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Hurricane Forecasts: What You Should Know

Hurricane forecasts have some caveats that might not appear on a graphic, including the meaning of a storm's winds, landfall and its impacts.
Ida battered Louisiana as a Category 4 with top winds of 150 mph, a tie for 5th strongest hurricane to ever hit the mainland U.S. LAPLACE, Louisiana -- Some families near New Orleans have been forced ...