Aug
31

Hurricane Earl could take aim at Carolinas by Friday

Florida (CNN) -- Hurricane Earl may prompt evacuations along the U.S. Atlantic coast even if it does not make landfall, since it may come close enough to trigger storm surge flooding and high winds, officials said Tuesday.

"We do not have a... more >


Aug
25

Heat worsens fires in Oregon, Calif., Idaho

ASHLAND, Ore.- A wind-whipped wildfire burned through 11 homes outside an Oregon college town as hot, dry weather with temperatures near 100 degrees also helped fires spread in Idaho and Southern California, where homes were evacuated.

The ... more >


Aug
23

Tropics Flaring Up with Danielle, Frank and Other Concerns

AccuWeather.com Chief Hurricane Expert Joe Bastardi has been predicting this 2010 Atlantic Hurricane Season to ramp up starting Aug. 20, and the tropics are doing just that. Bastardi still expects a "frenzy of activity" in the coming weeks.

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Aug
23

Danielle Could Become Season's First Major Hurricane

Tropical Storm Danielle, which formed this weekend over the central Atlantic, continues to strengthen rapidly as it heads northwestward. The storm will likely become a hurricane tonight or Tuesday and could even intensify into a major hurricane withi... more >


Aug
17

Tropical Depression Five Remnants

The remnant circulation from Tropical Depression Five moved back over the Gulf of Mexico Monday morning after spending the weekend inland over the South.

As of Tuesday morning, the low has now moved back inland along the western Mississippi ... more >


Aug
09

Tornadoes tear through North Dakota and Minnesota

(CNN) -- A string of tornadoes raked through southeastern North Dakota and into west central Minnesota on Saturday night.

Most of the damage was in Richland County, North Dakota, according to Greg Gust, warning coordination meteorologist ... more >



Jul
28

California governor declares state of emergency as 2 wildfires rage

(CNN)- Two roaring wildfires in southern California prompted at least 2,300 evacuations and a state of emergency late Tuesday.

More than 15,000 acres have burned down, officials said.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger proclaimed a state o... more >


Jul
27

Four twisters tear through twin tiers

RANDOLPH, N.Y. - Four twisters tore a path through New York and Pennsylvania Saturday, tearing up homes and businesses across the twin tiers.

People living in Mayville, Carrollton, Randolph in NY and Galeton in Pennsylvania had a long weeke... more >


Jul
25

Cleanup begins in flood ravaged Westchester

WESTCHESTER, IL - Westchester officials say it will take at least 2 weeks to clean up the mess left behind by Saturday's historic flooding in the western suburb.

Today residents had their first opportunity to begin pumping out flooded baseme... more >


Jul
23

Tropical Storm Bonnie moving toward oil spill

NASSAU, Bahamas -Tropical Storm Bonnie steamed through the central Bahamas and was approaching the Florida Keys on Friday along a course that is expected to cross over the site of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Rain and lightning raked the lo... more >


Jul
22

Tropical Depression 3 heads for south Florida and the Bahamas

Miami, Florida (CNN)-- Tropical Depression 3 has formed near the Bahamas, with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph, and a reconnaissance plane was heading into the system to determine if it had become a tropical storm, the National Hurricane Center sai... more >


Jul
21

Northeast Kentucky deluged by rain, flooding

(CNN) -- Up to half a foot of torrential rains in northeastern Kentucky have led to swift-water rescues, propelled a truck into a tree and washed away homes and businesses -- and more severe weather is on the way.

"We're trying to get a hold... more >


Jul
19

Wildfire threatens Washington city

YAKIMA, Wash. - At least three firefighters were injured and evacuations were under way as a 10,000-acre wildfire fueled by heavy winds edged up Monday on the outskirts of Yakima.

The quickly spreading blaze, which was dubbed the Cowiche Ca... more >


Jul
19

Weekend Storms Wreak Havoc In Pike, Shelby Counties

LOUISVILLE, Ky. Thousands of Kentuckians are without power or running water Monday after severe weekend storms.

Homes, trailers and vehicles in Shelby and Pike counties were swept away by floodwater.


"I have seen startling a... more >


Jul
13

Three wildfires burn through Southern California

Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- A trio of wildfires burned through Southern California on Tuesday, threatening homes, shutting down roads and prompting some residents to evacuate, officials said.

