One day after tornadoes tore through parts of Nebraska and Iowa, leveling dozens of homes, severe thunderstorms and high winds were expected across the central and southern Great Plains on Saturday. Tornadoes and large hail were likely in northern Texas, Oklahoma and southeastern Kansas, forecasters said. A rare “particularly dangerous situation” tornado watch was issued…
Waves of intense weather were moving east across the South on Wednesday, bringing flash flooding and tornadoes to cities along the Gulf Coast, with the potential for more destructive winds still looming, the National Weather Service said. A flash flood emergency was declared in the New Orleans area, where the Weather Service said many roads…
Severe storms tore through three Midwestern states on Thursday, producing a tornado in northwestern Ohio and damaging dozens of homes in eastern Indiana. In Indiana, the towns of Winchester and Selma appeared to be the worst hit. Local officials said they believed a tornado had hit a trailer park in Winchester according to 13 WTHR,…
Severe weather tore through the Chicago area and surrounding regions Tuesday night and into Wednesday, prompting a wave of tornado watches and warnings, according to the National Weather Service. Parts of Michigan appeared to be hit the hardest, including Grand Blanc, less than 10 miles southeast of Flint. The Genesee County Sheriff’s Office said on…
A relentless weather pattern that caused headaches for large portions of the United States this week will deliver blizzard conditions across the Midwest and Great Lakes on Friday and into the holiday weekend, while severe weather will again settle over the South and East, forecasters said. “Life-threatening winter weather is expected,” with heavy snow and…
Communities from Tennessee to New York were clearing debris on Tuesday, a day after a wide-ranging storm system that tore through the Eastern United States killed at least two people, left more than a million homes and businesses without power and grounded hundreds of flights. Though power had largely been restored for many who were…
Severe weather, including high winds and very large hail, was expected to pummel the Southern Plains and Midwest on Friday, a day after tornadoes were reported across five states, forecasters said. Trained spotters collected at least 17 reports of tornadoes or tornado damage in Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Nebraska and Oklahoma before dawn on Friday, the…
Widespread and potentially severe thunderstorms, including the possibility of damaging winds and tornadoes, are likely on Friday for over a dozen states in the Midwest and the mid-South, potentially affecting over 30 million people. The thunderstorms, which could bring heavy rain and flash flooding threats, are likely to begin in the middle-to-lower Mississippi Valley and…
A winter storm developing across the South on Tuesday will bring the risk of severe storms to over 15 million people living along the Gulf Coast, including in Houston, New Orleans and Mobile, Ala. Forecasters with the National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center warned people in the region early Tuesday to anticipate potentially damaging winds…
An outbreak of severe weather swept the South on Thursday, bringing strong winds and possible tornadoes to parts of Alabama and Mississippi, damaging homes and leaving thousands without power. The threat of severe weather and tornadoes was expected to continue into the night, officials said. Video shared online by the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency showed…