Aug 11 Severe drought devastates Washington state's wheat crop By Nicholas K. Geranios, Associated Press A drought in eastern Washington state that is the worst since 1977 has devastated what is normally the fourth largest U.S. wheat crop. Continue reading
May 05 Flood threats persist as storms continue to drench the South By Jay Reeves, Associated Press Relentless wind and rain have pummeled large swaths of the South, spawning tornadoes, sparking a flash flood emergency in Alabama and damaging homes from Texas to Virginia. Continue reading
May 04 Storms spawn twisters in Mississippi, kill 3 across South By Rogelio V. Solis, Associated Press Much of the South is at risk of more severe weather Tuesday, forecasters said, after tornadoes struck parts of the region Sunday night and Monday, causing heavy damage in some parts of Mississippi and flipping trucks in Texas. Continue reading
Mar 26 Watch 1:57 Six dead, thousands displaced as tornadoes leave path of destruction in Georgia, Alabama Americans in Alabama and Georgia are now facing a future of rebuilding as they awoke Friday to heavy damage and the loss of six lives after a series of powerful tornadoes that wreaked havoc in the region Thursday night. The… Continue watching
Nov 09 Watch 2:13 News Wrap: Tropical Storm Eta floods parts of South Florida In our news wrap Monday, South Florida faced major flooding as Tropical Storm Eta dumped up to a foot of rain. Whole neighborhoods were swamped by the deluge, with residents taken by surprise. Also, General Motors has issued a major… Continue watching
Oct 05 Watch 3:22 News Wrap: NYC schools in coronavirus hot spots to close In our news wrap Monday, some New York City schools will close Tuesday in areas where COVID-19 infections are on the rise. Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an order affecting 100 public and 200 private schools, citing a lack of testing… Continue watching
Sep 17 After Sally: Rescue, recovery and a wary eye on rivers By Jay Reeves, Angie Wang, Jeff Martin, Associated Press Coastal residents, meanwhile, looked to begin the recovery from a storm that turned streets into rivers, ripped roofs off buildings, knocked out power to hundreds of thousands and killed at least one person. Continue reading
Sep 15 Hurricane Sally slows, gathering a deluge for the Gulf Coast By Jay Reeves, Stacey Plaisance, Associated Press Hurricane Sally is crawling toward the northern Gulf Coast at just 2 mph, a pace that's enabling the storm to gather huge amounts of water to eventually dump on land. Continue reading
Aug 28 Watch 4:06 'Give us some type of help,' beg Louisianans hit by hurricane and pandemic By Adam Raney, Sam Lane Hurricane Laura has been downgraded to a tropical storm, but it is still dropping heavy rains and spawning tornadoes as it moves east. Hundreds of thousands of people along the Gulf Coast remain without power, and it may be days,… Continue watching
Aug 27 Watch 8:29 Gulf Coast escapes storm surge, but hurricane winds cause extensive damage Parts of Louisiana and Texas spent Thursday assessing damage from Hurricane Laura. Wreckage is spread for miles inland, more than 700,000 people have no power and at least four people have been killed. Outside the Louisiana city of Lake Charles,… Continue watching