There were no reports of injuries from the t... more >


Jul
08

New spill factor: La Nina could add to storms

NEW YORK - A La Nina weather pattern, the opposite of its more infamous cousin El Nino, will likely ramp up in July and August, potentially boosting hurricane formation in the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. Climate Prediction Center forecast on Thursday. <... more >


Jul
07

Tropical weather system moving toward south Texas

(CNN) A low-pressure weather system in the Gulf of Mexico has a chance of becoming a tropical depression or more severe storm over the next 48 hours, the National Hurricane Center said at 8 a.m. ET Wednesday.

Center forecasters say that as t... more >


Jul
07

Early Alex could be sign of season

As Hurricane Alex hit the Gulf coast of northeastern Mexico, south of the Texas border, it joins an elite group: one of eight hurricanes recorded during the month of June since 1954.

The last hurricane recorded in June was Allison, a relativ... more >


Jun
30

Hurricane Alex churns toward Mexico, Texas coasts

BROWNSVILLE, Texas - Hurricane Alex churned westward through the Gulf of Mexico early Wednesday, far from oil spill cleanup efforts but on a collision course with Mexico and the southern Texas coastline.

The National Hurricane Center in Miam... more >


Jun
25

Conn. city counts damage, blessings after tornado

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. It looked, the mayor said, as if Godzilla had come in and ripped off roofs, knocked down buildings, toppled trees and shattered windows. A day after a rare tornado shattered the heart of Connecticut's largest city, residents counte... more >


Jun
22

Everyone accounted for after apparent Wisconsin tornado

EAGLE, Wis. (AP) -- Authorities say a warning siren failed in Eagle before an apparent tornado touched down in the southern Wisconsin village and damaged or destroyed 50 homes, but injured only one person.

Eagle Fire Chief Justin Heim ... more >


Jun
21

Arizona fire at 5,000 acres, windy day predicted

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - A fire burning near Flagstaff, Arizona, is threatening homes on the outskirts of the city.

Fire information officer Stephanie Smith says the fire is more than 5,000 acres. Smith said the combination of the weather and the ... more >


Jun
18

3 Killed, dozens injured in Minn. tornadoes

WADENA, Minn. Police and National Guard soldiers blocked off neighborhoods Friday as city officials organized a cleanup from tornadoes that ripped through the city the night before, part of a turbulent system that fueled twisters across the state and... more >


Jun
14

System at sea could form first Atlantic tropical storm

MIAMI A low-pressure area forming over the Atlantic could become the first tropical storm of the season, the National Hurricane Center warned Monday.

There remains a high chance, 60 percent, of this system becoming a tropical cyclone during... more >


Jun
14

Torrential Rains Flood Oklahoma City

After torrential downpours that lasted roughly 8 hours (4am to 12noon), the heavy rains have finally subsided over Oklahoma City.

Officially, Will Rogers World Airport (OKC) of rain as of the midday hours. That easily broke a daily rainfall ... more >


Jun
14

Arkansas Flood Tragedy

An upper level low pressure system moved over Arkansas Thursday night with a band of heavy precipitation.

Rainfall began falling over the state late Thursday afternoon and continued through the night over the western half of Arkansas.
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Jun
09

Texas flooding swamps homes, roads

Heavy overnight rains flooded parts of central Texas leaving at least one dead while forcing dozens of high-water rescues and swamping a popular water park, officials said.

A slow-moving, large thunderstorm complex dumped nearly 12 inches of... more >


Jun
07

Aftermath of Midwest Storms

MILLBURY, Ohio A mother and her young son and the father of the valedictorian from a high school now in ruins were among seven people killed in a weekend tornado that was Ohio's most powerful in eight years, authorities and relatives said Monday.more >


Jun
07

Ohio tornado survivors finding hope amid rubble

MILLBURY, Ohio In the northwest Ohio village of Millbury, homeowners, friends and strangers sifted through lawns and fields Monday, looking for little reminders of what life was like before a tornado flattened their homes.

