RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Steady rain drenched much of the East Coast on Wednesday, flooding roads, closing schools and forcing some people from their homes. And forecasters say the worst is yet to come. The rainstorms may soon be joined by Hurricane Joaquin in a powerful weather system that could linger for days and dump […]
ROSEAU, Dominica (AP) — A police official in Dominica says at least four people have died in severe flooding and mudslides caused by Tropical Storm Erika on the eastern Caribbean island. Superintendent Daniel Carbon tells The Associated Press that three of the deaths occurred during a mudslide in the southeast of the island. Authorities recovered […]
5:00 a.m. (CDT) The Houston Independent School District has announced that district schools and offices will be closed Tuesday as a precautionary measure as Texas prepares for Tropical Storm Bill to make landfall. School officials say they’ve determined the heavy rainfall predicted for parts of the Houston area may make driving dangerous Tuesday afternoon. Schools […]
GARDEN GROVE, Calif. (AP) — It was with more hope than accuracy that the founder of this Orange County city picked the name Garden Grove in 1874 for what was little more than an open plain under the Southern California sun. More than a century later, this sprawling middle-class suburb of 175,000 people could struggle […]
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The first batch of severe weather in this year’s tornado season devastated an Oklahoma mobile home park, as storms across the area damaged buildings, tore off roofs and left debris strewn across roads. One person was killed and several were injured. Tens of thousands of Oklahoma residents were without power early […]
ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — A New York tourism office’s suggestion that potential visitors should go to the Florida Keys instead has ended up crashing its website. Bruce Stoff of the Ithaca-Tompkins County Convention and Visitors Bureau tells The Associated Press on Wednesday that the office’s overwhelmed server crashed Tuesday afternoon, not long after the AP […]
BOSTON (AP) — Another weekend, another major snow storm: The latest system to sweep the Northeast brought another foot to Boston — on top of 6 feet that has fallen over the last month — and tested New Englanders who say the winter is beginning to feel like one without end. Even after the storm, […]
BOSTON (AP) — Exasperated New Englanders still digging out from three major storms that left 6 feet of snow in many areas are bracing for what’s expected to be another punishing winter blast. The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard watch from Cape Cod to coastal Maine beginning Saturday evening. The storm could bring […]
BOSTON (AP) — More than 2 feet of fresh snow piled up in parts of New England on Monday, breaking records set during the Blizzard of 1978 and testing the patience of officials and commuters as forecasters warned of more winter misery later in the week. The latest onslaught forced the cancellations of hundreds of […]
BOSTON (AP) — Winter-weary New England braced Sunday for another round of snow that threatened to bear down on the region into the workweek and pile up to 2 feet in some areas. As light snow began falling by the afternoon, drivers were warned to stay off the roads and cancellations were posted for schools […]
NEW YORK (AP) — A “potentially historic” storm could dump 2 to 3 feet of snow from northern New Jersey to southern Maine starting Monday, crippling a region that has largely been spared so far this winter, the National Weather Service said. A blizzard warning was issued for a 250-mile stretch of the Northeast, including […]
How cold is it across the U.S.? Too cool for school in many parts of the country. And so frigid in the Minnesota-St. Paul area that you could get frostbite in less time than it takes to buy car insurance. At least the Northeast isn’t getting clobbered with snow the way it was this time […]
