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Hurricane Isaias Leaves Hundreds of Thousands Without Power

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Hurricane Isaias storm damage in Florida Panhandle with downed trees and flooded streets

Hurricane Isaias made landfall near Destin, Florida, on Friday night as a Category 2 storm, according to the National Hurricane Center, bringing hurricane-force winds, heavy rain and storm surge to the Florida Panhandle and parts of Alabama before weakening as it moved inland. By early Saturday, October 10, utility trackers and local officials reported hundreds … Read more

Nor’easter Slams Northeast With Floods and Power Outages

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Flooded coastal street during a nor'easter storm

A rare and powerful September nor’easter battered the northeastern United States over the weekend, flooding coastal communities from New Jersey to New England, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses, and forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights. The storm, which forecasters compared to Hurricane Sandy, killed one person in New … Read more