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Tornadoes in Texas and Mississippi kill 2 and injure 6 as severe weather system moves east
HOUSTON (AP) — At least two people were killed and six more injured as several tornadoes touched down in Texas and Mississippi on Saturday, damaging homes and flipping vehicles as the storm system moved east across Alabama early Sunday. The National Weather Service's severe storm...
Powerful thunderstorms threaten Texas and Louisiana, delaying holiday travel
DALLAS (AP) — Parts of Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas were under severe weather watches early Friday as the National Weather Service predicted a storm system in the Gulf of Mexico could bring high winds, hail and possible tornadoes to the region. “Heavy showers and thunderstorms...
Powerful thunderstorms rumble across Texas, delaying holiday travel
DALLAS (AP) — Some flights were delayed or canceled in Texas on Thursday after a line of thunderstorms started moving across parts of the state in a system the National Weather Service predicted could bring high winds, hail and possible tornadoes. More than 100 flights were delayed...
Storms across US bring heavy snow, dangerous ice and a tornado in California
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A tornado near a mall in central California swept up cars, uprooted trees and sent several people to the hospital. In San Francisco, authorities issued the first-ever tornado warning. Elsewhere, inclement weather plagued areas of the U.S., with dangerous...
Storms encase Iowa and eastern Nebraska in ice and generate first tornado warning in San Francisco
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A major ice storm created treacherous driving conditions across Iowa and eastern Nebraska this weekend and prompted temporary closures of Interstate 80 after numerous cars and trucks slid off the road. Many events were canceled across the region when the storm...
Oklahoma storms injure at least 11 and leave thousands without power
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Severe storms and tornadoes battered Oklahoma early Sunday, tossing cars and ripping roofs off buildings in the middle of the night and leaving tens of thousands of homes and businesses without power. Among numerous injuries, 11 people required hospitalization, authorities...
Far from where Hurricane Milton's eye hit, tornadoes wrought unexpected damage
WELLINGTON, Fla. (AP) — Tony Brazzale, a diving boat captain who has lived for 10 years in his Wellington home in southeastern Florida, wasn't worried about Hurricane Milton. The storm's center was forecast to make landfall on the opposite side of the peninsula and then cross the state well to...
Although Milton has moved on, at least 8 are dead and millions remain in the dark
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Rescue teams plucked Florida residents from the flotsam of Hurricane Milton on Thursday after the storm smashed through coastal communities where it tore homes into pieces, filled streets with mud and spawned a barrage of deadly tornadoes. At least eight people were...
Hurricane Milton spawned high number of destructive, deadly tornadoes
FT. PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — Dozens of tornadoes spawned by Hurricane Milton caught many Floridians by surprise as they braced for heavy rain, strong winds and storm surges. Violent twisters were seen crossing highways, ripping off roofs and downing trees and power lines. When Debbie...
Milton by the numbers: At least 5 dead, at least 12 tornadoes, 3.4M without power
Hurricane Milton's explosive formation stirred high anxiety for Florida less than two weeks after Helene raked the state and much of the Southeast. On Thursday, authorities were still assessing the damage, even as Gov. Ron DeSantis said it fell short of “the worst-case scenario.” ...