Five people d... more >


Jun
01

BP oil spill could make Gulf hurricane season 'devastating'

Hammond, La. – The 2010 Atlantic hurricane season opens today, and with it concerns over the effect the BP oil spill could have on coastal ecosystems if a major storm moves into the northern Gulf of Mexico and reaches land. more >


May
27

Government warns of worst hurricane season since 2005

WASHINGTON (Reuters)The Atlantic storm season may be the most intense since 2005, when Hurricane Katrina killed over a thousand people after crashing through Gulf of Mexico energy facilities, the U.S. government's top climate agency predicted on Thur... more >


May
20

Tornadoes touch down across Oklahoma

OKLAHOMA CITY - Severe weather was forecast to continue sweeping through the South on Thursday, a day after at least a half-dozen tornadoes touched down in Oklahoma, causing some damage and power outages but few injuries. The National Weather Servic... more >


May
20

Heavy rain swamps Oklahoma

Muskogee Emergency Management Director James Moore said no injuries had been reported, but that about 30 homes in south Muskogee were flooded and trees and power lines were down.

Oklahoma Gas and Electric said early Thursday afternoon that p... more >


May
20

Several tornadoes touch down across Oklahoma

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Two mobile homes were destroyed and several homes and businesses damaged in storms that brought a rash of tornadoes to Oklahoma, authorities say, but only few injuries were reported.

The National Weather Service received m... more >


May
11

5 dead, dozens injured as tornadoes hit Plains

NORMAN, Okla. Violent storms that tore through the southern Plains killed five people and injured dozens more, leaving behind flattened homes, toppled semitrailers and downed power lines.

Several tornadoes were reported in Oklahoma and K... more >


May
03

At least 19 dead as storms pound Southeast

Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) A massive system of rain and thunderstorms that spawned tornadoes continued to pound the Southeast on Monday, leaving at least 19 dead in its wake and displacing or stranding thousands of people.

The storm moved th... more >


Apr
26

Dozen dead in violent southern storms; 10 in Miss.

YAZOO CITY, Miss.- A tornado killed at least 10 in rural Mississippi. Two deaths in Alabama also have been blamed on the violent weather that churned through a half-dozen Southern states over the weekend.

Hundreds of homes also were dama... more >


Apr
07

Dangerous' winds, hail batter Iowa's eastern half

Spring storm season got its huff and puff on in earnest Tuesday.

Winds gusted as fast as 75 mph, storm spotters estimated, as semis overturned, sheet metal ripped from roofs and barns toppled in the eastern half of Iowa.

Thu... more >


Mar
31

Eastern floods scatter residents as worst awaits

CRANSTON, R.I. Flooding on a scale rarely seen in New England forced hundreds of residents from their homes Wednesday, overwhelmed sewage systems and snarled traffic as major East Coast routes washed out or transformed into a soaked labyrinth of det... more >


Mar
30

More flooding threatens storm-weary East Coast

BOSTON The second major rain storm of the month pounded the Northeast on Tuesday with what meteorologists said could be record-setting rainfall, sending rivers toward flood stage, closing roads, delaying flights and causing a run on basement sump pu... more >


Mar
28

Severe storms, tornadoes lash Southeast

(CNN)-- A broad band of severe thunderstorms Sunday sparked heavy rain and hail and prompted tornado warnings from Florida to Virginia, with multiple twisters reported in North Carolina, according to the National Weather Service.

At leas... more >


Mar
15

Damage, Outages Persist In Hard Hit Westchester

Chain saws, generators and wood-chippers whined throughout the storm-tossed New York City area Monday as homeowners and tree crews dealt with the damage -- and the continuing power outages -- from a wild weekend storm.

More than 150,000... more >


Mar
15

Stubborn storm darkens, floods much of Northeast

BOUND BROOK, N.J. Torrential rains and high winds pounded the Northeast for a third day Monday, taking a heavy toll on people and property in a region that only recently restored power or finished digging out from the last of several major winter st... more >


Feb
26

Massive Storm Slams Northeast

HAMPTON, N.H. A strong-willed winter storm blasted the Northeast on Friday, unleashing hurricane-force winds that fanned a New Hampshire hotel fire, flooding parts of New York, and cutting power to at least 700,000 homes and businesses.

... more >


Feb
12

Rare snowflakes start falling from Miss. to SC

PENSACOLA, Fla. It took back-to-back blizzards to paralyze the nation's capital, but in the Deep South it only takes a couple inches of snow.

Flakes were falling, or threatened, Friday from Texas to the Florida Panhandle and then up alo... more >


Feb
10

Blizzards pound snowbound Mid-Atlantic to New York

WASHINGTON Snow, wind and slush hounded eastern commuters early Wednesday as blizzard warnings from Baltimore to New York City heralded the second major storm in a region already largely blanketed by weekend snowfall.

