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• Tornado touches down in NYC

  September 8, 2012 2:25 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado struck a beachfront neighborhood in New York City. Videos taken by bystanders show the funnel cloud hurling sand and debris in the air as it moves through the Breezy Point section of the Rockaway peninsula in Queens... more »

• National Weather Service: It was a tornado in eastern El Paso County

  June 8, 2012 3:07 PM

  Survey teams from the National Weather Service office in Pueblo are in eastern El Paso County to document storm damage from Thursday night's severe weather. So far, the tornado that crossed from Elbert County into El Paso has been preliminarily rated an EF1 on the Enhanced Fujita Tornado Scale... more »

• More tornadoes possible Sunday in battered Midwest

  April 15, 2012 11:03 AM

  WOODWARD, Okla. (AP) - Residents are scouring through damaged homes in western Oklahoma and Iowa after overnight tornadoes swept through the nation's midsection, killing at least five people and injuring dozens. The National Weather Service says more than 100 tornadoes had been reported across the Midwest and Plains by early... more »

• Severe storms blast South, Midwest

  January 23, 2012 10:08 AM

  CLAY, Ala. (AP) -- Two people were killed in the Birmingham, Ala., area as storms pounded the South and Midwest, prompting tornado warnings in a handful of states early Monday. At least one of the areas affected by the storms, which were part of a system that stretched from... more »

• Thunderstorms spur concerns of flooding

  July 5, 2011 11:43 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Predictions of thunderstorms for Boulder County have emergency officials on alert for possible flooding where a wildfire last year left mountainsides west of Boulder bare of trees and bushes. The National Weather Service has issued flash flood watches for parts of Colorado's Front Range, including... more »

• The flurries are flying

  May 11, 2011 7:56 AM

  A spring snow storm brought a mix of rain and snow to communities across Southern Colorado Wednesday morning. Rain, snow and thunder are expected throughout the day with the heaviest snow falling in the mountains and higher elevations. Despite the storm, the National Weather Service says we still need... more »

• Arizona tornadoes derail train, smash homes

  October 6, 2010 3:36 PM

  The National Weather Service says two tornadoes touched down in northern Arizona, west of Flagstaff. The first hit Bellemont around 5:30 a.m. Wednesday and the second touched down east of the small community a short time later. The tornadoes smashed windows and ripped siding off homes. A parked freight... more »

• Heavy rain sets off Colorado rock slides

  July 28, 2010 8:28 AM

  Heavy rains in southwest Colorado have caused rock slides, closing part of a highway. San Miguel County spokeswoman Jennifer Dinsmore says rocks and debris about 4 feet high slid onto Colorado 145 between Norwood and Telluride Tuesday. No cars were trapped and no one was injured. The slide... more »

• Tornado kills 2, injures 1 in northeast Montana

  July 27, 2010 10:07 AM

  Two people were killed and another was injured when a tornado touched down at a ranch in the far northeast corner of Montana. Sheridan County Coroner David Fulkerson confirmed the deaths and the injury caused by Monday night's storm. He did not have any information on the condition of... more »

• Poudre River floods roads in Weld County

  June 14, 2010 12:48 PM

  Flooding is still being reported in northern Colorado. The National Weather Service said Monday that flooding from the Poudre River has closed some roads and low lying areas from southern Windsor to northern Greeley. The river has reached 9.12 feet in Greeley, just above flood stage. A flood... more »

• Pitkin County warns of fallen trees, rock slides

  June 14, 2010 8:13 AM

  Pitkin County officials are warning rafters, kayakers and drivers about fallen trees and rock slides after rainy weather. Officials said Sunday a tree fell across the full width of the Roaring Fork River, making it hazard to river runners. It was removed later in the day. Two Rivers Road... more »

• Study looks at response to '08 Colorado tornado

  June 11, 2010 9:51 AM

  A study says a 2008 tornado in northern Colorado shows that the way emergency responders interpret and relay weather warnings is as important as how early they get them. The study, released Thursday, didn't evaluate the responders' actions. But it said that some were surprised by the unusual path... more »

