For the next 12 months, WDSU will feature stories on the people who played key roles before, during and after the storm. These are the faces of Katrina.

It was “the deadliest hurricane in the contiguous U.S. since Katrina in 2005,” according to the NHC. ‘Deathly dangerous’: Florida Democrats warn against job cuts at NOAA ahead of hurricane ...

Hurricane Ian’s storm surge in Southwest Florida in 2022 – estimated at a peak of 15 feet in Fort Myers Beach – prompted emergency water rescues as the sun set, but still claimed 41 lives.

Climate Coast Guard rescues boat captain clinging to cooler after Hurricane Milton. The man was rescued 30 miles off the Florida coast holding onto a cooler after battling up to 25-foot waves and ...

Since Katrina killed more than 1,300 people in 2005, no storm to strike the mainland U.S. has killed more than 200 people. However, Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico in 2017 , killing an ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Hurricane Katrina hit with unexpected force in 2005, catching many off guard despite days of warnings. Nearly two decades later, forecasters say they now have sharper tools to ...

NEW ORLEANS — Lt. Col. Sean Cross, chief of safety for the 403rd Wing of the Hurricane Hunters, is one of the few pilots who has been inside Hurricane Katrina.Keesler Airforce Base in Biloxi ...

This year marks seven years since Hurricane Harvey slammed the Texas Gulf Coast, making landfall on August 25, 2017. The storm came ashore as a Category 4 storm, making landfall in Rockport, Texas ...

In the wake of deadly Hurricane Helene, a deluge of misinformation has flooded the web, including two apparently doctored AI images of a desperate, sobbing child aboard a boat in supposed floodwate… ...

Hurricane Katrina, on this day in history, Aug. 20, 2005, made landfall near New Orleans, Louisiana. The natural disaster caused major destruction and disruption.

Following Hurricane Milton making landfall Wednesday, water levels rose and currents became swift, ravaging parts of Florida.On Thursday, several rescues were caught on camera.