Articles filed under Severe Weather
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Heat waves like the one that's killed 14 in the southern US are becoming more frequent and enduringJun 30, 2023 1:00 am - PHOENIX - Heat waves like the one that engulfed parts of parts of the South and Midwest and killed more than a dozen people are becoming more common, and experts say the...
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Cook, DuPage counties in 'severe' drought, though fire risk limited in suburbsJun 29, 2023 5:00 am - With Illinois entering its sixth week of a worsening drought, fire risk is heightened, but local fire departments say the weather phenomenon hasn't presented too much of...
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The heat wave blamed for 13 deaths in Texas so far spreads eastwardJun 28, 2023 1:00 am - Scorching heat blamed for at least 13 deaths in Texas and another in Louisiana blanketed more of the Southeast on Wednesday, stretching government warnings of dangerous,...
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A heat wave in Texas is forecast to spread scorching temperatures to the north and eastJun 27, 2023 1:00 am - DALLAS - Scorching temperatures brought on by a "heat dome" have taxed the Texas power grid and threaten to bring record highs to the state before they are expected to e...
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Lightning strikes kill 10 as pre-monsoon rains lash Pakistan's eastern Punjab provinceJun 26, 2023 1:00 am - ISLAMABAD - Lightning strikes across Pakistan's eastern Punjab province killed at least 10 people, officials said Monday as heavy pre-monsoon rains lashed the region. Th...
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Tornado and other severe weather kill 3, damage homes, and knock out power in multiple statesJun 26, 2023 1:00 am - SHOALS, Ind. - A tornado struck an Indiana home, killing a man and injuring his wife while two people died in Arkansas after a tree fell onto a house there as severe wea...
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Beijing sizzles under nearly all-time-high temperatures as authorities ask people to stay indoorsJun 24, 2023 1:00 am - TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Beijing and parts of northern China are experiencing record temperatures, with authorities urging people to limit their time outdoors. The Nanjiao ...
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Hail hurts dozens of concertgoers, scraps Louis Tomlinson show at Red Rocks Amphitheater near DenverJun 23, 2023 1:00 am - DENVER - A brief but fierce storm pummeled concertgoers with golf ball-sized hail as they scrambled for cover at the famed Red Rocks Amphitheater near Denver, injuring d...
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Tropical Storm Cindy forms behind Bret in an early and aggressive start to Atlantic hurricane seasonJun 23, 2023 1:00 am - SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Tropical Storm Cindy has formed behind Tropical Storm Bret, in the first case of two storms in the tropical Atlantic in June since record keeping...
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Tornadoes, hail and hurricane-force winds tear through west Texas, killing 4 people in small townJun 22, 2023 1:00 am - A line of severe storms produced what a meteorologist calls a rare combination of multiple tornadoes, hurricane-force winds and softball-sized hail in west Texas, killin...