More than 10 inche... more >


Feb
08

US east coast braces for new blizzard

WASHINGTON (AFP) The US east coast was on Monday braced for a new storm after record snowfall left tens of thousands of people without power, paralysed transportation and shut down the federal government.

The US capital remained large... more >


Feb
06

Mudslides damage, wreck homes in L.A. foothills

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) Mudslides touched off by torrential rains poured down onto upscale neighborhoods in the fire-scarred foothills above Los Angeles on Saturday, damaging dozens of homes and destroying some of them.

No deaths or serio... more >


Jan
29

Heavy snow, ice bury southern Plains, cut power

OKLAHOMA CITY-A storm that toppled power lines, closed major highways and buried parts of the southern Plains in heavy ice and snow began moving into the South early Friday, leaving tens of thousands of people in the dark possibly for several more da... more >


Jan
28

Winter storm blasts southern Plains with ice, snow

OKLAHOMA CITY — A powerful storm dumped snow, sleet and freezing rain on Oklahoma and the southern Plains Thursday, canceling flights at Oklahoma's largest airports and creating hazardous conditions for motorists.

Ice accumulations... more >


Jan
22

Evacuated Californians wait to go home as storms rage on

Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Hundreds of evacuated southern Californians await word Friday on whether they can return home as the latest in a series of winter storms pound the state.

Mandatory evacuation orders had been issued fo... more >



Jan
22

Tornado strikes Huntsville, Ala.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Officials in Huntsville say the city's Five Points area is getting back to normal after a tornado struck, knocking down power lines and injuring about half a dozen people.

The tornado struck the north more >


Jan
05

South chilled by Arctic winds, record snow in East

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Bitter cold and snow sweeping into the eastern U.S left part of New England under record snowfall and hit Southerners with subfreezing temperatures that farmers fear could destroy strawberries and other crops.

Four... more >


Dec
25

Holiday snowstorm hits much of central U.S.

(CNN) -- The dream of a white Christmas was turning into a nightmare for some as forecasters predicted a heavy snowstorm would continue on Friday across parts of the central United States.

In Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where snowfall tot... more >


Dec
25

Huge US storm puts the freeze on Christmas

CHICAGO (AFP) A fierce Christmas blizzard forced scores of US churches to cancel services Friday as snow and freezing rain broug... more >



Dec
08

Fierce snowstorm gains strength after hitting West

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – A howling more >


Dec
04

Rain, winds, record heat hit Northeast on same day

PORTLAND, Maine – A storm packing blustery winds and driving rain knocked out power to thousands of homes and businesses in the Northeast on Thursday before giving way to sunny skies and reco... more >


Dec
03

Windstorm Blows through Northeast

What happens when a large, intense low pressure system passes through the Northeast where countless trees are growing side by side with power poles and power lines?

You get lots and lots of power outages.  In fact winds are so st... more >


Nov
16

State of Emergency in NJ counties

TRENTON -- Gov. Jon Corzine today declared a state of emergency in six New Jersey counties slammed by a nor'easter made from hurricane remnants and a high-pressure system that ravaged numerous beaches and dunes, causing millions of dollars in damage.... more >


Nov
13

National Guard helps as Ida's remnants flood East Coast counties

(CNN)-- Governors in three Eastern Seaboard states Friday called on National Guard troops to help evacuate people from flooding caused by the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida.

Strong winds and rain from the powerful storm have left thousan... more >


Nov
10

Ida Dwindles to tropical Depression

(CNN) -- Ida has been downgraded from a tropical storm to a tropical depression as it lost momentum during its approach to the U.S. Gulf Coast early Tuesday.

But the storm is still spreading plenty of rain across the Southeast, generally... more >


Nov
09

Ida Bears Down on Gulf Coast

(CNN) -- Tropical Storm Ida churned northward toward the U.S. Gulf Coast on Monday evening, but flooding from the storm's rain bands was already reported in at least one location, hours before Ida was expected to make landfall.

The storm... more >


Sep
22

Flood dangers subside in Georgia

ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- The death toll climbed higher Tuesday in Georgia as dry skies over much of metropolitan Atlanta stopped advancing floods.

