STORMS
If you have special needs, emergency preparedness plan should be high priority
With flood risks about to increase quickly in parts of the Northern Plains, and with a spring and summer of weather warnings ahead, the need for emergency preparedness becomes more apparent. Thats es...
Posted on 4/24/13 at 1:02 PM
Last night's Jupiter-moon halo plus storms swirl on Saturn
Powerful fine stuff. It wasn't enough that Jupiter lined up with the full moon last night. Across northern Minnesota an ice halo encircled the pair for much of the evening making the show a skywatch...
Posted on 11/29/12 at 1:17 PM
Name That Storm!
Naming Hurricanes has been a practice for a long time. Doing so helps both the public and emergency managers keep track of the storms and distinguish between simultaneous storms. A new plan by the Wea...
Posted on 11/28/12 at 11:17 AM
The Hail With It
Friday's rainstorm prompted interesting scanner chatter, but it also left me with a minor dilemma, as I was uncertain how to describe for my story the bits of hail that fell on Jamestown. The hailsto...
Posted on 8/15/11 at 6:00 AM
Storm woes range from sinkhole to snow to twisters
Middle America was getting everything nature has to throw at it on Thursday, from snow in the north to tornadoes in the Plains, and with torrential rains causing floods and transportation chaos in several states — and a sinkhole in Chicago.By Associated Press , April 18, 2013
3 dead in storm packing ice, snow, tornadoes
SHUQUALAK, Miss. (AP) — A strong spring storm that socked the Midwest with ice and heavy, wet snow made its way east, raking the South with tornadoes Thursday, with three deaths blamed on the rough weather and thousands of people without power.By Holbrook Mohr, Associated Press , April 11, 2013
NWS expands severe weather warnings
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Residents of Sumner County, Kansas, received a dire warning last year as a tornado barreled through toward Wichita: Get underground or into a shelter — or else.By Kyle Potter, Associated Press , March 30, 2013
US storm's toll up to 6 dead; system heads east
By Dan Sewell, Associated Press , December 26, 2012
Intense systems of thunderstorm soak Southwest
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Wild summer thunderstorms slammed parts of the Southwest, stranding residents in Navajo Nation in their homes in northern Arizona and leaving an already squalid mobile home community in Southern California deep in water and worry.By Gillian Flaccus and Ken Ritter, Associated Press , September 12, 2012
Emergency workers call storm tourists a nuisance
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — Terry Miller was on a whirlwind tour after arriving in the U.S. from his home in Perth, Australia.By Kathy Hanks, The Hutchinson News , June 18, 2012
Heed the sirens, stay safe
It can be one of the most terrifying sounds of the summer. The wail of the sirens indicating a severe weather warning has been issued is hard to miss. For 3 minutes the sirens scream to alert you that a hazardous weather condition exists and you should take steps to protect yourself and your family from harm.May 01, 2012
Indiana baby found after tornado dies
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — An Indiana toddler found in a field after violent tornadoes died Sunday after being taken off life support, ending a hopeful tale for survivors in the Midwest and South picking through the storms’ devastation.By Rebecca Yonker, Associated Press , March 05, 2012
Tornado damage
March 05, 2012
Massive band of storms wrecks Ind. towns, kills 3
HENRYVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Powerful storms stretching from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes wrecked two Indiana towns and killed at least three people Friday as the system tore roofs off schools and homes, flattened a fire station, flipped over tractor-trailer trucks and damaged a maximum security prison. It was the second deadly tornado outbreak this week.March 03, 2012
Lee's remnants spawn Ga. twisters, drown Miss. man
ATLANTA — The slow-moving remnants of Tropical Storm Lee dumped rain across the South and whipped up twisters that damaged dozens of Georgia homes as the system pushed farther inland on Monday.By By Dorie Turner, The Associated Press , September 05, 2011
Obama pledges federal help for Irene recovery
PATERSON, N.J. (AP) — President Barack Obama stood on a bridge overlooking the rain-swollen and fast-rushing Passaic River in Paterson, New Jersey's third-largest city, and said Sunday the federal government would work to rebuild towns recovering from Hurricane Irene's wrath.By Darlene Superville, Associated Press , September 04, 2011
Strong storms pound southern North Dakota
Overnight thunderstorms brought strong winds, heavy rain and large hail to much of southern North Dakota.August 16, 2011
Tropical Storm Emily on path toward Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Tropical Storm Emily brushed past Puerto Rico and set its sights on the Dominican Republic and Haiti, where more than 630,000 people are still without shelter after last year's earthquake.By Trenton Daniel, Associated Press , August 03, 2011
Storms hit parts of the Dakotas
Thunderstorms packing heavy rain and winds as strong as 85 mph caused damage throughout the Dakotas late Sunday and early Monday.August 02, 2011
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