Apr 14 Fort Lauderdale's airport reopens as residents clean up mess By Freida Frisaro, Terry Spencer, Associated Press One of Florida’s busiest airports reopened two days after an unprecedented deluge left planes and travelers stranded and turned Fort Lauderdale’s streets into rivers. Continue reading
Mar 10 Atmospheric river floods California with more rain, snow By Martha Mendoza, Associated Press More than 9,000 California residents were under evacuation orders Friday in California after a new atmospheric river brought heavy rain, thunderstorms and strong winds, swelling rivers and creeks and flooding several major highways during the morning commute. Continue reading
Jul 03 Thousands evacuate Sydney suburbs amid heavy rains and floods By Associated Press The Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe weather warning for heavy rain and flash floods and winds of up to 90 kilometers (55 miles) per hour along the coast of Australia’s most populous city and other parts of New South… Continue reading
Feb 04 Storm expected to glaze Pennsylvania, New England in ice By Kathleen Foody, Jill Bleed, Associated Press Ice threatened to wreak havoc on travel and electric service in the Northeast before the storm heads out to sea late Friday and Saturday. Continue reading
Feb 03 As winter storm moves across U.S., affecting millions of Americans, ice a concern By Kathleen Foody, Jill Bleed, Associated Press A major winter storm with millions of Americans in its path is spreading rain, freezing rain and heavy snow further across the country. Continue reading
Jan 16 Snow, ice blasts through South with powerful winter storm By Associated Press Tens of thousands of customers were without power in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida. Highway patrols were reporting hundreds of vehicle accidents, and a tornado ripped through a trailer park in Florida. Continue reading
Dec 26 Major storm dumps snow, closes mountain routes in California By Associated Press A 70-mile (112-kilometer) stretch of Interstate 80 was shut Sunday from Colfax, California, through the Lake Tahoe region to the Nevada state line. The California Department of Transportation also closed other mountain routes while warning of poor visibility and slippery… Continue reading
Dec 18 Watch 4:59 Kentucky tornado recovery continues, with charities and government providing aid By PBS NewsHour The tornadoes that swept through the midsouth region one week ago left thousands homeless and killed at least 77 people in Kentucky alone. It was the single worst tornado disaster in that state’s history. This weekend charities, churches and government… Continue watching
Dec 12 Watch 4:10 Kentucky communities in shock as death toll from tornadoes rises By PBS NewsHour Search and rescue operations continue across several states after the devastation caused by the tornado outbreak in the central and southern U.S. Kentucky has reported scores of deaths after tornadoes tore across the western part of the state. Liam Niemeyer,… Continue watching
Dec 12 EXPLAINER: Was tornado outbreak related to climate change? By Suman Naishadham, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Tornadoes in December are unusual, but not unheard of. B ut the ferocity and path length of Friday night's tornadoes likely put them in a category of their own, meteorologists say. Continue reading