Severe Weather

Indonesia capital floods leave 43 dead and 397,000 displaced

By Niniek Karmini, Associated Press

Monsoon rains and rising rivers submerged at least 182 neighborhoods in greater Jakarta and caused landslides in the Bogor and Depok districts on the city's outskirts as well as in neighboring Lebak, which buried a dozen people.

Heat and strong winds threaten to worsen Australia wildfires

By Shonal Ganguly, Steve McMorran, Associated Press

More than 200 fires were burning, and warnings of extreme danger to come Saturday prompted mass evacuations.

Indonesia floods death toll rises to 30 as waters recede

By Niniek Karmini, Associated Press

Monsoon rains and rising rivers submerged at least 182 neighborhoods in greater Jakarta and caused landslides in the Bogor and Depok districts on the city's outskirts.

Moving cross country, winter storm takes aim at Northeast

By Associated Press

The National Weather Service issued winter storm warnings and predicts heavy snow and freezing cold in swaths of New England and New York.

Snow and winds slow after tangling traffic

By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press

More major storms are expected to descend Friday.

U.S. travelers brace for a snowy Thanksgiving

By Jeff Baenen, Colleen Slevin, David Koenig, Associated Press

Wintry storms, including a “bomb cyclone” weather phenomenon affecting California and Oregon, are expected to cause difficulties for holiday travelers throughout much of the country.

Winter storm threatens to disrupt U.S. holiday travel

By David Koenig, Thomas Peipert, Associated Press

The National Weather Service has issued blizzard and wintry weather warnings from the Rocky Mountains to the Great Lakes.

Puerto Rico braces for flooding from Tropical Storm Karen

By Dánica Coto, Associated Press

Forecasters said Tropical Storm Karen would unleash heavy rains across the northeastern Caribbean on Tuesday that could cause flooding and landslides.

Imelda leaves 4 dead in Texas as waters recede

By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press

The National Weather Service said preliminary estimates suggested that Jefferson County was deluged with more than 40 inches of rain in a span of just 72 hours.