Aug 27 Tropical Storm Dorian heads toward Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic By Dánica Coto, Associated Press A still-uncertain long-term track showed the storm could near Florida over the weekend. Continue reading
Aug 26 Barbados braces for Tropical Storm Dorian By Dánica Coto, Associated Press The storm is threatening to turn into a small hurricane that forecasters said could affect the northern Windward islands and Puerto Rico in upcoming days. Continue reading
Jul 20 Hot weather is intensifying hold on much of East, Central US By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Americans from Texas to Maine sweated out a steamy Saturday as a heat wave canceled events from festivals to horse races and pushed New York City to order power-saving steps to avoid overtaxing the electrical grid. Continue reading
Jul 12 Watch 7:19 Tropical Storm Barry threatens New Orleans with significant rain, surge potential Tropical Storm Barry is poised to strike New Orleans with significant rainfall, posing a serious flooding threat in an area where a wet spring has left the Mississippi River unusually high. State officials are urging residents to take precautions but… Continue watching
May 29 After several quiet years, tornadoes erupt in United States By Rick Callahan, Grant Schulte, Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — After several quiet years, tornadoes have erupted in the United States over the last two weeks as a volatile mix of warm, moist air from the Southeast and persistent cold from the Rockies clashed and stalled over the… Continue reading
May 23 Tornado hits Missouri capital as deadly storms sweep state By David A. Lieb, Associated Press A tornado tore apart buildings in Missouri's capital city as part of an overnight outbreak of severe weather across the state that left at least three people dead and dozens injured. Continue reading
May 21 30 tornadoes, more flooding from storms strike central U.S. By Associated Press A strong band of storms brought more than 30 tornadoes across the central U.S., damaged homes in Oklahoma, demolished a racetrack grandstand in Missouri and drenched waterlogged states with more water and more flooding. Continue reading
Apr 14 Storms sweep across the South, killing 8 and injuring dozens By Associated Press Powerful storms swept across the South on Sunday after unleashing suspected tornadoes and flooding that killed at least eight people, injured dozens and flattened much of a Texas town. Three children were among the dead. Continue reading
Mar 05 Watch 5:48 In eastern Alabama, communities reel from tornado’s ‘annihilation’ Officials have released the names of 23 people confirmed dead from a tornado that hit Lee County, Alabama, on Sunday. Rescue efforts are winding down, though many residents will face a long road to recovery after losing homes and livelihoods… Continue watching
Mar 04 Watch 6:07 After deadly tornado, survivors face freezing temperatures amid power outages Tornadoes tore through the southeastern U.S. over the weekend, killing more than 20 people so far, though the death toll may rise as rescue workers comb through rubble. Cutting a path more than a mile wide and 24 miles long,… Continue watching