Severe Weather

Great Lakes region loses power due to freezing rain while Tennessee braces for high winds

By Associated Press

Freezing rain brought down trees and power lines in Michigan and Wisconsin, cutting electricity for thousands of people Sunday in the upper Great Lakes region, while forecasters said severe weather was on its way to Tennessee.

At least 3 people dead, hundreds rescued after severe storms flood streets in South Texas

By Valerie Gonzalez, Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press

Drenching rain along the Texas-Mexico border let up Friday, but rescues were still ongoing a day after severe storms trapped residents in their homes, forced drivers to abandon their vehicles on flooded roads and shut down an airport.

Death toll rises to at least 37 after tornadoes, wildfires and dust storms ravage multiple U.S. states

By Sara Cline, Rebecca Reynolds, Associated Press

Unusually vicious and damaging weather across multiple U.S. states spawned violent tornadoes, blinding dust storms and fast-moving wildfires this weekend, leaving at least 37 people dead.

At least 26 people killed as massive storm sweeping the U.S. spawns tornadoes and fires

By Bruce Shipkowski, Julie Walker, Sean Murphy, Associated Press

Violent tornadoes ripped through parts of the U.S., wiping out schools and toppling semitractor-trailers in several states, part of a monster storm that has killed at least 26 people as more severe weather was expected late Saturday.

Sweeping March storm system threatens U.S. with tornadoes, blizzards and wildfire conditions

By Russ Bynum, Associated Press

A huge storm system crossing the U.S. threatens to unleash tornadoes Friday in the Mississippi Valley, blizzards in the northern Plains and dry, gusty conditions in Texas and Oklahoma that pose a high risk of wildfires.

As NOAA braces for more cuts, scientists say public safety is at risk

By Adam Kemp

As severe weather season kicks off for large portions of the country, climate scientists warn cuts at NOAA and NWS could put public safety in jeopardy.

Severe storms create blizzard conditions, threaten to spawn more tornadoes across the U.S.

By Jeff Martin, Associated Press

Powerful storms that killed two people in Mississippi and ripped roofs from buildings in a small Oklahoma town charged across the nation, threatening more communities Wednesday in the central to eastern United States with wide-ranging weather.

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Californians brace for flooding in areas torched by wildfires as ice and snow hit East Coast

By Christopher Weber, Patrick Whittle, Associated Press

Evacuation orders and warnings were issued in areas where hillsides were burned bare by the Palisades Fire, which was the most destructive in LA history, over concerns about potential debris flows during thunderstorms.

Rare winter storm brings heavy snow, sleet and ice to Texas and northern Gulf Coast

By Sarah Brumfield, Associated Press

A rare winter storm charging through Texas and the northern Gulf Coast has closed highways and airports and prompted the first blizzard warning for southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana.