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National Guard deploys air assets in North Carolina in response to Helene

This story originally appeared on FLYING.com.

National Guard units from all over the U.S. are heading to North Carolina to assist victims of Tropical Storm Helene.

The North Carolina National Guard said it had deployed more than 200 vehicles and aircraft, “including hoist and emergency aviation assets,” along with more than 500 soldiers and airmen in the state.

“NC Air National Guard is hauling over 100,000 pounds of supplies from the Federal Emergency Management Agency in a C17 to Western North...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/national-guard-deploys-air-assets-in-north-carolina-in-response-to-helene

Ports assess damage after Francine lashes Louisiana

Ports along the Gulf Coast are assessing damage after Hurricane Francine smashed into Louisiana on Wednesday evening.

The storm — which made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane but is now downgraded to a tropical depression — hit Terrebonne Parish before moving into Mississippi, the National Hurricane Center said. Some ports along the Gulf Coast were evaluating conditions before fully opening Thursday.

A storm surge warning was in effect for the mouth of the Pearl River to the Mississippi-Alabama...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ports-assess-damage-after-francine-lashes-louisiana

Hurricane watch issued for Louisiana as Tropical Storm Francine intensifies

A tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico could develop into a hurricane that threatens southern Louisiana and northern coastal Texas on Wednesday.

On Monday morning, the National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane watch from Cameron eastward to Grand Isle in Louisiana. The NHC states in its fourth public advisory that a tropical storm watch has been issued east of High Island, Texas, to Cameron and from Grand Isle to the mouth of the Pearl River, including Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas.

A...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/hurricane-watch-issued-for-louisiana-as-tropical-storm-francine-intensifies

Ports in Houston and Galveston remain closed in wake of Hurricane Beryl

Ports in Houston and Galveston, Texas, remained closed Tuesday after Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Texas as a Category 1 hurricane early Monday morning. 

Port Houston officials posted on X that they will “continue to assess and repair damage” and send an update at 4 p.m. Tuesday on whether the port will resume cargo operations on Wednesday.

The storm brought torrential rains, flooding and 94 mph winds that knocked out power to more than 2.5 million homes and businesses in southeast Texas.

Offici...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ports-in-houston-and-galveston-remain-closed-in-wake-of-hurricane-beryl

Hurricane Beryl shutters Texas coastal shipping lanes

Texas ports along the Gulf Coast closed operations and vessel traffic before Hurricane Beryl made landfall in southeast Texas at 4:30 a.m. Monday CDT as a Category 1 storm packing 94 mph winds, heavy rainfall and the potential for life-threatening storm surges.

Ports in Houston, Corpus Christi, Galveston, Freeport and Texas City were shuttered Sunday morning after the Coast Guard declared condition “Zulu,” according to Reuters.

Under port condition Zulu, all vessel movement and cargo operations...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/hurricane-beryl-shutters-texas-coastal-shipping-lanes

What a fleet or driver should expect running FEMA loads

Pallets of supplies ranging from generators, bottled water, to MREs 

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This article was originally published on freightwaves.com in 2017 in reaction to Hurricane Harvey....

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/2017/8/27/what-to-expect-with-fema

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