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Please note: these pages are no longer being updated Polk CountyRecent news articles mentioning Polk County .Lufkin Daily News, After Hurricane Rita hit all 64,000 of the Sam ... In Polk County, electricity has been restored to 16,137 ... Workers with the Deep East Texas Cooperative, along with ... Southeast Texas facing 2 months without electricity Sep 28, 2005 Fort Worth Star Telegram, ...remained without power in Southeast Texas late Tuesday ... businesses in the aftermath of Hurricane Rita ... And in Polk County, which includes Livingston, County Judge ... Communication problems slow, but don’t stop, hurricane relief Sep 28, 2005 Stars and Stripes, ...a helicopter full of supplies for Hurricane Rita victims ... it landed Tuesday in Livingston, Texas, where local ... About 80 percent of the Polk County’s 50,000 ... News Roundup Sep 28, 2005 Monsters and Critics.com, ...two months in the wake of Hurricane Rita. ... want to be,' said Port Arthur, Texas, City Manager ... One official in Polk County, Texas, said military helicopters were ... Des Moines West school updates Sep 29, 2005 DesMoinesRegister.com, 30 to 3:30 pm Sunday at the Polk County Convention Complex ... phone and gift cards for victims of Hurricane Katrina ... Jensen to a shelter in Longview, Texas, that has ... Hurricane news for specific towns in Texas Sep 24, 2005 Mongabay.com ...the devastating toll that Hurricane Katrina inflicted ... various locations in the Texas - Louisiana border ... County, Pasadena, Pearland, Polk County, Refugio County ... What if `the Big One' Hit Tampa Bay? Sep 23, 2005 The Ledger, Rita, now bearing down on Texas, adds an ... With the prospect of increased hurricane strikes comes ... inland and possibly overwhelming shelters Polk County will need ... Crews working to remove debris from roadways Sep 25, 2005 Lufkin Daily News, ..."It is not safe to travel in East Texas and those ... Dam, which has been damaged by Hurricane Rita ... to the Intermediate school on Loop 424; Polk County evacuees are ... Rita pulls tribe together Oct 1, 2005 Lufkin Daily News, ALABAMA-COUSHATTA RESERVATION, Polk County — Wisps of cedar ... for the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas. ... without electricity ever since Hurricane Rita struck and ... Brace for weeks without power Sep 28, 2005 Houston Chronicle, ...be placed squarely in the lap of Hurricane Rita, which ... that has happened to the Entergy-Texas system ... And in Polk County, which includes Livingston, County Judge ... More misery for the Gulf Sep 25, 2005 Arizona Daily Star, ..."It is desperate," said Polk County Judge John ... and to forecasts from the National Hurricane Center, which on Monday began identifying Texas and Louisi ... Local schools will be closed Monday, Tuesday Sep 24, 2005 Walker County Messenger, ...to close to conserve energy as Hurricane Rita threatens oil supplies in Texas. ... systems that will be closed include Polk County, Chattooga County ... Authorities respond to evacuee incidents Sep 23, 2005 Lufkin Daily News, ...was evacuated to a Lufkin hospital from Polk County. ... hands full helping thousands of hurricane evacuees navigate ... as the mass exodus from the Texas Gulf Coast ... THE DAM: Officials will open Livingston Dam Sep 24, 2005 Beaumont Enterprise, Polk County officials decided to open Livingston Dam sometime Saturday, a Texas Department of Public Safety official said. Flood waters from Hurricane Rita had ... Livingston dam problems worsen situation Sep 25, 2005 Fort Worth Star Telegram, ...lake reached 117 mph after Hurricane Rita made ... The Texas Department of Public Safety and ... Kenneth Hambrick, Polk County emergency management coordinator, said ... Enterprise Reports No Major Damage From Hurricane Rita Sep 28, 2005 Oil Online, ...processing plant, located in Polk County, Texas indicated no ... the potential impact of Hurricane Rita, Enterprise ... facilities in San Antonio, Texas on September ... Residents Evacuated to Make Dam Repairs Sep 25, 2005 WOAI, Hundreds of residents in several East Texas towns were ... areas along the river in Polk County had also ... electricity and basic services after Hurricane Rita and ... Small Texas towns overwhelmed by hurricane evacuees, damage Sep 26, 2005 Contra Costa Times, By Anthony Spangler and Ben Tinsley. LIVINGSTON, Texas - Polk County Judge John Thompson extended his arms, palms up and declared, "We just need help.". ... Insider: Iowa Ear Sep 22, 2005 DesMoinesRegister.com, ...for demonstrating outside President Bush's Texas ranch, is ... President Bush will send the Polk County Emergency Management ... spend federal money on hurricane relief ... Dam damage forces evacuation on Trinity River Sep 25, 2005 Houston Chronicle, Riverside residents from Polk County to the Gulf of ... an added blow to East Texas residents struggling ... Lake Livingston, Karr said the hurricane's winds generated ... Restoring power in southeast Texas may take months Sep 27, 2005 Biloxi Sun Herald, At least half a million Texas residents live in ... all over the country, but with Hurricane Katrina damage ... Polk County Judge John P. Thompson, who runs emergency ... Rita stalls, soaks 3 states Sep 25, 2005 Kansas City Star, ...