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Cyclone weakens to a tropical low while bringing rain and wind to Australia's northern coast

Mar. 19, 2024 02:42 AM EDT

SYDNEY (AP) — A cyclone weakened to a tropical low Tuesday while bring heavy rain and winds to Australia's Northern Territory. The storm would continue to track west through inland parts of the Northern Territory over the coming days, the Bureau of Meteorology said. ...

Cleanup continues in Ohio following tornados, severe weather that killed 3

Mar. 18, 2024 18:23 PM EDT

LAKEVIEW, Ohio (AP) — The three people killed when several tornados roared through Ohio last week all died from storm-related injuries, authorities announced Monday. Darla Williams, 70, and Marilyn Snapp, 81, both lived in the Geiger Mobile Home Park in Lakeview, while Neal...

South Sudan shutters all schools as it prepares for an extreme heat wave

Mar. 17, 2024 22:22 PM EDT

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan is closing all schools starting Monday in preparation for an extreme heat wave expected to last two weeks. The health and education ministries advised parents to keep all children indoors as temperatures are expected to soar to 45 degrees...

Oregon county plants trees to honor victims of killer 2021 heat wave

Mar. 17, 2024 20:36 PM EDT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Family members of some of the people killed by record-breaking heat in the Portland, Oregon, area three years ago gathered over the weekend to plant trees across Multnomah County in honor of its 72 victims. The event, coordinated by county and local officials...

India's Bengaluru is fast running out of water, and a long, scorching summer still looms

Mar. 16, 2024 22:11 PM EDT

BENGALURU, India (AP) — Bhavani Mani Muthuvel and her family of nine have around five 20-liter (5-gallon) buckets worth of water for the week for cooking, cleaning and household chores. “From taking showers to using toilets and washing clothes, we are taking turns to do...

Meteorologists say this year's warm winter provided key ingredient for Midwest killer tornadoes

Mar. 15, 2024 16:07 PM EDT

This winter's record warmth provided the key ingredient for a Midwest outbreak of deadly tornadoes and damaging gorilla hail that hit parts of the Midwest Wednesday and Thursday, tornado experts said. At least three people were killed in Thursday's tornado outbreak in Ohio, Kentucky,...

Storm dumps over 4 feet of snow in Colorado, leaving thousands without power

Mar. 15, 2024 13:21 PM EDT

DENVER (AP) — A major storm dumped over 4 feet (1 meter) of snow in northern Colorado before ending Friday, leaving thousands without power and continuing to make travel hazardous in the mountains and foothills west of Denver. The storm shut down a highway that connects Denver to...

Severe storms with tornadoes kill at least 3 in the central US

Mar. 15, 2024 08:45 AM EDT

Severe storms with probable tornadoes tore through several central U.S. states, damaging homes and businesses and killing at least three people, with more bodies likely to be discovered, authorities said. As the sun rose Friday, officials scrambled to assess the extent of the destruction with the...

Colorado snowstorm closes highways and schools for a second day

Mar. 15, 2024 00:06 AM EDT

DENVER (AP) — Thousands in Colorado were without power as authorities closed highways and schools during a winter storm that pummeled the Denver area and threatened to drop another half foot there overnight into Friday. The storm comes as other parts of the country face severe...

Facts about hail, the icy precipitation often encountered in spring and summer

Mar. 14, 2024 12:07 PM EDT

Intense storms swept through Kansas and Missouri on Wednesday and brought whipping winds, possible tornadoes, and what some described as “gorilla hail.” In Kansas, hail nearly the size of a softball and measuring 4 inches (10 centimeters) was reported in the town of Wabaunsee and...