Looking back at 2005, the last time hurricane season went Greek
With the 29th named storm of the 2020 hurricane season skimming past Central Florida and potentially a 30th named storm sitting in the Caribbean, this season is one for the record books. Meteorologists have often compared the 2020 hurricane season with 2005. The 2005 tropical season started off with tropical storms Arlene and Bret forming in June, making it only the second time in history to have happened. Tracks and intensity of the 2005 hurricane season. Flooding in New Orleans due to Hurricane Katrina (2005).
Grief, anger, disbelief: President Trump voters face Joe Bidenโs victory
Still, any fragment of possibility is enough for some Trump supporters to reject reality, feel aggrieved and rebuff Biden's calls for unity. Several Trump supporters interviewed by The Associated Press in recent days were rankled by widespread celebrations of Biden's win in liberal cities. They saw hypocrisy in the public, outdoor gatherings after Democrats condemned Trump supporters for attending big rallies โ some were held indoors โ during the coronavirus pandemic. Piotrowski, like many Trump supporters, wants to see Trumpโs legal challenges continue. Unlike many Trump supporters, Michelle Sassouni wasn't shocked by the outcome of the election or the aftermath.
'Sigh of relief': Sally spares a Mississippi gator ranch
โ As rain and wind from Sally starting reaching the Gulf Coast, the manager of a Mississippi alligator ranch was just hoping he wouldnโt have to deal with a repeat of what happened during Hurricane Katrina. Thatโs when about 250 alligators escaped their enclosures as storm surge pushed water over the grounds. โIโm thinking a sigh of relief somewhat,โ said manager Tim Parker, who took over Gulf Coast Gator Ranch & Tours after Katrina. As the hurricane moved east of Mississippi, the surge forecast was reduced to no more than 4 feet (1.2 meters). Parkerโs farm has alligators up to 14 feet long, roaming and swimming through ponds, sand dunes and tall marsh grass.
Fierce storm surge feared as Laura bears down on Gulf Coast
A girl wades towards her flooded home the day after the passing of Tropical Storm Laura in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, Aug. 24, 2020. Laura battered the Dominican Republic and Haiti on it's way to the U.S. Gulf Coast, where forecaster fear it could become a major hurricane. Now forecasters are turning their attention the Gulf Coast, where up to 11 feet (3.4 meters) of sea water storm surge could inundate the coastline from High Island in Texas to Morgan City, Louisiana, the hurricane center said. Hurricane Rita then struck southwest Louisiana that Sept. 24 as a Category 3 storm. We might have dodged a bullet with Marco, and obviously some people along the Gulf Coast are not going to be as blessed as us.___Martin reported from Marietta, Georgia.
These historic hurricanes spawned tornadoes, leaving devastation in their paths
Hurricane Andrew made landfall in Homestead Florida on Aug. 24, 1992 as a monster Category 5 storm. 1992: Hurricane Andrew makes landfall just south of Miami as a Category 5 hurricane. Hurricane Katrina from 2005 courtesy NOAAThese historical hurricanes have a combined destruction total of just over $150 billion in damages. Hurricane Andrew had 28 tornadoes in its outer-bands while Katrina had a whopping 57 tornadoes that impacted eight different states. (NOAA)Damage in Lakes by the Bay from Hurricane Andrew in 1992.
More than 50 years later, Hurricane Camille still top record holder
Camille is one of four Category 5 hurricanes to make landfall in the continental U.S along with the Labor Day hurricane of 1935, Hurricane Andrew and Hurricane Michael. (National Hurricane Center)This is not something that happens often. According to the National Hurricane Center, only 36 hurricanes have reached that status. Camilles storm surge flooding was 24.6 feet, which swept away homes that had been flattened by the wind. To read more about storm surge from News 6 Chief Meteorologist Tom Sorrells, click here.