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MILTON, Fla. — Hurricane recovery efforts continue across Milton and surrounding communities, where downed trees, blocked roads, limited communications, and the challenge of finding fuel have complicated efforts to reach residents in need. The Rabbit Hole News has been boots…

LOUISIANA — A tropical system in the southwestern Gulf is becoming increasingly organized Tuesday morning, and forecasters say a tropical depression could form within the next day or so. The National Hurricane Center has increased the chance of development for…

SLIDELL, La. — The threat of flooding is increasing across portions of Southeast Louisiana and the Mississippi Gulf Coast as multiple rounds of heavy rain and thunderstorms move through the region this weekend. The National Weather Service in New Orleans…

SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA — The threat of heavy rain and possible flash flooding this weekend is already beginning to impact plans across Southeast Louisiana, with organizers canceling or changing events ahead of the approaching weather. Multiple rounds of thunderstorms are expected…

Residents across southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi are being urged to take precautions this Labor Day as dangerous heat and humidity are expected to push heat index values well above 100 degrees during what is already expected to be a…

Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center say no tropical cyclones are expected to form anywhere across the Atlantic, the Caribbean Sea, or the Gulf of America over the next seven days. The National Hurricane Center’s Miami office issued the outlook…

St. Tammany Parish is under a Heat Advisory from the National Weather Service office in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, in effect from 9:03 a.m. CDT on September 6, 2026, through 7 p.m. CDT on September 7, 2026. The advisory…

Edouard has weakened from a tropical storm to a tropical depression, but the danger is far from over for the Gulf Coast. Heavy rain and flash flooding continue across southwest Louisiana and eastern Texas as the system slowly moves inland.…

LOUISIANA — Invest 97L in the northern Gulf now has a 70% chance of tropical development, according to the National Hurricane Center. A tropical depression or tropical storm could form before the system reaches southwestern Louisiana or the Upper Texas…

Twenty one years ago today, Hurricane Katrina changed the Gulf Coast forever. Katrina made landfall on August 29, 2005, as a Category 3 hurricane after reaching Category 5 strength over the Gulf. The storm caused roughly $125 billion in damage,…