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2nd Hurricane Nearly Misses as Hawai’i Cleans Up

By Paul Katula • Sep 3, 2026
A tropical storm hit Hawai'i and caused damage, closing a few schools momentarily. Amid the clean-up, another storm or 2 just missed the islands.

Hurricane Beryl: Granada, Jamaica, less in Texas

By Paul Katula • Jul 3, 2024
Once a Category 5 hurricane, Beryl threatens Mexico and Texas after destroying islands in the Caribbean.

Hurricane Nicole lays waste to Florida coast

By Paul Katula • Nov 10, 2022
Just a few short weeks after Hurricane Ian's destruction, Hurricane Nicole made landfall Thursday, bringing its own destructive storm surge to beaches.

Hurricane Ian closes schools in Florida

By Paul Katula • Sep 26, 2022
Hurricane Ian threatens Florida's gulf coast this week. Several counties are being evacuated and schools shut down.

4 days after Hurricane Ida in Louisiana schools

By Paul Katula • Sep 4, 2021
Students in Louisiana are learning about ways to solve some new problems, as Hurricane Ida closes schools and cuts off electricity and WiFi.

New Orleans closes after Hurricane Ida

By Paul Katula • Aug 30, 2021
Hurricane Ida made landfall as a Category 4 storm Sunday afternoon and "devastated" areas of southeastern Louisiana.

Hurricane to hit Honduras (again)

By Paul Katula • Nov 14, 2020
The threat of a 2nd major hurricane to hit Central America this month underscores effects of climate change.

Students help in wake of Gulf Coast storms

By Paul Katula • Sep 17, 2020
Hurricane victims in the South got some much needed help from students at one Louisiana school. Laura and Sally have been very destructive.

Michael splinters homes, uproots trees, upends lives

By Paul Katula • Oct 12, 2018
Many schools in Florida are still closed after a deadly hurricane laid a path of destruction across much of the panhandle.

Hurricane Michael: Cat. 4 in Florida

By Paul Katula • Oct 10, 2018
Power losses and other damage on Florida's Gulf Coast from Hurricane Michael. Schools are closed through at least Thursday.

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