Of all the hazards that hurricanes bring, storm surge is the greatest threat to life and property along the coast. It can sweep homes off their foundations, flood riverside communities miles inland, ...

Hurricane Laura battered the Gulf Coast near the Texas-Louisiana line Wednesday night after strengthening into a monster Category 4 storm packing 150 mph winds. The devastating storm — which was just ...

Updated at 10:24 a.m. ET Wednesday Hurricane Laura is "rapidly intensifying" and will make landfall late Wednesday or early Thursday as a major hurricane, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Laura is now a depression, less than 24 hours after striking Louisiana as a Category 4 hurricane early Thursday morning. The center of Laura has moved into Arkansas, dumping heavy rain there. There ...