Memorial Day storm threat grows as millions again at risk of severe weather in Texas; over 200,000 without powerSevere storms hit Texas on Memorial Day. Around 200,000 customers faced power cuts. Trinity County was severely affected. Houston and Newto...
27 May, 2025, 02.49 PM IST
Massive Louisiana power outage affects thousands and disrupts Memorial Day weekendA widespread power outage struck southeast Louisiana on Memorial Day weekend, impacting over 100,000 residents due to a load shed order fro...
26 May, 2025, 10.52 AM IST
Families left in the dark as emergency rolling outages hit New Orleans and surrounding parishesTens of thousands lost electricity across New Orleans, Metairie, and nearby parishes on Sunday, May 25, due to emergency rolling outages tr...
26 May, 2025, 06.49 AM IST
US: Heavy rains batter Louisiana as Hurricane Francine makes landfallHurricane Francine, a Category 2 storm with winds reaching 100 mph, made landfall on the Louisiana coast in Terrebonne Parish. The storm ca...
12 Sep, 2024, 07.23 AM IST
Thunderstorms in Louisiana: Widespread power outages witnessed in Jefferson and Orleans parishesThunderstorms on Sunday morning knocked out power to thousands of customers in Jefferson and Orleans parishes in the state of Louisiana. En...
24 Jul, 2023, 01.58 AM IST
US: Winter storm leaves 730,000 households and businesses without electricity in MichiganPower outages, airline cancellations, and significant road closures are being brought on by a severe winter storm that is pouring snow and ...
23 Feb, 2023, 11.55 PM IST
Nicholas strengthens into hurricane, pounds coastal Texas, Louisiana with rainAlthough the system was expected to generate only a fraction as much rain as Harvey, a hurricane warning was issued for Port O'Connor to Fr...
14 Sep, 2021, 10.48 AM IST
Why Hurricane Ida crippled the New Orleans power gridEntergy Corp, the largest Louisiana utility, is facing tough questions on whether it had done enough to harden the electric system, which l...
04 Sep, 2021, 04.59 PM IST
Ida's fury hits US oil production, gasoline suppliesHurricane Ida knocked out at least 94% of the offshore Gulf of Mexico oil and gas production and caused "catastrophic" damage to Louisiana'...
31 Aug, 2021, 08.43 AM IST
Oil falls as US refiners shut down by damage from Hurricane IdaUS West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were down 41 cents, or 0.6%, to $68.80 a barrel at 0245 GMT, reversing most of Monday's gain...
31 Aug, 2021, 08.28 AM IST
Hurricane Ida lashes Louisiana, knocks out New Orleans powerPeople in Louisiana woke up to a monster storm after Ida's top winds grew by 45 mph (72 kph) in five hours as the hurricane moved through s...
30 Aug, 2021, 08.21 AM IST
Hurricane Ida rapidly intensifies into dangerous Category 4Ida was a Category 4 hurricane Sunday morning with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph. The storm was centered about 175 miles (280 kilomete...
29 Aug, 2021, 01.35 PM IST
100 million Americans brace for more cold, ice and snowAt least 20 people have died, some while struggling to find warmth inside their homes. In the Houston area, one family succumbed to carbon ...
17 Feb, 2021, 06.34 PM IST
Cold snap leaves one dead, over 4 million without power in TexasThe cold snap sweeping Texas reached the northern part of neighboring Mexico as well, where authorities said 4.7 million users lost power e...
16 Feb, 2021, 02.46 PM IST
Hurricane Laura makes landfall in Louisiana; kills 6 and causes widespread destruction in USLaura came ashore as a Category 4 storm and made landfall near Cameron in Lousiana, about 35 miles east of the Texas border, tearing off ro...
28 Aug, 2020, 04.01 PM IST
Hurricane Laura slams southwestern Louisiana, gutting buildings and killing at least oneA chemical plant caught fire in Laura's wake on Thursday morning in Westlake, Louisiana, 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Lake Charles, sending thi...
27 Aug, 2020, 11.59 PM IST
- Bush declares Texas a disaster area after Ike
President George W Bush on Saturday declared a major disaster in Texas and Louisiana after Hurricane Ike flooded homes, knocked out power a...
14 Sep, 2008, 05.22 AM IST