Apr 30 After rash of storms, flooding hits Florida, Alabama By Ariel Min The giant storm system that violently swept across Oklahoma, Mississippi and Arkansas last weekend has evolved into widespread flooding in the Florida Panhandle and Alabama Gulf Coast on Wednesday. The death toll from the storms has grown to 36 so… Continue reading
Apr 29 Watch News Wrap: Armed with shotgun and explosives, man opens fire at FedEx near Atlanta By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, a package handler opened fire at a FedEx sorting center outside Atlanta, wounding six people before taking his own life. Police said the man had explosives, but did not use them. Also, for the third… Continue watching
Apr 28 Watch Neighbors, police and National Guard band together for Arkansas tornado recovery By PBS News Hour Tornadoes that tore across central and southern states left at least 16 people dead, 14 of them in Arkansas. Judy Woodruff talks to Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe from Little Rock for an update on the strength of the tornado, the… Continue watching
Apr 28 Watch South braces for more tornadoes after night of deadly storms By PBS News Hour In Arkansas, a tornado touched down off and on for almost 80 miles, including in the town of Vilonia, leaving a trail of destruction. Another twister tore through Quapaw, Oklahoma, with no warning. At least 16 people were killed in… Continue watching
Jun 04 Watch Storms, Science and Risk: Challenges Facing Extreme Weather Researchers Storms, Science and Risk: Challenges Facing Extreme Weather Researchers… Continue watching
Jun 04 Watch Death of Storm Researchers Is Testimony to Inherent Danger of Studying Tornadoes Three storm researchers -- Carl Young, Tim Samaras and his son Paul -- were killed while following a tornado classified as an EF-5 with winds of 295 miles per hour near Oklahoma City. The Storm Prediction Center says the men… Continue watching
May 31 Watch News Wrap: Extreme Weather Whips Areas of the Midwest and West United States News Wrap: Extreme Weather Whips Areas of the Midwest and West United States… Continue watching
May 21 Just as in 1999, Oklahoma Town Rebuilds After Twister By Larisa Epatko In 1999, Genny and Bob McLane, both in their 80s, had just redecorated their three-bedroom home in Del City, Okla., when the tornado hit. Continue reading
Apr 12 Watch News Wrap: U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Russian Citizens for Human Rights Abuses In other news Friday, the U.S. imposed financial sanctions and visa bans on 18 Russians over alleged human rights abuses. The accused were identified under the new Magnitsky Act. Also, the first family released their 2012 tax return showing they… Continue watching
Apr 11 Watch News Wrap: Senators Finish Work on Major Aspects of Immigration Reform Bill News Wrap: Senators Finish Work on Major Aspects of Immigration Reform Bill… Continue watching