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9/12/2025
Tangipahoa Parish placed under burn ban Friday afternoon
Posted 9:35 PM 9/12/2025 by Evie Richard
AMITE — Tangipahoa Parish is under a burn ban effective immediately due to dry conditions in the area, according to the Hammond Fire Department.
The Tangipahoa Parish President, Robby Miller, announced the parish-wide burn ban on Friday afternoon. The ban will be in effect until further notice.
9/11/2025
Sunburn season isn't over on the Gulf Coast
Posted 4:55 PM 9/11/2025 by Chief Meteorologist Dr. Josh Eachus
There has been a recent and welcome visit of drier, less humid air. After months of stowing away in air conditioning, it is tempting to get outside quickly and often. However, it's crucial to remember one common summer protection before opening the door—sunscreen.
Though on the (More)
9/9/2025
Atlantic Basin turns quiet near peak, but hurricane season is far from over
Posted 8:44 PM 9/9/2025 by Chief Meteorologist Dr. Josh Eachus
The 2025 Atlantic Basin hurricane season has been quite a bit different than the last several. After a sluggish start, the basin produced a long-lived and powerful storm — Hurricane Erin — but since then, activity has dropped off sharply. In fact, the Atlantic has been quiet for (More)
9/3/2025
Volcanic Vortex: rare phenomenon caught on camera at Kilauea
Posted 6:36 PM 9/3/2025 by Meteorologist Malcolm Byron
A rare sight unfolded alongside Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano on Tuesday. Caught on camera, a brief but prominent whirlwind spun up beside a massive lava fountain, sending material several hundred feet into the air.
Such whirlwinds have (More)
8/29/2025
The urgent warning before Katrina that changed weather forecasts
Posted 5:55 PM 8/29/2025 by Chief Meteorologist Dr. Josh Eachus
More than two decades ago, a National Weather Service forecaster issued a warning about Hurricane Katrina that was so dire and unprecedented that its legitimacy was initially questioned. The bulletin, issued on August 28, 2005, by meteorologist Robert Ricks, used chilling and graphic language to (More)
8/28/2025
WBRZ FLASHBACK: The Shrimp and Petroleum Festival's history with six major hurricanes
Posted 7:23 AM 8/28/2025 by WBRZ Staff
MORGAN CITY — This week in WBRZ history, six different hurricanes made landfall, putting Morgan City's Shrimp and Petroleum Festival at risk each (More)
8/26/2025
2 Your Town Morgan City: Decades-old flood walls represent culture of resiliency
Posted 7:03 AM 8/26/2025 by Balin Rogers
MORGAN CITY — Morgan City's decades-old flood walls protect the coastal city from devastation from hurricanes and other floods.
The concrete walls guard against floods that could swallow streets and homes in a matter of hours.
It was a system born out of necessity (More)
8/22/2025
Raining soot, oil around Roseland after large fire
Posted 9:53 PM 8/22/2025 by Meteorologist Balin Rogers
Cars, driveways, pools, turned black after raining soot or oil this afternoon and evening around Roseland. This comes after a large fire erupted, emitting lots of black smoke. The raining soot, also called "Black Rain", has a meteorological explanation.
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8/18/2025
WATCH: Hurricane Erin forecast to create dangerous surf, winds along North Carolinas Outer Banks
Posted 10:33 AM 8/18/2025 by Associated Press
MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Erin began pelting part of the Caribbean with rain and wind Monday before it’s expected to churn up dangerous surf and rip currents along the U.S. East Coast this week.
Evacuations were being ordered on a few islands along North Carolina’s Outer (More)
9/5/2025
LATEST: Storm Station, LSU Kickoff Weather Index
Posted 1:20 PM 9/7/2025 by Chief Meteorologist Dr. Josh Eachus
On Saturday, LSU Football will kick off the home season in Tiger Stadium against Louisiana Tech at 6:30 p.m. CDT. The Storm Station forecast calls for a kickoff temperature of 86 degrees beneath partly sunny skies. A stray shower or storm is not off the table. Temperatures will ease into the low (More)
