New or liens is race to go get its flood pumps running. Cbs news correspondent Michelle Miller reports. Once again, we find ourselves in familiar territory threatened by another storm that is coming our way. Reporter taking no chances in the big easy mayor mitch land crew declared a state of emergency in new orleans. Their drainage issue was revealed on august 5th when a storm drenched the city with eight to 10 inches of rain in one day. The problem included pumps and turbine power stations not working, and a shortage of personnel in the sewage and water board, agency that runs the drainage system. City has a total of 120 pumps, 19 of those pumps were not operation at during the august storm. Seven of them are back on line and 26 backup generators are also in place. It is starting, you know, saturday at noon, we will have 140 pump operators and 42 personnel that will be activated and operating 24 7. Reporter main concern of the system remains storm surge low lying areas of louisiana ha
Nate is heading for cancun. We have the latest for the nates track from the National Hurricane center. We have good news. I will tell you what that is in just a moment. See storm blowing up cloud cover over yucatan peninsula heading in the gulf of mexico where water is warm and it is expect to maintain its strength. Good news it is in longer expect to form in the hurricane, before making land fall along the gulf coast. Heres the latest position of nate. Wins 60 miles an hour moving north northwest at 21 miles an hour. It is moving quickly. Heres latest track, Tropical Storm making land fall as we get into tomorrow night or early sunday morning long coast of louisiana. Hurricane warning has been issued as well as a storm surge warning that does include new orleans, biloxi, gulf port, places like that, hurricane watch for southern louisiana on the western side of the storm, and then Northeast Quadrant of that storm right front is where war of the impacts will be and watch what happens, a
Mike jerrick taking a day off so ill be in my name is chris murphy. Nice to meet you. Im murphy, not the murray, murphy. So, help us out, nice and warm today. It is a mild start good for once we are not talking about black ice in the morning because it has been a problem with the melting during the the day and freezing at night. That is not the case today. We have rain on the the way. We will go with a six out of ten on your monday. Is there bus stop buddy. He does have the umbrella, it is closed because he doesnt need it the now, but he will later on. We are off to a mild start with temperatures in the 40s, some in the 50s this morning. And our current temperature is 44 degrees. Our sunrise happens at 7 10 this morning. There is some of the temperatures were talking about. Upper 30s in reading, 33 in lancaster. So temperatures really all over the the place, so would i say from the 20s to the 50s, depending on where you are this morning. Here comes that rain, although, it is not expect
New Bern, NC (May 14, 2024) — United States Army Air Force Staff Sergeant Robert L Ferris Jr., 20, killed in action in World War II on Sunday, Dec. 20,
New Bern, NC (May 14, 2024) — United States Army Air Force Staff Sergeant Robert L Ferris Jr., 20, killed in action in World War II on Sunday, Dec. 20,