• Ohio tornado winds clocked at 165 mph

  June 7, 2010 10:04 AM

  The National Weather Service says the tornado that killed seven people in northwest Ohio over the weekend had winds of up to 165 mph, was up to 300 yards wide and may have traveled 10 miles. Weather service meteorologist Will Kubina in Cleveland says the tornado was by far... more »

• Heavy rains cause some Midwestern rivers to rise

  May 18, 2010 9:09 AM

  Heavy rains have caused several Midwestern rivers to rise, with more storms in the forecast. Many rivers are at or near their crest after the latest round of spring storms over the weekend. But flood-watchers aren't ready to relax just yet. Heavy rain caused the Mississippi, Missouri, Illinois,... more »

• Twister-battered Oklahoma braces for more storms

  May 12, 2010 8:38 AM

  Residents in the southern Plains are bracing for more storms two days after a deadly tornado outbreak. The National Weather Service says a storm system that's expected to move into the Plains and parts of the Midwest on Wednesday could bring more thunderstorms, heavy rain and possibly even tornadoes.... more »

• Progress being made in restoring services in Nashville

  May 5, 2010 5:09 PM

  City officials in Nashville are reporting progress restoring the city's electrical and water systems after a devastating flood. But the city's downtown remains dark, and homes are water-logged. The flooding was caused by storms that are blamed for at least 29 deaths in three states. The flash floods are... more »

• Single huge tornado blamed for 10 Miss. deaths

  April 28, 2010 2:01 PM

  It was initially unclear if a single massive twister, or multiple smaller ones, caused the deaths and damaged about 700 homes in the state. The state's chief Weather Service meteorologist, Alan Gerard, said Wednesday that the tornado followed a nearly 150-mile track from Tallulah, La., through Mississippi, before... more »

• Tornado destroys five homes

  March 9, 2010 10:03 AM

  Authorities say at least five homes and a barn owned by the county government were destroyed in a tornado in western Oklahoma. Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management spokeswoman Michelann Ooten says no injuries were reported with Monday's tornado. Ooten says that besides the five homes and barn that... more »

• Los Angeles evacuations continue

  February 10, 2010 10:27 AM

  Evacuations are still in effect for more than 500 foothill homes in Southern California even though the storm that spawned them is petering out. Authorities say the threat of a mudslide remains in La Canada Flintridge, La Crescenta, Acton and two canyons in the Angeles National Forest. No... more »

• Winter storm has a ticket to Dixie

  January 29, 2010 9:24 AM

  Winter storm warnings are in effect from New Mexico to North Carolina, as heavy snow and ice make their way through the South today. The same storm has left nearly 142,000 electric customers in Oklahoma in the dark. In Arkansas, up to 10 inches of snow could fall... more »

• Second in series of storms expected to hit California

  January 19, 2010 10:56 AM

  The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for areas of Southern California scarred by last summers wildfires as authorities and residents brace for another day of heavy rains. The agency's flash flood watch, issued early Tuesday, is for burn areas in Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and... more »

• Peaches, apples may benefit from Deep South freeze

  January 8, 2010 10:50 AM

  The cold spell blanketing the Deep South has been good news for some fruit growers. Peaches and apples from Louisiana to Georgia have benefited from the chilly weather. Both crops need hundreds of hours in temperatures below 45 degrees during the winter months so that they can bloom. But... more »

• Very cold and snow expected across southern Colorado

  December 2, 2009 7:14 AM

  There are major changes in the weather from what you saw on Tuesday. This is because an arctic cold front has moved into the region overnight, bringing wintry weather conditions to much of the area. The National Weather Service has issued a WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY that will go into effect... more »

• Extensive damage as deadly twisters hit Louisiana

  October 30, 2009 8:50 AM

  Thousands were without power in Louisiana early Friday after deadly tornadoes ripped through the region, The Shreveport Times reported on its Web site. A 20-year-old man died when his car struck a felled tree on state Highway 170, the newspaper reported. Shreveport Police Chief Henry Whitehorn said damage... more »