“It is desperate,� said Polk County Judge John ... ashore early Saturday near the Texas-Louisiana border as a Category 3 hurricane, Rita simultaneously ... Storm power outage may last two months Sep 28, 2005 Science Daily (press release) A hurricane warning remained in effect from Port ... to be," said Port Arthur, Texas, City Manager ... One official in Polk County, Texas, said military helicopters ... Hurricane Rita leaves damage and floods Sep 24, 2005 Charlotte Observer, ..."It is desperate," said Polk County Judge John ... and to forecasts from the National Hurricane Center, which on Monday began identifying Texas and Louisiana ... Relief, but no rest Sep 24, 2005 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Chris Landsea at the National Hurricane Center in ... Late Saturday, emergency managers in eastern Texas urged people ... It is desperate," said Polk County Judge John ... Storm power outage may last two months Sep 28, 2005 Webindia123, ...two months in the wake of Hurricane Rita ... want to be, said Port Arthur, Texas, City Manager ... One official in Polk County, Texas, said military helicopters were to ... Gulf takes second beating Sep 25, 2005 Myrtle Beach Sun News, ..."It is desperate," Polk County Judge John ... Rita roared ashore at 3:30 am EDT close to the Texas-Louisiana border as a Category 3 hurricane with top winds ... First Katrina, now hurricane Rita Sep 23, 2005 Omnibus Online (subscription), Federal Emergency Management Agency in Polk County, the latest ... to show the remains of Hurricane Rita could ... landfall and moves into Northern Texas and Southern ... Perry admits flaws in Rita evacuation Sep 27, 2005 Oxford Press, Farther north, in Polk County, state officials early Monday reopened the ... of dollars of damage from Hurricane Rita has ... 20 state parks in Southeast Texas to close ... Southeast Texas powerless, frustrated Sep 27, 2005 Fort Worth Star Telegram, ...of the electrical systems in southeast Texas, Hurricane Rita delivered ... At least half a million Texas residents live ... Polk County Judge John P. Thompson, who has ... Less than 300 evacuees still in town Sep 19, 2005 Lufkin Daily News, ...a mobile Disaster Recovery Center to East Texas to assist those who suffered losses and damages as a direct result of Hurricane Katrina. Polk County loaned the ... Rita no Katrina Sep 25, 2005 Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, ..."It is desperate," said Polk County Judge John ... and to forecasts from the National Hurricane Center ... 10,000 evacuees found themselves in the inland Texas city of ... After Hurricane Katrina Sep 12, 2005 Tryon Daily Bulletin, Tom, 61, is originally from Polk County and is a 1962 graduate ... at about 6 am, telling him the hurricane was looking ... tell him only that she was in Texas and she ... Residents evacuated to make dam repairs Sep 25, 2005 Team 4 News, HOUSTON Several East Texas subdivisions were evacuated of ... which suffered erosion damage during Hurricane Rita. ... San Jacinto County, southern Polk County and in ... Des Moines West school updates Sep 22, 2005 DesMoinesRegister.com, 7 and 8. The comedy takes place in the fictional town of Tuna, Texas, and explores ... 12 for victims of Hurricane Katrina. ... 20 at the Polk County Convention Complex ... Lufkin and Nacogdoches Shelters Closed Sep 22, 2005 KTRE, ...and Nacogdoches emergency shelters for hurricane Rita evacuees ... up specifically for East Texas residents who ... Polk county has issued a mandatory evacuation for ... Bush to Tour Sites in Texas, Louisiana Hit by Hurricane Rita Sep 27, 2005 Bloomberg W. Bush will travel to Beaumont, Texas, and Lake ... t fully recovered from last month's Hurricane Katrina. ... are closed to motorists, and Polk County -- where many ... Ankeny school updates Sep 22, 2005 DesMoinesRegister.com, Polk County Naturalist Patrice Peterson gave a presentation about bird ... go to Humble Middle School in Humble, Texas. ... with the influx of hurricane evacuees. ... Polk Families Have Family Ties to Texas Sep 24, 2005 The Ledger, Child is one of several Polk County residents who have loved ones in the path of Hurricane Rita ... The Teoh family moved from Wisconsin to Texas three years ... Florida Utilities Reach Out to Disaster Areas Sep 8, 2005 The Ledger, Black said help came from Texas, Oklahoma, Ohio ... elsewhere who lost power during Hurricane Katrina," he ... Florida, which has 79,000 Polk County customers, also ... Bedrooms Offered to Katrina Victims Sep 7, 2005 The Ledger, ...offering housing to people displaced by Hurricane Katrina ... with 160 