Jan 10 At least 17 dead in California amid severe storms, flooding and mudslides By Christopher Weber, Brian Melley, Associated Press Sinkholes swallowed cars and floodwaters swamped towns and swept away a small boy as California was wracked by more wild winter while the next system in a powerful string of storms loomed on the horizon Tuesday. Continue reading
Jan 08 California braces for floods, mudslides with more storms on the way By Associated Press California was hit with more turbulent weather Sunday as thunderstorms, snow and damaging winds swept into the northern part the state, preceding another series of incoming storms and raising the potential for road flooding, rising rivers and mudslides on soils… Continue reading
Jan 05 Severe storms knock out power in California, at least 4 dead due to flooding By Olga R. Rodriguez, Associated Press Officials in California ordered evacuations in a high-risk coastal area where mudslides killed 23 people in 2018 as a huge storm barreled into the state Wednesday, bringing high winds and rain that threatened widespread flooding and knocked out power to… Continue reading
Jan 01 Flooding after powerful storm system in California prompts evacuation warnings By Associated Press Evacuation warnings were in place in rural Northern California on New Year's Day after a powerful storm brought drenching rain or heavy snowfall to much of the state, breaching levees, snarling traffic and closing major highways. Continue reading
Dec 24 Millions without power as winter storm batters U.S. with blizzards, freezing rain By Corey Williams, Associated Press A battering winter storm left nearly 2 million homes and businesses without power across the United States on Saturday, as millions more people were left to worry how the prospect of further outages would effect holiday and travel plans. Continue reading
Dec 23 Massive winter storm brings snow, ice, plunging temperatures to U.S. By Heather Hollingsworth, Jill Bleed, Associated Press Winter weather is blanketing the U.S. as a massive storm sent temperatures crashing and created whiteout conditions. Continue reading
Dec 15 At least 3 dead, thousands without power as tornadoes rip through Louisiana By Jake Bleiberg, Kevin McGill, Associated Press A storm system that spawned dozens of reported tornadoes from east Texas to the Florida Panhandle was all but done with the South on Thursday after killing at least three people and uprooting families across Louisiana, where some homes were… Continue reading
Nov 19 PHOTOS: Record snowstorm buries parts of upstate New York under 6 feet of snow By Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press Residents of northern New York state were digging out Saturday morning from a dangerous lake-effect snowstorm that had dropped more than 6 feet of snow in some areas and caused several deaths. Continue reading
Sep 25 Super typhoon strikes Philippines with ferocious winds, forcing evacuations By Jim Gomez, Associated Press A powerful typhoon slammed into the northeastern Philippines on Sunday and was barreling across the main Luzon island toward the capital in a densely populated path where thousands have been evacuated to safety. Continue reading
Sep 18 Hurricane Fiona makes landfall in Puerto Rico after knocking out power across entire island By Dánica Coto, Associated Press Hurricane Fiona struck Puerto Rico's southwest coast on Sunday as it unleashed landslides, knocked the power grid out and ripped up asphalt from roads and flung the pieces around. Continue reading