Violent Weather Rips Through the South
For the second straight night, severe storms ravaged the South, killing at least one person in Arkansas and damaging more than 100 homes in rural East Texas. Harold Brooks, research meteorologist at...
View ArticleTop of the Hour: 85 People Killed Southern Storms, Morning Headlines
A vicious series of tornadoes and storms cut across the south yesterday, killing 61 in Alabama alone. As a result of the storms, flood waters are breaching levees across the Midwest.
View ArticleAftermath: Southerners Take Stock After Storms
Hundreds of people have been confirmed dead after devastating storms ripped through the south on Wednesday. Thousands of residents are without power, while they continue to look for survivors and dig...
View ArticleSevere Spring: 2011 Weather Raises More Global Warming Questions
From the tornadoes in Joplin, to a record drought in Texas and the floods in Mississippi, and giant earthquakes off the coast of Japan, why is the Spring of 2011 so terrifying and terrible? Is our...
View ArticleStorm Tracker: Live Updates on Hurricane Irene's Path and Evacuation
Hurricane Irene is currently headed towards the East Coast of the U.S., and may have a major impact on a large swath of the eastern seaboard and some 65 million residents from North Carolina to Maine....
View ArticleStorms Ravage Southeastern US
At least five people are dead and many are injured after storms hit the nation's southeast. South Carolina, Georgia, Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi were all slammed by the severe weather and...
View ArticleThousands Still Without Power After Mid-Atlantic Storms
Tens of thousands of people in the Mid-Atlantic spent the weekend without power after an unexpected group of violent thunderstorms ripped across the region Friday night. The storms consisted of...
View ArticleLinemen Remain Hard at Work on the Fourth
While many of us are off work today, trying to keep cool, linemen and emergency workers across the mid-Atlantic and midwest are still trying to restore power to over a million people.Philip Collison is...
View ArticleMidwest Storms Leave Behind Path of Destruction
A powerful storm system of tornadoes, heavy winds, and rain tore through 12 states across the Midwest on Sunday, leaving at least eight people dead.Illinois Governor Pat Quinn declared a state of...
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A Reminder: Don't Die In A Flash Flood
(Washington, DC -- David Schultz, WAMU) Hurricane season is well underway, and that means a mega-rain storm can strike the East Coast or the Gulf Coast at any time. Just this week, D.C. and New York...
View ArticleSnow Fatigue Sets in After City Endures Sixth Storm
The ritual is not new to Gary Dawoit. After each storm, he and two colleagues, armed with scrapers and shovels, have the unenviable task of clearing the snow from around three company cars."We're...
View ArticleTop Five Works About Raging Thunderstorms
When the late Lena Horne sang about “Stormy Weather,” she was following in a grand tradition of producing into music inspired by rainy days. As current meteorologists predict a forecast full of gray...
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NY Subway System Shuts Down Due to Hurricane Irene (UPDATED)
Floodwaters covered the subway train storage yard at Coney Island. (Photo by Metropolitan Transportation Authority / David Knights.)UPDATED 8:55 p.m. ET Sunday: The MTA says it will restore limited...
View ArticleReady For The Next Big Internet Crisis
The motivations of hackers are often obscure. The motivations of the handlers at the Internet Storm Center—the people who stand ready to battle the latest internet malady—are a little easier to...
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Severe Weather Events Continue to Cost US: Big $$ to Alabama, Vermont, NY, NJ
Upstate New York roads, as viewed by helicopter (photo by Karen DeWitt/NYS Public Radio/WXXI)Severe weather events in 2011 -- the worst in history according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
View ArticleStorm Data Shows Links to Global Warming: Report
Two vicious thunderstorms that slammed New Jersey in the past month are part of a trend that the northeast is experiencing due to global warming, according to a new report released by Environment New...
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Hurricane Sandy (aka Frankenstorm) Could Shut Down NYC Subway
The NY MTA began placing service advisories in subway stations Friday.UPDATE 2:43 p.m. ET Saturday: NY Gov Andrew Cuomo has ordered the NY MTA to begin the preparations needed for a total subway and...
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Here's the NY Gov. Order for Transit System Shutdown
UPDATED: Sunday 12noon: Here's the latest release from the NY Governor's office about Hurricane Sandy transportation shutdowns and evacuation orders. Scroll down for previous statements. GOVERNOR...
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The Official NY Area Transit Tracker
Hurricane Sandy wrought havoc on all area transportation, closing bridges, flooding tunnels and drowning the NYC subway system. We will stay on top of the damage and the schedules for resumption of...
View ArticleIn Like a Lion: Music for Cinematic Storms
Extreme weather has played a prominent role in movies from "The Wizard of Oz" to "Life of Pi." Roaring thunder and flashing lightning have accompanied many a film climax. The drama of movie storms is...
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