GULF SHORES, Ala. — As an Alabama resident, Toby Wallace has seen his fair share of hurricane damage working for the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency, where he handles flood insurance claims.
Thursday, September 17, 2020
PENSACOLA, Fla. - Hurricane Sally moved northeast on Thursday, where it was expected to bring more than a foot of rain to some areas, one day after it flooded streets and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses on the U.S. Gulf Coast.
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
MOBILE, Ala. — Hurricane Sally on Wednesday uprooted trees, flooded streets and cut power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses as the powerful storm tore across the Alabama-Florida coast, and brought the threat of more flooding to the U.S. Southeast.
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Smoke from the raging wildfires on the West Coast has filtered into the sky over New Hampshire, creating a haze that dimmed Tuesday’s sunshine and was enough to keep temperatures cooler than expected.
GULF SHORES, ALA. — Hurricane Sally closed in on the U.S. Gulf Coast on Tuesday threatening historic floods, the National Hurricane Center said, with more than 2 feet of rain expected in some areas.
Sunday, September 13, 2020
ASHLAND, Ore. — Search and rescue teams, with dogs in tow, were deployed across the blackened ruins of southern Oregon towns on Sunday as smoldering wildfires continue to ravage the West and officials warn of mass casualties.
After deluging South Florida and the Florida Keys, Tropical Storm Sally is strengthening and forecast to become a powerful hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico.
Saturday, September 12, 2020
PORTLAND, Ore. — Deadly wildfires raging across Oregon kept half a million people under evacuation alert on Saturday as President Donald Trump announced plans to visit California for a close-up view of damage wrought by the largest fires in the state’s history.
Thursday, September 10, 2020
TALENT, Ore./EAGLE POINT, Ore. - An unprecedented spate of fierce, wind-driven wildfires in all U.S. West Coast states have destroyed thousands of homes and killed at least seven people, state and local authorities said.
Tuesday, September 08, 2020
DENVER — The U.S. Rockies braced for an extreme swing in weather conditions on Tuesday, with forecasters warning of a winter storm bringing heavy snows and damaging winds, a day after the region sweltered through temperatures in the 90s Faherenheit.
Sunday, September 06, 2020
More than 200 people were airlifted to safety overnight after a fast-moving wildfire cut off the only road out of the Mammoth Pool Reservoir, a popular recreational site in California's Sierra National Forest.
Friday, September 04, 2020
LOS ANGELES — Californians sought relief on Friday from the first day of a punishing heat wave expected to last through the Labor Day weekend, bringing temperatures of up to 125 degrees Fahrenheit and raising the risk of wildfires and rolling blackouts.
Thursday, September 03, 2020
Ninety percent of New Hampshire is now in drought, with six of the state’s 10 counties experiencing severe conditions.
Monday, August 31, 2020
American Red Cross volunteer Bill Sitz of Sandwich is in Louisiana to help residents in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura.
Saturday, August 29, 2020
ORANGE, Texas -- President Donald Trump on Saturday toured areas hit by Hurricane Laura in Louisiana and in Texas, receiving briefings on emergency operations and relief efforts.
Thursday, August 27, 2020
HOUSTON - U.S. energy companies on Thursday were organizing crews and beginning to review offshore Gulf of Mexico platforms and assess damage to coastal operations as Hurricane Laura took its fierce winds inland.
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Hurricane Laura rapidly strengthened and was poised to strike the upper Texas coast and western Louisiana with a ferocity that has not been seen in this region in more than a decade.
Hurricane Laura was expected to rapidly strengthen to a Category 4 hurricane on Wednesday on a steady track to hit the Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast after dark, causing catastrophic damage, the National Hurricane Center said.
GALVESTON, Texas -- Hurricane Laura was expected to rapidly strengthen to a Category 4 hurricane on Wednesday on a steady track to hit the Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast after dark, causing catastrophic damage, the National Hurricane Center said.
Monday, August 24, 2020
Tropical Storm Marco is expected to weaken to a depression Monday night and degenerate to a remnant low on Tuesday, the U.S National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory on Monday.
Sunday, August 23, 2020
A team from the National Weather Service confirmed Sunday that a tornado briefly touched down in Central Ossipee Saturday, causing minor tree and structural damage.
HOUSTON — Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura tore through the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico on Sunday, forcing thousands of coastal residents in Louisiana and Cuba to evacuate and flooding roads in Haiti’s capital, with damage across the region expected to worsen this week.
Saturday, August 22, 2020
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Nearly two dozen massive wildfires continued to ravage parts of California on Saturday, fueled by high temperatures and ongoing lightning strikes, including 100 that hit on Friday, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire) said.
Marco, one of two tropical storms headed for the U.S. Gulf Coast, was forecast to strengthen into a hurricane later on Saturday as coastal governors urged residents to prepare for the unprecedented weather event amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thursday, August 20, 2020
This summer’s dry and hot weather is giving Scott Costa flashbacks to 2016, when an extreme drought prompted a flood of calls from stressed homeowners desperate for new wells.
DERRY — Officials ceremonially activated a newly built water-pump station in Derry on Wednesday, marking the completion of the first phase of the $39.4 million, six-system Southern New Hampshire Regional Water Project.
Sunday, August 16, 2020
A rare “firenado” touched down Saturday in California near the border with Nevada as a wild fire and tornado collided.
That old cliché about the Southwest — “It’s hot, but it’s a dry heat” — is so firmly rooted in Arizona that when it’s muggy outside, locals are wont to demand an explanation. In Phoenix, they have been known to blame artificial lakes and swimming pools for unwanted humidity.
Friday, August 14, 2020
CHICAGO - A storm packing hurricane-force winds on Monday impacted 37.7 million acres of farmland across the Midwest, including 14 million in Iowa, the Iowa Soybean Association said on Friday, citing estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Thursday, August 13, 2020
Tropical Storm Josephine formed in the Atlantic on Thursday morning, becoming the earliest J named storm on record and marking the 10th named storm in a season that's already been brimming with activity.
