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As heavy rains and strong winds lashed the southern part of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama on Saturday the Tropical Storm Lee has begun to barrel down the Gulf Coast now.

Severe weather forced the evacuation of most of the 80,000 spectators for the the home opener against South Florida at the Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday.

Tropical Storm Lee has begun to barrel down the Gulf Coast as heavy rains and strong winds lashed the southern part of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama on Saturday.

A slow-moving Tropical Storm Lee churned towards the Gulf Coast on Saturday bringing bands of heavy rain and strong wind gust that knocked out power to thousands of people in Louisiana and Mississippi. Lee is also dumping heavy rains on the southern parts of Mississippi and Alabama. It is reported that approximately 38,000 people in Louisiana had lost power at one point because of Tropical Storm Lee.

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Tropical Storm Lee stalls off the coast and drenches New Orleans while Hurricane Katia is still a mystery.

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The rain keeps falling in New Orleans and along the Gulf Coast as Tropical Storm Lee pushes closer, and it's likely only going to get worse.The slow-moving storm is expected to bring massive flooding to some areas Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi this Labor Day weekend.Lee is spawning tornado warnings, evacuation and knocking out power in New Orleans and southern Louisiana on Saturday.

Slow-moving Tropical Storm Lee is spawning tornado warnings, evacuation and knocking out power in New Orleans and southern Louisiana on Saturday. Lee has strengthened and continues pounding New Orleans and the Gulf Coast region with heavy rain and flooding threat. The storm has spawned multiple tornadoes and flash flooding in the New Orleans area Saturday, and residents in the town of Jean Lafitte, La. living south of Goose Bayou Bridge have been issued an evacuation order because of possible fl...

Tropical Storm Lee has strengthened and continues pounding New Orleans and the Gulf Coast region with heavy rain and flooding threat. The storm has spawned multiple tornadoes and flash flooding in the New Orleans area Saturday, and residents in the town of Jean Lafitte, La. living south of Goose Bayou Bridge have been issued an evacuation order because of possible flooding from storm surge, tides and rain.

Hurricane Katia is maintaining strength and direction on Friday, and while a direct strike on the U.S. is not highly likely at this time, the storm could still take a path similar to what Hurricane Earl did last year, with impact along the East Coast without making landfall late next week. Also, a U.S. strike remains a possibility since storm forecast models so far in advance high a high margin of error. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Lee is drenching the U.S. Gulf Coast, with the worst yet to come. ...

Tropical Storm Lee will pound the Gulf Coast today and into the weekend, putting levees in New Orleans that breached during Katrina at risk before eventually spreading heaving rains and flooding risks from the coastal region up through the Appalachians. One forecaster said Lee could become a billion dollar coastal disaster for the U.S. coastal region.

Workers active at 169 production platforms and 16 drilling rigs have been evacuated till now and the shutting-in procedures have been activated at all the production platforms.

Casey Anthony’s lawyer argued in a hearing on Friday against the repayment of $517,000 that was associated with her murder trial after the Orlando mother was acquitted of killing her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee.

Casey Anthony's lawyer on Friday accused prosecutors of being sour grapes because they are seeking to force his client to pay back $517,000 spent investigating the Caylee's disappearance.

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The U.S. is on high tropical cyclone alert, as Tropical Storm Lee strengthens and is forecast to inundate the Gulf Coast including New Orleans with possible severe flash flooding and Hurricane Katia forces U.S. East Coast residents to keep a keen on that storm's strengthening and path.

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