Oil and gas companies are preparing for a complete shutdown of offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico as tropical-storm Gustav gathers strength.
A strengthening Hurricane Gustav swept over the Cayman Islands on Friday as it headed toward Cuba and the Gulf of Mexico.
Specially equipped C-130 Hurricane Hunters help forecasters know where tropical storms and hurricanes will go and when.
The solemn ceremonies for the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina on Friday for the most part were blown away by Tropical Storm Gustav.
Tropical Storm Gustav was blamed on Thursday for at least 68 deaths in the Caribbean and forecasters said it could hit oil fields as a hurricane.
Tropical Storm Gustav took a turn on Thursday, moving south as it crept toward Jamaica on a new track that could spare New Orleans.
Tropical Storm Gustav stalled over Haiti on Wednesday, lashing the impoverished country with heavy rain and killing at least 13 people.
Gustav weakened after it slammed into Haiti as a hurricane on Tuesday, killing at least two people, but could strengthen again, said forecasters.
Oil companies began early storm preparations on Tuesday as forecasters predicted Hurricane Gustav will enter the Gulf of Mexico as a major storm.
Tropical Storm Gustav grew into a hurricane on Tuesday after emerging in the Caribbean, threatening Haiti with powerful winds.
After Hurricane Dolly hit the US-Mexico coastline, widespread flooding along the Rio Grande Valley became the top concern on Thursday.
Hurricane Dolly strengthened on Wednesday as it neared southern Texas, and was expected to lash low-lying areas on the US-Mexico border.
Hurricane Dolly churned over the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday toward the United States-Mexican border, forcing thousands in Mexico to evacuate.
Oil prices fell below a barrel on Tuesday on expectations that Tropical Storm Dolly won’t disrupt oil operations in the Gulf of Mexico.
Tropical Storm Dolly churned toward southern Texas late on Monday, and forecasters said they expected it to grow into a hurricane.