were from Florida, including three from Polk County. ... help, McLean sent an e-mail to Texas Gov ... Charities Seek Volunteers Sep 24, 2005 The Ledger, ...said Tom Costello, director of the Red Cross in Polk County. ... But, he said, that could change once Hurricane Rita is through ravaging Texas and other states. ... Polk Couple Survive the Unthinkable Sep 4, 2005 The Ledger, ...to Cochran, but Smithkey, a retired Polk County Sheriff's sergeant ... The bus reached Fort Worth, Texas, at 1 ... New Orleans Superdome after Hurricane Katrina flooded ... Protesters gather in Washington Sep 23, 2005 Richmond Times Dispatch, ...who protested outside President Bush's Texas ranch during ... Living in conservative Polk County, Brumbaugh said he came to ... Iraq and for the Hurricane Katrina aid ... Polk Couple Survive the Unthinkable Sep 5, 2005 The Ledger, ...in the New Orleans Superdome after Hurricane Katrina flooded ... the safety of an Arlington, Texas, motel room ... but Smithkey, a retired Polk County Sheriff's sergeant ... Portland, Salem to help shelter hundreds of hurricane victims Sep 5, 2005 kgw.com (subscription), ...the faith community and Marion and Polk county commissioners. ... trapped in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina struck ... Coast last week, were in Texas, waiting to ... Quadrangle wraps up weekend of downtown fun Sep 12, 2005 Texarkana Gazette, ...vendors who largely credited the recent hurricane disaster along ... We're going to the Polk County Fair next, but ... by SMART Productions of Nash, Texas, and Eagle ... Guardsmen search for the living Sep 7, 2005 DesMoinesRegister.com, ...of guardsmen from Kentucky, California, Texas and New ... of those who drowned when Hurricane Katrina hit ... Polk County Medical Examiner Gregory Schmunk is assigned ... Softball teams come home with third-place wins Sep 13, 2005 Palm Beach Post, State Youth Fastpitch Championships in Polk County, which began ... classes in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina ... five different universities, with Texas Tech being ... American Red Cross -- (800) HELP-NOW Feed the Children -- (800) 525-7575 Salvation Army -- (800) SAL-ARMY Habitat for Humanity -- (800) HABITAT The United Way -- (800) 272-4630 Humane Society of America -- (888) 259-5431 ASPCA -- (866) 275-3923 Oxfam America -- (800) 77OXFAM More hurricane coverage
A Category 4 hurricane could cause a storm surge of as much as 25 feet in Tampa Bay, according to a University of Central Florida researcher who is looking at the risks Florida cities face from tidal surges and flooding. Number of Category 4 and 5 hurricanes has nearly doubled over past 35 years September 16, 2005 The number of Category 4 and 5 hurricanes worldwide has nearly doubled over the past 35 years, even though the total number of hurricanes has dropped since the 1990s, according to a study by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). The shift occurred as global sea surface temperatures have increased over the same period. The research appears in the September 16 issue of Science. Hurricane Katrina to cost Louisiana fisheries $1.1 billion September 13, 2005 The Louisiana Department and Wildlife and Fisheries' preliminary estimates indicate a potential $1.1 billion loss in retail fisheries revenue over the next year and an additional $150 million loss in oyster revenue in the second year due to Hurricane Katrina damage. Hurricane could hit San Diego September 8, 2005 San Diego has been hit by hurricanes in the past and may be affected by such storms in the future according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). While a hurricane in San Diego would likely produce significantly less damage that Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, it could still exact a high cost to Southern California especially if the region was caught off guard. Personal account of hurricane destruction along Mississippi Gulf Coast September 6, 2005 The following is an eyewitness account of hurricane destruction along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Included is information on plans to provide pro bono services from out of state lawyers to the storm victims, many of whom will need assistance in dealing with insurance companies, relief bureaucracies, and possibly personal or small business bankruptcies in the aftermath of the storm. New Orleans Aquarium, Zoo update Surviving animals from the New Orleans will find new homes according to aquarium spokeswoman Melissa Lee. Despite escaping Hurricane Katrina with little physical damage, the Aquarium of the Americas in New Orleans suffered significant loss of animal life when the facility's emergency generator failed and made conditions unlivable for most its animals. Hurricanes getting stronger due to global warming says study August 29, 2005 Late last month an atmospheric scientist at Massachusetts Institute of Technology released a study