Storm Sam News Today

Tropical Storm Sam is now a hurricane. The 18th named storm of the Atlantic Hurricane Season could reach major hurricane status by mid-weekend. The storm system

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Acadiana's weather will stay on a roll into the weekend with cool nights accompanied by sunny and warm afternoons.

Right now, there's no threat to land. It's too early to tell if we could have any impacts from Sam across the United States.

Like south florida and you cant get power back a week, youre talking about puerto rico. youre right, to say three or four weeks, sure, absolutely. >> we also just have to remember that its an island. i remember during the last storm sam was telling us these beautiful stories of utility trucks coming from different states, coming across the country -- >> were going to take a quick break. when we come back, our coverage of hurricane maria which is over the island of puerto rico as a category 4 sto...