Winds as high as 86 mph swept through the Topeka area between 1 and 2 a.m. Wednesday, leaving thousands of homes and businesses without electrical power. More than 11,800 Topeka-area customers of the Evergy electrical utility were without power shortly after 6 a.m., according to the power outage map website it maintains. By 7:15 a.m., […]
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Thousands without power, buildings damaged after severe Oklahoma storms brought 80mph winds
Weather officials are surveying storm damage and thousands are without power after a sudden, severe thunderstorm crossed Central Oklahoma on Tuesday night. In Oklahoma City, neighborhoods like Britton Road saw severe damage, KOCO reports, after wind gusts up to 80 mph blasted through, causing roof damage and downing power lines. About 30,000 customers are still […]
Damaging winds, large hail possible Tuesday with more storms Wednesday, NWS says
Thunderstorms with strong winds and damaging hail are possible across Central Ohio Tuesday with a rainy day likely Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. A map provided by the National Weather Service in Wilmington shows marginal risk of severe weather Tuesday for central Ohio. “Scattered storms are expected again during the day Wednesday,” the […]
Supermassive black hole winds blowing at 36 million miles per hour can sculpt entire galaxies
A bright quasar, powered by a supermassive black hole, is blasting out radiation that pushes away clouds of gas in its surroundings to generate winds reaching speeds of around 36 million miles per hour (58 million kilometers per hour). Oh, and the quasar is also nearly as old as the universe itself. The discovery, made by […]
Strong winds causing downed trees, blocked roads, power outages in North Jersey
Strong wind gusts are causing power outages, road closures and downed trees all across New Jersey on Monday evening. National Weather Service posted a wind advisory alert warning that some New Jersey counties, such as Morris and Sussex, could be experiencing strong and gusty winds throughout the evening. Strong winds have developed this afternoon with […]
Storm chasers catch tornado winds above 300 mph in rare ‘intercept’
The tornado raced across southern Iowa at nearly 45 mph, shredding wind turbines like string cheese. In the town of Greenfield, it overturned cars and ripped homes from their foundations, leaving a gash of destruction that can be seen from space. The twister, which the National Weather Service later rated an EF4, killed five people […]
One dead in Greek wildfires fanned by gale-force winds
ATHENS (Reuters) – A man died on Friday as several forest fires fanned by gale-force winds battered Greece’s southern tip and forced evacuations, the fire brigade said. The 55-year-old man was injured in a blaze in the region of Ilia on the Peloponnese peninsula and died at a hospital, said a fire service official. Some […]
California wildfires grow amid warm temperatures, gusty winds
Crews battling wildfires across California on Tuesday, including the Post fire in Los Angeles County, face another day of warm summer heat and gusty winds that will push flames into tinder-dry fuel, weather forecasters warned. “Critical fire-weather conditions are expected through today for northwest Los Angeles County and the Ventura County mountains,” the National Weather […]
Strong winds, steep terrain hamper crews battling Los Angeles area’s first major fire of the year
GORMAN, Calif. (AP) — Strong winds pushed flames through dry brush in mountains along Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles on Sunday, and officials warned residents in the wildfire’s path to be prepared to leave if it explodes in size again. Los Angeles County’s first major wildfire of the year swiftly grew to nearly 23 […]
NYC braces for heavy rain, winds, possible outages on Friday l Forecast
NEW YORK CITY – Don’t be fooled by the beautiful weather – strong storms could be on the way to NYC. The National Weather Service has put parts of New York City in the marginal and slight risk zone for severe weather on Friday afternoon, meaning heavy rain, damaging winds and scattered power outages are […]
Wildfire forces dozens of evacuations southwest of Spokane amid high winds; fire knocked down Tuesday night
Jun. 12—A wind-whipped wildfire forced the evacuation of dozens of homes southwest of Spokane Tuesday afternoon, with the official start of summer still more than a week out. By Tuesday night, crews established a line around the entire perimeter of the fire, but the 75-acre blaze could still jump it, said Jessa Lewis of the […]
Possible tornadoes, large hail, strong winds in northern Minnesota
Tornadoes and possible storm damage hit Minnesota’s Arrowhead Region in the far northeast parts of the state Wednesday night. Storms largely skirted Duluth and the North Shore, National Weather Service meteorologist Bryan Howell said late Wednesday. Clear skies and warm temperatures turned to storms Wednesday afternoon starting in north-central Minnesota, near the Canadian border and […]