/tags/hurricane-laura Hurricane Laura en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Thu, 27 Aug 2020 22:09:11 GMT /austin/2020-08-27/buses-will-take-hurricane-laura-evacuees-back-home-friday-austin-says Lee esta historia en español. Some Hurricane Laura evacuees who came to the Austin area can return home, Central Texas officials said just after 4 p.m.� Thu, 27 Aug 2020 22:09:11 GMT /austin/2020-08-27/buses-will-take-hurricane-laura-evacuees-back-home-friday-austin-says Marisa Charpentier /2020-08-27/southeast-texas-was-spared-the-brunt-of-hurricane-laura-now-the-cleanup-begins Heavy winds knocked down trees and some homes lost power. But many residents around Port Arthur are breathing a sigh of relief after the storm passed without causing major damage to the area. Thu, 27 Aug 2020 17:52:47 GMT /2020-08-27/southeast-texas-was-spared-the-brunt-of-hurricane-laura-now-the-cleanup-begins Matt Harab, Elizabeth Trovall, Paul DeBenedetto /2020-08-27/hurricane-laura-brings-catastrophic-storm-surge-and-fearsome-winds-to-gulf-coast When the storm's eyewall moved onshore around 1 a.m. ET, forecasters told people in its path, "TAKE COVER NOW!" Thu, 27 Aug 2020 12:58:09 GMT /2020-08-27/hurricane-laura-brings-catastrophic-storm-surge-and-fearsome-winds-to-gulf-coast Bill Chappell /news/2020-08-27/austin-da-refugio-a-evacuados-por-laura-en-centro-de-convenciones-al-acabarse-habitaciones-de-hotel Read this story in English.La ciudad de Austin está trabajando para abrir una parte del centro de convenciones que sirva de refugio para los evacuados del� Thu, 27 Aug 2020 12:51:17 GMT /news/2020-08-27/austin-da-refugio-a-evacuados-por-laura-en-centro-de-convenciones-al-acabarse-habitaciones-de-hotel Marisa Charpentier /austin/2020-08-26/austin-to-shelter-hurricane-laura-evacuees-in-convention-center-as-set-aside-hotel-rooms-fill-up Lee esta historia en español. The City of Austin is working to open a portion of the convention center to serve as a shelter for Hurricane Laura� Thu, 27 Aug 2020 00:18:05 GMT /austin/2020-08-26/austin-to-shelter-hurricane-laura-evacuees-in-convention-center-as-set-aside-hotel-rooms-fill-up Marisa Charpentier /2020-08-26/hurricane-laura-comes-ashore-threatening-unsurvivable-storm-surge The storm made landfall at 1 a.m. ET with maximum sustained winds of 150 miles per hour, just 7 miles per hour short of Category 5 classification. Wed, 26 Aug 2020 15:56:00 GMT /2020-08-26/hurricane-laura-comes-ashore-threatening-unsurvivable-storm-surge Samantha Raphelson, Rachel Treisman /news/2020-08-26/reabren-cota-como-refugio-para-evacuados-por-el-huracan-laura-que-necesitan-habitaciones-de-hotel Read this story in English.La ciudad de Austin ya no está rechazando a los evacuados por el huracán Laura después de que el Circuito de las Américas� Wed, 26 Aug 2020 14:14:52 GMT /news/2020-08-26/reabren-cota-como-refugio-para-evacuados-por-el-huracan-laura-que-necesitan-habitaciones-de-hotel Andy Jechow /austin/2020-08-26/cota-reopens-as-rest-area-for-hurricane-laura-evacuees-in-need-of-hotel-rooms Lee esta historia en español. The City of Austin is no longer turning away Hurricane Laura evacuees after the Circuit of the Americas was reopened as a� Wed, 26 Aug 2020 13:17:54 GMT /austin/2020-08-26/cota-reopens-as-rest-area-for-hurricane-laura-evacuees-in-need-of-hotel-rooms Andy Jechow /energy-environment/2020-08-25/up-to-3-000-hurricane-laura-evacuees-to-be-sheltered-in-austin-area Galveston residents fleeing the path of Hurricane Laura are being bused to Austin’s Circuit of the Americas. From there, they’ll be placed in local hotels� Tue, 25 Aug 2020 19:30:53 GMT /energy-environment/2020-08-25/up-to-3-000-hurricane-laura-evacuees-to-be-sheltered-in-austin-area Nathan Bernier /news/2020-08-25/hurricane-laura-is-forecast-to-hit-u-s-gulf-coast-as-category-4-hurricane The storm is expected to have winds of at least 130 mph � a Category 4 storm � when it makes landfall near the Louisiana-Texas border. Its storm surge could be up to 14 feet. Tue, 25 Aug 2020 12:53:00 GMT /news/2020-08-25/hurricane-laura-is-forecast-to-hit-u-s-gulf-coast-as-category-4-hurricane Bill Chappell, Suzanne Nuyen