Before the sky clouded over, water levels were up more than three feet above normal at Shell Beach, Louisiana, as Sally approached the Gulf Coast today. https://bit.ly/2RqMs1J | AccuWeather

Shell Beach is the perfect name for this place 🐚 In the World Heritage-listed Shark Bay World Heritage Area you'll find this beauty - from a distance you might think it's one of our famous white sand stretches, but wander a little closer to see that it's made from trillions of tiny shells 🏖️ Join a guided tour with Shark Bay Coastal Tours to learn about the beach's unique geology or explore with IG/wulagura for an Aboriginal cultural perspective. | 🎥 : IG/travis_petford_photography | 📍: Shel

Hurricane Delta affected many parts of the Gulf Coast last week. Here is a look at the damage done in Holly Beach, Louisiana before and after the storm hit. | The National Desk - TND

HURRICANE LAURA: Drone video shows damage left behind in Holly Beach, Louisiana. | WDRB News

On October 1-2, 1893, a Category 4 hurricane struck southeastern Louisiana with 130 mph winds and a devastating storm surge that reached 20 feet in some areas. The storm appeared suddenly in the Gulf of Mexico, giving coastal communities virtually no warning. Chenière Caminada, a fishing village of 1,500 residents, was submerged under 8 feet of water within minutes—over half its population died, and only four of 450 homes survived. The hurricane killed approximately 2,000 people across Louisiana