National Weather

7 dead, hundreds of thousands without power as storms pound the Midwest

ByĀ Patrick SmithĀ andĀ Phil Helsel AĀ severe winter stormĀ killed at least seven people and left almost half a million energy customers without power Monday morning as strong winds and heavy rain caused havoc from the mid-Atlantic to the South. Four people were killed in Michigan, two died in Indiana and one person was killed in Oklahoma, officials said.Ā An

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Tornadoes, wicked winds, huge hail hits most of US

By Susan Miller At least 80 million people ā€” from the Midwest to the South to the East ā€” are in the path of turbulent weather, including violent storms, large hail, and potent tornadoes Sunday into Monday, forecasters said. “Numerous severe thunderstorms are expected today and tonight across a broad portion of the Southeast and

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Mass firings across NOAA and National Weather Service ignite fury among scientists worldwide

By Grace Toohey As federal job eliminations struck the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Weather Service on Thursday, scientists and environmental advocates denounced the cuts, saying they could cause real harm to Americans. The full extent of the layoffs across NOAA were not immediately clear, but Democratic legislators said hundreds of scientists

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At least nine dead in US floods and heavy rain

By Brandon Drenon At least nine people have died over the weekend, as torrential downpours drenched parts of the south-eastern US, submerging roads and houses. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said eight people had died in his state and suggested at a news conference on Sunday that the total could go up. Hundreds of people stranded

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Snowstorms close schools and offices across a large swath of the U.S.

By Ayana Archie Closures and states of emergency are being announced across the Central Plains, Midwest and East Coast regions of the U.S., as a snowstorm moves across several states in those areas in coming days. The National Weather Service hasĀ issued winter storm warningsĀ in parts of Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland,

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Red Cross weighs in on how to aid Southeastern communities recovering from back-to-back hurricanes

By Megan Sayles Hurricane Helene touched down in Florida on Sept. 26 as a Category 4 storm that devastated communities across Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.Ā The National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information ServiceĀ deemed it among the most powerful storms to hit the United States with days of torrential rainfall and powerful

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