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Winds rake Northeastern parts of US, leaving thousands without power

Winds close to hurricane strength swept across parts of the northeastern U.S. on Wednesday morning, toppling trees, taking down power lines and leaving tens of thousands of residents without power

Tropical Storm Beta spurs hurricane worries for Texas

Both the city of Galveston and Galveston County on Saturday issued voluntary evacuation orders ahead of Tropical Storm Beta, as did the city of Seabrook to the north of Galveston

A quarter of US energy output offline as Hurricane Sally advances

Sally weakened on Tuesday to a Category One hurricane with sustained winds of 80 miles per hour

Offshore oil wells, ports shut as Hurricane Sally advances on US Gulf

Sally was upgraded to a hurricane on Monday, with expected landfall on Tuesday

Gulf Coast residents brace for possible onslaught of Tropical storm Sally

Storm-weary Gulf Coast residents prepared for a new weather onslaught as Tropical Storm Sally churned northward

Oil companies idle production as US Gulf Coast braces for hurricane

Offshore platforms and one refinery along the US Gulf Coast shut down on Sunday as they prepared for a second hurricane strike in less than a month

Oil producers evacuate US Gulf of Mexico platforms as tropical storm brews

Chevron Corp and Murphy Oil Corp on Saturday started removing workers from offshore oil and gas platforms

Louisiana Guv declares emergency as state prepares for Tropical Storm Sally

Louisiana Governor John Bel has declared a state of emergency as Tropical Storm Sally moved into the Gulf of Mexico."Today, I declared a State of Emergency in advance of Tropical Storm Sally, which is forecast to strengthen to a hurricane that could impact Louisiana as early as Monday morning," Bel wrote on Twitter on Saturday."This, when combined with the COVID-19 pandemic, can make us all weary. I implore Louisianans to take their preparations seriously," the governor added in a separate tweet.Tropical Storm Sally brought heavy rain and winds to Florida on Saturday.According to the US National Hurricane Center, Sally will strengthen to a hurricane by Monday afternoon, but will weaken back to a tropical storm while moving inland over Louisiana and Mississippi on Wednesday.

Nana strengthens into hurricane as it barrels off the coast of Honduras

Long lines stretched through supermarkets and hardware store shelves were nearly bare as residents of Belize bought materials to board up windows and doors ahead of Nana''s expected landfall

Trump visits hurricane-hit states, approves disaster declaration to help

During Trump's visit, Texas Governor Greg Abbott told him that: "You have been there for us every step of the way, helping us. Never have I seen such a swift response to a request"

Louisiana begins cleanup as Hurricane Laura leaves behind death and damage

The U.S. toll from the Category 4 hurricane rose to 16 deaths, with more than half of those killed by carbon monoxide poisoning

Donald Trump to head to Louisiana as Hurricane Laura cleanup starts

The US toll from the Category 4 hurricane stood at 14 deaths, with more than half of those killed by carbon monoxide poisoning from the unsafe operation of generators

Oil steady as US producers, refiners avoid worst of Hurricane Laura

Brent crude futures for October, set to expire on Friday, rose 2 cents to $45.11 a barrel, heading for a 1.7% weekly gain

Energy export severely disrupted by Hurricane Laura, 1 bpd reduction likely

Laura made landfall early Thursday near the Texas-Louisiana border, one of the most powerful storms to ever hit the region, and raced north

Hurricane Laura makes landfall in US; 4 killed, extensive property damage

Laura, a category 4 hurricane with a maximum wind speed of 150 miles per hour and one of the strongest to hit the US, slammed the Gulf Coast early Thursday

Laura turns into Category 4 hurricane, threatens catastrophic storm surge

Laura has strengthened into an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 hurricane with a maximum wind speed of 140 miles per hour as it heads for a catastrophic landfall near the Texas and Louisiana border

Hurricane Laura poses biggest storm threat to US oil output in 15 years

Oil producers on Tuesday had evacuated 310 offshore facilities and shut 1.56 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude output

Texas, Louisiana brace for Hurricane Laura; 500,000 ordered to evacuate

As Hurricane Laura hurtled towards the US, more than half a million people have been ordered to evacuate the Texas and Louisiana coasts, in the largest evacuation in the country during the pandemic

Texas Guv declares state of disaster as hurricane, tropical storm approach

Governor of Texas Greg Abbott issued a state disaster declaration for 23 counties as Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura are forecast to impact the state in the coming days

Energy firms shut 58% of US Gulf of Mexico oil output due to storm threat

Energy firms shut 57.6%, or 1.07 million barrels per day (bpd), of offshore crude oil production in the US Gulf of Mexico because of the twin threat from Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura