Tropical Storm Nicholas News

Nicholas Crawls Into Louisiana From Texas, Dumping Rain

POINTE-AUX-CHENES, La. (AP) — Nicholas weakened to a tropical depression as it crawled from Texas into southern Louisiana on Wednesday, unleashing heavy rain across a landscape where Hurricane Ida destroyed thousands of rooftops now covered with flimsy tarps. Forecasters said …

Freeport’s Texas LNG Export Plant Still Offline After Storm Nicholas

U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) company Freeport LNG said on Wednesday that it was still not producing LNG at its export plant in Texas due to a power outage during Tropical Storm Nicholas. “Our production remains off-line until CenterPoint completes …

Gulf Coast Oil Companies Return to Ida Recovery as Nicholas Recedes

HOUSTON — Energy companies worked to restore pipeline service and electricity after Tropical Storm Nicholas passed through, allowing them to resume efforts to repair the significant damage caused by Hurricane Ida two weeks ago. Nicholas, downgraded to a tropical depression …

Dangerous Flooding Expected Along U.S. Gulf Coast as Nicholas Approaches

HOUSTON — The Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana was bracing on Monday for the arrival of Tropical Storm Nicholas, which was expected to batter the region with an intense storm surge and rains that could cause widespread and life-threatening …