Hurricane Nate weakens to a tropical depression, brings flooding and power outages to US Gulf Coast
Hurricane Nate brought a burst of flooding and power outages to the US Gulf Coast before weakening rapidly
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Hurricane Nate brought a burst of flooding and power outages to the US Gulf Coast before weakening rapidly, sparing the region the kind of catastrophic damage left by a series of hurricanes that hit the southern US and Caribbean in recent weeks. AP
Nate, the first hurricane to make landfall in Mississippi since Katrina in 2005, quickly lost strength with its winds diminishing to a tropical depression as it pushed northward into Alabama and towards Georgia. AP
Thousands in Costa Rica were forced to evacuate their homes and the government declared a state of emergency. New Orleans state authorities too evacuated some residents from areas outside its levee system. Reuters
Nate's powerful winds pushed water onto roads and its winds knocked out power to more than 100,000 homes and businesses. Reuters
Nate is expected to bring three to six inches of rain in the Ohio Valley, central Appalachians and North East before the storm exits Maine on Tuesday. Reuters