Weather
4 killed in a storm system that spawned tornadoes across the southern U.S.
Officials assessed the damage on Sunday after a strong storm system moved across the southern U.S. over the weekend, spawning tornadoes and killing at least four people. There were at least 45 reports of tornado damage across Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia, said Brian Hurley, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s Weather Prediction […]
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Winter weather blast to bring more snow to Northern states making travel hazardous
Area residents dig out stranded and buried cars after a record snowfall left over 3 feet on the ground on December 2, 2024 in Erie, Pennsylvania. Jeff Swensen | Getty Images A new Arctic blast is set to dump more snow onto the Great Lakes and the Northeast, as winter weather caused transport chaos and […]
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Thanksgiving travel snarled by coast-to-coast storm bringing rain and snow
People enter LaGuardia Airport (LGA) on one of the busiest travel days of the year on November 26, 2024 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images With Thanksgiving holiday travel well underway, many have reached their destinations — but for everyone else, a storm tracking from the Rockies to the Midwest and Northeast […]
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Latest typhoon lashes the Philippines, causing tidal surges and displacing massive numbers of people
Trees and a building are damaged in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Man-Yi, in Catanduanes province, Philippines, on Nov. 17, 2024. Philippine Red Cross | Via Reuters A powerful typhoon wrecked houses, caused towering tidal surges and forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee to emergency shelters as it cut across the northern Philippines […]
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FEMA fires employee who told Florida relief workers to skip Trump supporters
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell stands next to a track map of Hurricane Ian, during a press conference at FEMA Headquarters on September 28, 2022 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images News | Getty Images The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Saturday confirmed that it fired an employee who had […]
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Millions in Cuba remain without power as Hurricane Oscar makes landfall
HAVANA — Millions remained without power in Cuba for a third consecutive day as slow progress is made in restoring electricity following multiple major grid failures. Power is expected to be restored to everyone on the island by Tuesday, the minister of energy and mines, Vicente de la O Levi, told reporters at a news conference Sunday. […]
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Hurricane Milton makes landfall in Florida as Category 3 storm
A satellite image shows Hurricane Milton progressing in the Gulf of Mexico before its expected landfall in Florida, Oct. 9, 2024. CIRA | NOAA | Via Reuters The National Hurricane Center said Hurricane Milton has made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida as an “extremely dangerous” Category 3 storm on Wednesday evening. The NHC said the […]
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White House ‘in touch’ with airlines as Helene, Milton spark price gouging fears
US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg attends a Cabinet meeting with US President Joe Biden in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on September 20, 2024. Samuel Corum | AFP | Getty Images The Department of Transportation said Tuesday it is in contact with airlines about the affordability of their flights in […]
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Airlines, theme parks, cruise lines warn travelers about Hurricane Milton disruptions
A message board at the Tampa International Airport shows all American Airlines departing flight canceled Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, in Tampa, Fla., due to the possible arrival of Hurricane Milton. Chris O’Meara | AP Airlines canceled hundreds of flights, theme parks prepared to close some areas and cruise lines shifted routes as Floridians braced for […]
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Hurricane Milton is a Category 5. Florida orders evacuations and scrambles to clear Helene’s debris
NOAA GOES East satellite image of Hurricane Milton on Oct. 7th, 2024. Source: NOAA Florida’s storm-battered Gulf Coast raced against a Category 5 hurricane Monday as workers sprinted to pick up debris left over from Helene two weeks ago and highways were clogged with people fleeing ahead of the storm. The center of Hurricane Milton could come ashore Wednesday […]
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