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• 1 dead after storm blows down St. Louis beer tent

  April 29, 2012 12:41 AM

  ST. LOUIS (AP) - A man was killed and five other people seriously injured when high winds swept through a beer tent where 200 people were gathered after a Cardinals game in St. Louis. Seventeen were hospitalized and up to 100 people were treated at the scene after straight-line winds... more »

• Clean up continues from heavy winds in Canon City Play Video

  March 19, 2012 8:13 PM

  Heavy winds Sunday left residents in Canon city cleaning up on Monday. "Just crazy; there's trees down all over town," says Shawn Poindexter; one of the bigger ones was knocked over in his yard on Greenwood. "Roofs are missing shingles; it came through here and tore stuff up,"... more »

• Massive storm howls across nation's midsection

  October 27, 2010 8:18 AM

  CHICAGO (AP) - A massive storm making its way through a big chunk of the nation has brought a bit of everything: strong winds, rain, tornadoes and now even some snow for a couple of states. The storm packed wind gusts of up to 81 mph Tuesday as it... more »

• Winds halt flights at O'Hare airport

  October 26, 2010 8:57 AM

  CHICAGO (AP) - High winds have forced authorities to stop flights at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. A spokeswoman for the Chicago Department of Aviation says officials issued a temporary ground stop at O'Hare on Tuesday, meaning no flights are departing. Aviation Department spokeswoman Karen Pride says more... more »

• Blue skies and flooding in Miami

  October 8, 2010 8:42 AM

  Residents of Miami who live near the beach are driving through flooded streets on Friday. Not a drop of rain has fallen from the sky--instead, the flooding was caused by unusually high tides that combined with high winds. Besides the street flooding, beach erosion is reported. more »

• Deadly storm rips through New York City

  September 17, 2010 8:38 AM

  The National Weather Service is dispatching investigators to New York City to determine whether a tornado touched down during a fierce storm that tore through the city and left one person dead. Thursday's storm toppled trees, ripped roofs off homes and knocked out power for thousands. It also... more »

• Weather helps crews battling Loveland wildfire

  September 16, 2010 10:58 AM

  Calmer-than-expected weather has allowed crews to contain about 65 percent of a northern Colorado wildfire. Fire managers say high winds predicted Wednesday didn't materialize, allowing crews to nearly double the containment line. The blaze blackened 740 acres and destroyed two homes. About 100 people who were evacuated from the... more »

• No new Boulder evacuations; strong winds in forecast

  September 10, 2010 10:00 AM

  Crews are monitoring hot spots at the wildfire burning near Boulder amid concerns that strong winds could fan the flames and send them into the city. City officials had urged roughly 9,000 residents Thursday afternoon to prepare to evacuate at a moment's notice because of conditions that were ripe... more »

• High winds forecast for Boulder fire area

  September 9, 2010 8:46 AM

  It's the last thing fire managers in Boulder County want to hear--wind gusts in the range of 50-miles an-hour are forecast for the foothills around Boulder this evening. The Fourmile Canyon Wildfire exploded from a spark into an inferno that leveled more than 100 homes in conditions similar to... more »

• 4 people still missing in Boulder County fire

  September 9, 2010 8:40 AM

  Authorities say a wildfire that has destroyed at least 135 homes in the foothills west of Boulder and driven thousands out of their homes is about 10 percent contained. The roughly 6,200-acre fire that started Monday has become one of the most destructive blazes in Colorado history. Its toll... more »

• Winds push fire through 2 dozen Detroit homes

  September 8, 2010 9:16 AM

  Flames swept through at least two dozen Detroit homes, fanned by strong winds that toppled power lines across the city and knocked out service to at least 113,000 Michigan homes and businesses. Tuesday night's fires were scattered through at least three neighborhoods, including along several blocks on the east... more »

• Texas thrashed by Tropical Storm Hermine

  September 7, 2010 8:56 AM

  Forecasters say Tropical Storm Hermine has crossed into Texas. Hermine is threatening to bring up to 8 inches of rain to south Texas and possibly a foot in isolated areas. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami says the center of the storm has crossed the Rio Grande. Hermine... more »

• Firefighters counting burned homes in Boulder County

  September 7, 2010 8:43 AM

  At sunrise, firefighters began the grim task of counting the number of homes lost in a wind-whipped wildfire Monday. They plan a news conference around 9 am when they'll reveal the extent of damage from an inferno that sent them scrambling for safety several times Monday afternoon and evening. At... more »

• Mother Nature helping California firefighters

  July 29, 2010 8:43 AM

  Cooler temperatures and calmer winds are helping firefighters in their battle against the wildfire that's burned homes and forced hundreds of evacuations near California's Mojave Desert. The more than 1,400-acre blaze that chased residents from the Old West Ranch community about 10 miles south of Tehachapi was 25 percent... more »

