severe weather

The weather across the country has been dangerous. Over 30 tornadoes have been reported in the Midwest as well as flooding. But, unfortunately the devastation is expected to continue.  If you’re in an area that hasn’t been affected by these storms consider yourself lucky and reach out to help those who have been affected. HEAD […]

SPUR, Texas (AP) — Three storm chasers were killed when their vehicles collided at a rural crossroads during severe West Texas storms on Tuesday. The storms spawned multiple funnel clouds and an occasional tornado in open areas of West Texas on Tuesday afternoon. No damage was reported. The crash happened at a remote intersection near […]

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Matthew (all times local): 12:30 p.m. South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley says the forecast for the state appears to have gotten worse: There are now hurricane warnings for the entire coast and the latest projections from the National Hurricane Center show the center of the storm […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Wednesday urged residents of Florida and other states along the path of Hurricane Matthew to take the threat seriously. Government officials are worried about complacency, especially in South Florida, which hasn’t seen a major hurricane in 11 years. Obama said the hurricane will be building in strength as […]

CARRABELLE, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on Hermine (all times local): 7:05 a.m. Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum says power outages are “pretty ubiquitous” and that three-quarters of the city customers didn’t have electricity following Hurricane Hermine ripping though the city in the early morning hours Friday. Gillum estimated as many as 100,000 local residents are […]

WALKER, La. (AP) — Barbara Manuel saw a flicker of sun and that gave her hope that the worst of the horrific flooding to hit southern Louisiana was over. But then the skies ripped open, the lights in her house started to flicker and with three feet of water outside threatening to come in and […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The picturesque Main Street of Ellicott City, Maryland, faces a months-long recovery that could cost hundreds of millions of dollars after devastating flooding that damaged nearly every home and business along the road, officials said. Two people were killed when the town about 14 miles west of Baltimore took on 6.5 inches […]

ANSTED, W.Va. (AP) — The Latest on flooding that has devastated parts of West Virginia(all times local): 10:30 a.m. West Virginia officials say two men presumed dead in West Virginia flooding have been found alive. In a memo Monday, state Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Director Jimmy Gianato says two men thought to […]

HOUSTON (AP) — Two aging dams deemed “extremely high risk” by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are at record pooling levels in Houston’s west side after this week’s torrential rainfall, but are working well and have undergone improvements in recent years, authorities said Wednesday. The dams — at 50 percent capacity — are classified […]

HOUSTON (AP) — As more than a foot of rain deluged the nation’s fourth-largest city, inundating homes, shutting down major highways and leaving at least four people dead, Houston’s mayor said there was no immediate solution. Heavy flooding has become nearly an annual rite of passage in the practically sea-level city, where experts have long […]

DENVER (AP) — A powerful spring snowstorm that closed Denver’s airport and stranded numerous passengers barreled east Thursday, threatening the Plains states and the Midwest with heavy snow and strong winds. Denver International Airport was closed around midday Wednesday because wind-whipped snow made it unsafe for planes to land or take off. The airport reopened […]

WAVERLY, Va. (AP) — A powerful storm system swept across the East Coast on Wednesday, killing four people in Virginia and knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes and businesses in the region. A day earlier, the system spawned about two dozen tornadoes along the Gulf Coast, damaging hundreds of homes in Louisiana, […]