Hurricane Francine suddenly dropped an incredible amount of rain on New Orleans.

Flooding in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state ravaged nearly everything needed for economic activity, from local shops to factories, farms and ranches.

Award-winning musician Branford Marsalis is taking on a new job in his hometown of New Orleans.

A federal appeals court has ruled that Congress gave too much power to a nonprofit authority it created in 2020 to develop and enforce horseracing rules.

Southwest Florida is getting some advice from the Florida Panhandle as it moves ahead after Hurricane Ian.

A few miles meant the difference between life and death on the Florida coast when Hurricane Ian struck.

Residents are being allowed to return to a coastal Florida island that was decimated by Hurricane Ian.

A new documentary, “Katrina Babies,” looks at how a generation of New Orleans residents coming of age after Hurricane Katrina, are reconciling with the catastrophic storm that transformed their lives.

Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation and homeowners of the houses built by the program, in an area of New Orleans hit hard by Hurricane Katrina have reached a more than $20 million settlement.

A new United Nations report says disasters are on the rise and are going to get worse.

Louisiana students were just getting back to class after a year and a half of COVID-19 disruptions when Hurricane Ida struck.

A Louisiana man who built a levee around his home after Hurricane Katrina thought he was winning the battle against Hurricane Ida.

A San Antonio business owner is encouraging the community to step up and help people dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, which is now a tropical depression.

The levees, floodwalls and floodgates that protect New Orleans held up against Hurricane Ida’s fury, but costly upgrades to the city's flood protection system couldn't spare some neighboring communities from the rising water.

Sure, Hurricane Ida looks an awful lot like Hurricane Katrina, bearing down on the same part of Louisiana on the same calendar date.

A Louisiana sheriff’s office has reported the first death from Hurricane Ida.

Sure, Hurricane Ida looks an awful lot like Hurricane Katrina, bearing down on the same part of Louisiana on the same calendar date.

New Orleans finds itself in the path of Hurricane Ida 16 years to the day after 2005's Hurricane Katrina caused catastrophic flooding.

Residents across Louisiana’s coast rushed to prepare for the approach of an intensifying Hurricane Ida.

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has ordered a mandatory evacuation for a small area of the city outside the levee system.

Still, any fragment of possibility is enough for some Trump supporters to reject reality, feel aggrieved and rebuff Biden's calls for unity. Several Trump supporters interviewed by The Associated Press in recent days were rankled by widespread celebrations of Biden's win in liberal cities. They saw hypocrisy in the public, outdoor gatherings after Democrats condemned Trump supporters for attending big rallies — some were held indoors — during the coronavirus pandemic. Piotrowski, like many Trump supporters, wants to see Trump’s legal challenges continue. Unlike many Trump supporters, Michelle Sassouni wasn't shocked by the outcome of the election or the aftermath.

– As rain and wind from Sally starting reaching the Gulf Coast, the manager of a Mississippi alligator ranch was just hoping he wouldn’t have to deal with a repeat of what happened during Hurricane Katrina. That’s when about 250 alligators escaped their enclosures as storm surge pushed water over the grounds. “I’m thinking a sigh of relief somewhat,” said manager Tim Parker, who took over Gulf Coast Gator Ranch & Tours after Katrina. As the hurricane moved east of Mississippi, the surge forecast was reduced to no more than 4 feet (1.2 meters). Parker’s farm has alligators up to 14 feet long, roaming and swimming through ponds, sand dunes and tall marsh grass.

NEW ORLEANS As people in western Louisiana continue to dig out from Hurricane Laura, residents of eastern Louisiana and Mississippi marked the 15th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina on Saturday. In New Orleans, Mayor LaToya Cantrell and other officials held a ceremony at 8:29 a.m. the moment the devastating storm made landfall. Cantrell laid a wreath at the city's Katrina memorial where the remains of unclaimed or unidentified victims of the storm were laid to rest. As we reflect on this anniversary, please know that together we have proven our strength and ability to overcome, Cantrell said. The failure of the levees surrounding the city allowed water to pour into New Orleans and eventually submerged 80% of the city.

A girl wades towards her flooded home the day after the passing of Tropical Storm Laura in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, Aug. 24, 2020. Laura battered the Dominican Republic and Haiti on it's way to the U.S. Gulf Coast, where forecaster fear it could become a major hurricane. Now forecasters are turning their attention the Gulf Coast, where up to 11 feet (3.4 meters) of sea water storm surge could inundate the coastline from High Island in Texas to Morgan City, Louisiana, the hurricane center said. Hurricane Rita then struck southwest Louisiana that Sept. 24 as a Category 3 storm. We might have dodged a bullet with Marco, and obviously some people along the Gulf Coast are not going to be as blessed as us.___Martin reported from Marietta, Georgia.

Hurricane Katrina (2005) -- More than 1,200 people died in this Category 3 storm that devastated the Gulf Coast, breaching the levees and flooding most of New Orleans for days.

Hurricane Laura is expected to make landfall near the Texas, Louisiana border sometime late Wednesday into Thursday morning. For reference, Hurricane Katrina was a category 5 hurricane, and decimated the Lousiana coast. Take a look back at some of the hurricanes and tropical storms that have hit Texas since Tropical Storm Allison in 2001. You can keep an eye on the Galveston area with the following beach cams in the area:For full weather coverage from the KSAT meteorologists, including a hurricane tracker, click here. Download the KSAT Weather app for iPhone and Android