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A huge swath of the Gulf Coast is under a "moderate" flash flood risk for the next three days, the National Weather Service warns, as Tropical Storm Nicholas approaches.

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People On The Texas Gulf Coast Brace For Tropical Storm Nicholas

3:49pm September 13, 2021

by Bill Chappell

Nicholas could strengthen into a hurricane before making landfall Monday. The storm will trigger "considerable flash and urban flooding," the National Hurricane Center says.

Buildings and homes were flooded after Hurricane Laura hit near Lake Charles, La., in August. Five named storms came ashore in Louisiana in 2020 — part of a record-setting Atlantic hurricane season.

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Too Many Storms, Not Enough Names

8:38am November 30, 2020

by Greg Allen

The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season ends Monday. And it couldn't come soon enough. The season set plenty of records, including the most named storms, the latest a category 5 formed and many others.

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Hurricane Dorian's outer bands are lashing Florida as the storm moves northward along the U.S. coastline.

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Bahamas Death Toll From Hurricane Dorian Rises To 20

1:06am September 05, 2019

by Bill Chappell

The Bahamas health minister announced the higher death toll late Wednesday, as Dorian continued shadowing the U.S. East Coast.

Hurricane Dorian, now a Category 5 storm, tracks toward the Florida coast on Sept. 1.

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Historic Hurricane Dorian Bears Down On Northern Bahamas As A Category 5 Storm

11:39pm September 01, 2019

by Shannon Van Sant

With sustained winds of 185 mph, Dorian is hitting the Bahamas as "the strongest hurricane in modern records" to hit the archipelago, according to the National Hurricane Center.