festivalgoers experience travel headaches again due to rain
Rain around the Black Rock Desert in northwestern Nevada is hampering travel plans for Burning Man Festival attendees Saturday.
Stranded astronauts won’t come home from space station on Boeingâs Starliner spacecraft, NASA admits
NASA launched astronauts Barry âButch" Wilmore and Sunita âSuni" Williams into space aboard a Boeing Starliner on what was expected to be an eight-day excursion, but the mission has been extended by several months.
Bryan Norcross: Remembering Hurricane Andrew on the date of impact while the 2024 Atlantic tropics stay quiet
On this day 32 years ago, Hurricane Andrew left a trail of unimaginable destruction and hardship as it screamed across a 20-mile-wide swath of southern Dade County, Florida.