in Nature that found hurricanes have grown significantly more powerful and destructive over the past three decades. Kerry Emanuel, the author of the study, warns that since hurricanes depend on warm water to form and build, global climate change might increase the effect of hurricanes still further in coming years. Environmental problems worsened Hurricane Katrina's impact August 31, 2005 The loss of coastal marshlands that buffer New Orleans from flooding and storm surges may have worsened the impact of Hurricane Katrina. In the past, the region's wetlands have served as a natural buffer that slows hurricanes down as they come in from the Gulf of Mexico and helps protect New Orleans from storms. But all this has changed. Aerial photos of Hurricane Katrina destruction: NOAA posted online more than 1450 aerial images of the U.S. Gulf Coast areas that were decimated by Hurricane Katrina. |
Hurricane Index OTHER CITIES and COUNTIES LOUISIANA Abbeville Acadia Parish Alexandria Allen Parish Ascension Parish Assumption Parish Avoyelles Parish Baton Rouge Beauregard Parish Bienville Parish Black Lake Bossier City Bossier Parish Caddo Parish Calcasieu Parish Caldwell Parish Cameron Cameron Parish Catahoula Parish Chalmette Claiborne Parish Concordia Parish Covington Creole East Baton Rouge Parish East Carroll Parish East Feliciana Parish Erath Evangeline Parish Five Lakes Folsom Franklin Parish Grant Parish Gueydan Hahnville Harvey Holly Beach Houma Iberia Parish Iberville Parish Intracoastal Waterway Jackson Jackson Parish Jefferson Davis Parish Jefferson Parish Kaplan Kenner Lafayette Lafayette Parish Lafourche Parish Lake Charles Laplace Lincoln Parish Livingston Parish Madison Parish Madisonville Mandeville Marrero Metairie Monroe Morehouse Parish Natchitoches Parish New Iberia New Orleans Orleans Parish Ouachita Parish Plaquemines Parish Pointe Coupee Parish Rapides Parish Red River Parish Richland Parish Sabine Parish Shreveport Slidell St. Bernard Parish St. Charles Parish St. Helena Parish St. James Parish St. John the Baptist Parish St. Landry Parish St. Martin Parish St. Mary Parish St. Tammany Parish Tangipahoa Parish Tensas Parish Terrebonne Parish Terrytown Union Parish Vermilion Bay Vermilion Parish Vernon Parish Washington Parish Webster Parish West Baton Rouge Parish West Carroll Parish West Feliciana Parish Winn Parish MISSISSIPPI Adams County Alcorn County Amite County Attala County Batesville Bay St. Louis Benton County Biloxi Bolivar County Brandon Brookhaven Calhoun County Canton Carroll County Centreville Chickasaw County Choctaw County Claiborne County Clarke County Clarksdale Clay County Cleveland Clinton Coahoma County Columbus Copiah County Corinth Covington County D'Iberville Florence Flowood Forrest County Franklin County Gautier George County Greene County Greenville Greenwood Grenada Gulfport Hancock County Harrison County Hattiesburg Hernando Hinds County Holly Springs Holmes County Humphreys County Issaquena County Itawamba County Itta Bena Jackson Jackson County Jasper County Jefferson County Jefferson Davis County Jones County Kemper County Kosciusko Lafayette County Lamar County Lauderdale County Laurel Lawrence County Leake County Lee County Leflore County Lincoln County Lowndes County Madison Madison County Marion County Marshall County McComb Meridian Monroe County Montgomery County Moss Point Natchez Neshoba County Newton County Noxubee County Ocean Springs Oktibbeha County Oxford Pascagoula Pearl Pearl River County Perry County Petal Picayune Pike County Pontotoc Pontotoc County Poplarville Port Gibson Prentiss County Quitman County Rankin County Richland Ridgeland Scott County Simpson County Smith County Southaven Starkville Stone County Sunflower County Tallahatchie County Tate County Tippah County Tishomingo County Tunica County Tupelo Union County Vancleave Vicksburg Walthall County Warren County Washington County Waveland Wayne County Waynesboro Webster County West Point Wilkinson County Winona Winston County Woodville Yazoo City Yazoo County TEXAS Alta Loma Alvin Anahuac Aransas County Astrodome Astroworld Barrett Bayou Baytown Bellaire Bolivar Peninsula Brazoria County Brooks County Calhoun County Cameron County Caplen Chambers County Channelview Crosby Dayton Deer Park Eastgate El Lago Fondren Fort Bend County Friendswood Galena Park Galveston County Goliad County Hardin County Harris County High Island Highlands Hitchcock Houston Humble Intracoastal Waterway Jacinto City Jackson County Jasper County Jefferson County Kenedy County Kingwood Kleberg County La Porte Liberty County Lomax Matagorda County Morgans Point Nassau Bay Newton County Nueces County Orange County Pasadena Pearland Polk County Refugio County Sabine County San Patricio County Sandy Point Saratoga Seabrook Sheldon South Houston Sylvan Beach Taylor Lake Village Texas City Tod Trinity Bay Tyler County Victoria County Waller County Webster Willacy County Winfree |
