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Deadly Floods Hit Southeastern US; 9 Killed, Thousands Affected

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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Winter Storm Slams U.S., Triggers Closures and Outages

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 has issued winter storm warnings in parts of Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland,

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Hurricanes Helene, Milton Leave Southeast in Crisis

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. The National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service deemed it among the most powerful storms to hit the United States with days of torrential rainfall and powerful

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Hurricane Milton Hits Florida as Category 3 Storm

Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key Wednesday night as the National Weather Service issued extreme wind warnings for the Tampa area. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said at a press conference earlier that Milton was in the “process of making landfall” as a Category 3 storm. The state has experienced flooding and several tornadoes ahead of

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Hurricane Helene Kills 91, Millions Without Power in South

By Emma Bowman As rescue teams respond in the wake of Hurricane Helene’s destruction in southeast U.S. and southern Appalachia, the death toll continues to climb. At least 91 people across several states were killed, The Associated Press reported. Many people drowned after not heeding evacuation orders; others were killed in their homes and cars by

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Arctic Blast and Gulf Coast Tornadoes Threaten Millions

By Haley Brink, Gene Norman and Holly Yan, As frigid, arctic air engulfs the Upper Midwest and Northeast, some Gulf Coast states are at risk for more tornadoes. About 10 million people are under wind chill advisories in parts of North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin, where wind chills are expected to plummet to -25 to

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STAFFORD COUNTY, VIRGINIA - JANUARY 04: A fire engine rests on the side of the road after sliding off in icy conditions on January 04, 2022 in Stafford County, Virginia. A winter storm with record snowfall slammed into the Mid-Atlantic states, stranding thousands of motorists overnight on 50 miles of I-95 in Virginia. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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Winter Storm Slams Northeast, Disrupts Travel and Schools

By Mallika Kallingal, A fast-moving winter storm that pummeled parts of Kentucky and Virginia is expected to cause widespread disruption across the Northeast on Friday and Saturday, dumping between 4 and 12 inches of snow on the region’s major cities. More than 60 million people are under winter weather alerts, and local officials have taken pre-emptive measures to prepare the densely-populated

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ALEXANDRIA, VA - JANUARY 3: View of a car stuck in the snow as major winter snow storm hitting the Northern Virginia area cripples traffic at the start of the work week in the new year on January 3, 2022 in Alexandria, Virginia. Credit: mpi34/MediaPunch /IPX
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Drivers Trapped for Hours on I-95 After Major Snowstorm

By Kelly McCleary, Joe Sutton and Jason Hanna, Drivers have been stranded for hours on a major interstate in eastern Virgina — some stuck from Monday into Tuesday morning — after a severe winter storm caused massive backups, sending authorities scrambling to clear a path. In some places in the Fredericksburg area, vehicles still were stranded shortly

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