River levels were rising again Sunday as strong rains lashed waterlogged southern Brazil, where flooding has killed more than 140 people and forced hundreds of thousands from their homes. Residents of the state of Rio Grande do Sul were bracing for fresh misery from the new rains, after two weeks of downpours saw rivers burst […]
Spring storms helping to quench Iowa’s long drought came at a high cost this weekend as multiple tornadoes swept across southwest, south and central Iowa, destroying trees and homes. Especially hard hit was the Pottawatomie County town of Minden, where four people were injured and few structures were left untouched by a Friday afternoon twister. […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s an outdoor batting cage that has been around for about 50 years, nestled right in the middle of a South Valley neighborhood off Sunset: the “Batter’s Edge.” “The batting cage has such a history in the South Valley,” said Debbie Torres-Rudin, one of the owners of Batter’s Edge. “The people have […]
A dangerous winter storm is battering large swathes of the western US with residents in parts of California urged to shelter in place and prepare for power outages and a possible record 12ft of snow forecast to dump this weekend, amid gale-force winds and blizzard conditions. Perilous conditions in the Sierra Nevada region are expected […]
Thousands of households and businesses were left without power as Storm Isha swept Ireland and the UK. Trains were halted and flights rerouted as wind speeds reached nearly 160km/h. A pensioner died when the car in which he was a passenger hit a fallen tree in Scotland. Waves break on the seafront in Blackpool during […]
A storm bringing high winds and heavy rain was sweeping through the North East of the US, while wild winter weather elsewhere brought tornadoes and deadly accidents in the Midwest and South, flood threats in Florida and blizzards in the Northwest. New Jersey governor Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency and New York City […]
(Reuters) – A massive winter storm moving across the eastern half of the U.S. on Tuesday ahead of a forecast brutal freeze this weekend knocked out power to over 302,000 homes and businesses in nine states. The hardest hit states so far were Georgia with over 65,000 power outages, Florida with over 62,000 outages and […]
A surfer was spotted walking to shore as the National Weather Service (NWS) warned of an “angry” sea, and issued a high surf warning for San Diego on Friday, December 29. The stormy conditions have wreaked havoc on the California coast, with water surging into residential areas, and powerful waves knocking people off their feet. […]
A rogue wave terrified cruise ship passengers on the North Sea on Thursday as it towered over and tossed the ship, Tour Operator Thorsten Hansen told TMX. “I love it,” posted Hansen on social media. “However, a few of my guests are not so happy.” The video shows the rogue wave ahead of the Otto […]