• California wildfire threatens entire town

  July 28, 2010 11:10 AM

  A wildfire that's destroyed at least 40 homes near the Mojave Desert is threatening an entire town and firefighters say they're worried that afternoon winds will kick up the flames. Kern County Fire Engineer Dustin Allegranza says crews worked through the night to burn out a firebreak ahead of... more »

• Pueblo employer Vestas continues expansion

  July 7, 2010 8:24 AM

  Vestas Wind Systems plans to open a research and development office in Louisville that will employ up to 240 people over the next several years. Vestas already has operations in three Colorado communities, including Pueblo. The Danish company announced its new plans Tuesday during the Louisville City Council meeting.... more »

• Insurers bracing for Colorado storm claims

  May 28, 2010 8:09 AM

  Colorado residents and insurance companies are just starting to assess the damage from Wednesday's blast of tornados and thunderstorms, but the bill likely will be big. Carole Walker of the Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association said Thursday that the larger insurance companies expect the damages to run into the... more »

• Wind spreads Colorado canyon blaze

  May 24, 2010 8:17 AM

  Firefighters say an intense canyon fire ripping through San Miguel County is spreading and getting more intense with the help of high winds blowing at up to 60 mph. The blaze is burning mostly on federal land, and has grown beyond 3,000 acres. About 150 firefighters were working the... more »

• Small grass fire at Lowe's, High winds

  May 22, 2010 6:12 PM

  Firefighters in Colorado Springs are mopping up a small fire that burned the landscaping at the Lowe's on New Center Point near Powers and Constitution. The dry windy weather has elevated the fire danger to high on Saturday. Two brush trucks and a standard pump engine were dispatched to... more »

• Tornadoes touch down across Oklahoma

  May 20, 2010 11:29 AM

  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 Service reported tornadoes in mostly sparsely populated areas of central and northern Oklahoma,... more »

• High winds and Red Flag Warnings again

  April 13, 2010 9:09 AM

  The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for parts of southern Colorado for this afternoon through early evening. Dry, windy conditions along the I-25 corridor will increase potential fire danger for southern El Paso, Pueblo, eastern Huerfano, western Las Animas, Crowley, and Otero counties. Winds along... more »

• Tornadoes, baseball-sized hail slam southeast

  March 11, 2010 9:15 AM

  Twisters struck parts of Arkansas Wednesday night, injuring four people and destroying a handful of homes, as a line of storms marched east. After a daylong watch for possible tornadoes in the region, Emergency Management spokeswoman Renee Preslar said three people suffered major injuries in a tornado that destroyed... more »

• Rescuers struggle to reach man in Mount St. Helens

  February 16, 2010 3:11 PM

  Observers in helicopters say they aren't seeing any movement from a man who fell 1,500 feet into the crater of Mount St. Helens in Washington. Rescuers have been trying to reach him, but weather conditions have made it impossible so far. Two attempts to reach Joseph Bohlig by helicopter... more »

• Fish and Game chopper crashes in Sierra forest

  January 5, 2010 5:11 PM

  Authorities say a California Fish and Game helicopter has crashed in Sierra National Forest, with at least one person dead. Madera County sheriff's spokeswoman Erica Stuart says the crash occurred Tuesday south of Redinger Lake. She says it's not immediately clear how many people were on board or what caused... more »

• Fierce winter storm hits Midwest with snow, wind

  December 9, 2009 8:30 AM

  Wind advisories and warnings are in effect from New Mexico to the Mid-Atlantic states as a massive storm brings snow, ice and rain over much of the country. At least five deaths are being blamed on the weather. Forecasters say parts of Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin could get a foot... more »

• California residents call for probe into fire response

  September 29, 2009 12:01 PM

  People affected by the massive wildfire that burned about 250 square miles northeast of Los Angeles are calling for a federal investigation into what they say was a poor initial response to the blaze. Angry residents of the Big Tujunga Canyon area packed a meeting hall Monday night to confront... more »

• Southern California wildfire 75 percent contained

  September 25, 2009 11:53 AM

  Firefighters in Southern California say hot, dry winds have died down and they're making great progress against a wildfire that's burned 27 square miles of farmland. Ventura County fire spokesman Bill Nash says the 17,500-acre blaze near Moorpark is 75 percent contained Friday morning. Crews nearly doubled the level of... more »

• Firefighters making progress against California fires

  September 2, 2009 2:10 PM

  As firefighters set out for another day of combat against a giant wildfire north of Los Angeles, they've had a visit from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who helped serve them breakfast. Firefighters have created a perimeter around 22 percent of the blaze, but bulldozers still have 95 miles of fire lines... more »