Hurricane Laura Slams Coast, Causing Severe Flooding and Wind Damage After hitting the Louisiana-Texas border overnight as a category 4 storm, Laura weakened to a tropical storm Thursday afternoon.

Initially it was feared that both storms would hit Louisiana as hurricanes within 48 hours of each other - an unprecedented event - but Marco was downgraded to a tropical storm. Hurricane Laura ...

storm surge was avoided as the hurricane, the state's biggest, tracked further east. Laura has now been downgraded to tropical storm status. It has since crossed into Arkansas. At 19:00 local time ...

will be followed by Tropical Storm Laura, now over the Dominican Republic and Haiti and heading toward Cuba, and expected to strengthen to a hurricane before striking the Gulf Coast on Thursday.

It's not great news for the Gulf Coast and other storm-prone regions: La Niña is associated with more tropical activity in ...

Braving the next tropical storm is a way of life for Houstonians. No matter how intense the tropical threat, Houstonians are saavy pros at storm prep, and we can give you a rundown of all the ...