Jul 28 Mudslide kills 15 people in southeastern China as rains from tropical storm drench region By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press The deaths were the first in China that appear linked to Typhoon Gaemi, which weakened to a tropical storm after making landfall on Thursday. Continue reading
Jul 07 Texas coastal residents warned of floods and power outages as Beryl approaches landfall By Mark Vancleave, Associated Press Beryl began lashing Texas with rain and intensifying winds Sunday as coastal residents boarded up windows, left beach towns under evacuation orders and prepared for the powerful storm that has already cut a deadly path through parts of Mexico and the Carribean. Continue reading
Jun 29 Tropical Storm Beryl forecast to become a major hurricane as it approaches Caribbean islands By Dánica Coto, Associated Press Tropical Storm Beryl chugged toward the southeast Caribbean on Saturday as forecasters warned it was expected to strengthen into a dangerous major hurricane before reaching Barbados late Sunday. Continue reading
Oct 05 Tropical Storm Philippe heads for Bermuda en route to Atlantic Canada, New England By Associated Press Philippe’s center is expected to pass near or just west of Bermuda on Friday and then reach the coast of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick or eastern Maine on Saturday night as a post-tropical cyclone, according to the National Hurricane Center… Continue reading
Sep 24 Weakened Ophelia poses flood risk in parts of Northeast as new storm brews in the Atlantic By Laura Ungar, Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press After being downgraded from a tropical storm, Ophelia on Sunday still threatened parts of the Northeast with coastal flooding, life-threatening waves and heavy rain from Washington to New York City, the National Hurricane Center said. Continue reading
Sep 23 Watch 2:55 News Wrap: Tropical Storm Ophelia drenches communities along Atlantic Coast In our news wrap Saturday, Tropical Storm Ophelia made landfall in North Carolina, the family of a Black high school student suspended for his hairstyle is suing Texas Gov. Abbott and Attorney General Paxton, car dealers may soon feel ripple… Continue watching
Aug 10 At least 1 dead as Tropical Storm Khanun hurtles toward Seoul By Kim Tong-Hyung, Yong Jun Chang, Ahn Young-joon, Associated Press Tropical Storm Khanun is pouring intense rain on South Korea after making landfall. Continue reading
Aug 07 Watch 4:02 News Wrap: Former police officer sentenced for his role in George Floyd's death In our news wrap Monday, a judge in Minnesota sentenced the last former police officer convicted of state charges in George Floyd's death, leaders of the military coup in Niger closed the country's airspace, Russian shelling in Ukraine struck towns… Continue watching
Aug 13 Watch 5:06 News Wrap: Third vaccine dose recommended for people with weakened immune systems In our news wrap Friday, a CDC panel advised people with weakened immune systems should receive a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine for full protection. A federal judge struck down a challenge to the Biden administration’s eviction moratorium and more. Continue watching
Sep 22 Beta weakens to tropical depression, stalls over Texas coast By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press Beta made landfall late Monday as a tropical storm just north of Port O’Connor, Texas, and has the distinction of being the first time a storm named for a Greek letter made landfall in the continental United States. Continue reading