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A rare winter storm buried the Deep South in a blanket of snow on Tuesday. Parts of South Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi saw more than 9 inches of snow on the ground, according to preliminary estimates from the National Weather Service.

Hurricane Francine brought more high water to the Bayou Boeuf community.

There have been no storm-related deaths attributed to Hurricane Francine, which hit Louisiana as a Category 2 storm Wednesday, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry said at a media briefing Thursday.

Strengthen Alabama Homes gives residents up to $10,000 to retrofit homes to the FORTIFIED standard. Other states see it as a model for their own insurance woes.

The first few days of Spring are here, and already forecasters are warning of severe storms headed toward southeastern Louisiana.

It's hurricane season. It's time to look at the trees in your landscape. Do you see trees with large dead branches? Any completely dead trees? They should…

Deaths in the U.S. from lightning strikes are up in 2015, compared with recent years. A convertible won't save you. Get inside at the first rumble of thunder, and stay away from plugged-in appliances.

People are less likely to seek shelter or otherwise prepare for storms given female names, researchers say. As a result, such storms result in nearly twice as many deaths as those with male names.