Parts of northw... more >



Aug
31

LA-area blaze doubles in size, threatens homes

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Firefighters tried Monday to hold back a massive wildfire from consuming thousands of Los Angeles-area homes and a crucial communications center.

About 12,000 homes, as well as communications and astronomy cent... more >


Aug
26

Tropical Storm Danny forms

ATLANTIC<

A disturbed area we've been monitoring became better organized last night and has formed into Tropical Storm Danny as of 11 a.m.

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Aug
13

Several wildfires scorch Calif. as thousands flee

DAVENPORT, Calif. – Thousands of firefighters battled wildfires across more >



Aug
12

Season's First Named Storm Likely in Atlantic: NHC

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Atlantic could get its first named storm of the more >



Aug
12

2 Wildfires Prompt Evacuations in California

SANTA MARIA, Calif. (AP)--Two wildfires on opposite ends of the state prompted evacuations as a blaze in Shast County closed in on a handful of homes and another in Santa Barbara County approaches 14 ranches Tuesday afternoon.

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Aug
02

Florida Looks at New Ideas for Battling Huuricanes

(TIME)--Hurricane season is two months old and not a single named storm has popped onto the radar. If that makes people complacent, it only makes weather watchers worry even more about ... more >



Aug
02

Record Heat, Fire Danger Persist in Interior Northwest

While a cooling trend continues in western parts of Washington and Oregon this upcoming week, areas east of the Cascades will continue enduring record-chall... more >



May
07

More wildfires in California

SANTA BARBARA, California (CNN) -- A wind-fanned wildfire spread across 500 acres in Santa Barbara County, California, early Thursday, forcing 13,000 residents to evacuate and destroying at least 20 homes.

The blaze, which started Tuesday,... more >


Apr
13

2 more killed, dozens hurt in Southeastern tornadoes

(CNN) -- A tornado descended on Murfreesboro, Tennessee Friday, killing two people and injuring another 30, an official said.

Two people were critically injured by the tornado, which hit the city, located about 30 miles southeast of Nashv... more >


Apr
10

Rain expected to help ease Oklahoma wildfires

CNN) -- Relief could be coming in the form of rain to stop raging wildfires in Oklahoma that have destroyed nearly 200 structures over a two-day span.

The rainfall is expected late Saturday into Sunday, according to Oklahoma's Department ... more >


Mar
19

Milder Atlantic hurricane season predicted this year

(CNN) -- The latest prediction for the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season agrees with three previous ones, forecasting a season that will be at least a bit milder than last year's.

AccuWeather is the most recent organization to release its o... more >


Jan
27

Winter storms create road and power issues

Memphis, TN -- Winter weather was blamed for at least five traffic deaths as freezing rain and sleet blanketed areas from Texas to Kentucky on Tuesday. The National Weather Service issued ice storm warnings from Dallas, Texas, to just north of Memphi... more >


Jan
07

High winds damage homes, marina

Newport News, VA-- Stormy weather Wednesday morning downed power lines, cutting electricity to thousands.

The strong winds blew off pieces of a pier roof and damaged boats at Deep Creek Marina and another marina across the inlet in Newpo... more >


Dec
22

Bitter cold, high winds chill Midwest, East

CHICAGO – Bone-numbing cold spread Monday from the Midwest to the East, forcing millions to bundle up and scurry from place to place in a bid to spend as little time as possible outside. Monday morning commuters in Dayton, Ohio, were greeted with ze... more >


Dec
12

Ice storm cuts off power to hundreds of thousands

An ice storm knocked out power to more than a half-million homes and businesses in New England and upstate New York, and authorities say it could take days for all of them to get service back. The governors of Massachusetts and New Hampshire decla... more >


Jun
14

Cedar Rapids, Iowa Under Water

The streets in Cedar Rapids, Iowa - all 400 blocks of them - were filled with floodwaters and other... more >



Jun
14

shift client Advanced Restoration takes on a 450,000 sq. ft building that's under water

Advanced Restoration Services, Inc has been a client of shift for only 7 months, but the system and technology advancements that have been made are critical to their handling of a loss this large.  IMACC was the first point of contact for this m... more >


Apr
27

1,000 Evacuated from CA Wildfire

About 550 homes in Sierra Madre were evacuated Sunday as a wildfire burned out of control nearby.

Firefighters, battling the fire as temperatures have soared to nearly 100-degrees say it may take days to control the fire which is burning i... more >




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