Articles filed under Weather
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Deaths blamed on winds in WisconsinOct 01, 2011 12:00 am - MILWAUKEE — Powerful winds that knocked out power across Wisconsin were blamed Friday for possibly one death and forced the closure of a county’s state parks because of ...
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Wind gusts capsize small sailboat, knock out powerSep 30, 2011 12:00 am - Drivers, especially those with tall vehicles, are advised to proceed carefully as wind gusts of up to 55 are possible tonight while most of the Chicago area is under a w...
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We're on track for a colorful fall in the suburbsSep 24, 2011 5:00 am - With the explosive colors of summer fireworks behind us, anticipation of the bright displays of fall foliage has returned to the suburbs. Mother Nature's own summer fir...
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Texas has hottest June-August in U.S. historySep 08, 2011 12:00 am - LUBBOCK, Texas — Texas just finished the hottest June through August on record in the U.S., the National Weather Service said Thursday. Weather service meteorologist Vic...
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Lee’s torrential remnants turn deadly in MississippiSep 05, 2011 12:00 am - JACKSON, Miss. — A plodding system dumping a torrent of rain across the South turned deadly in Mississippi when a man was swept away by floodwaters after trying to cross...
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Study finds link between El Nino, civil unrestSep 04, 2011 6:06 am - El Nino weather conditions cause torrential downpours, wildfires and crop-killing droughts in the United States, but a study theorizes that this hot-climate cycle can co...
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Disasters in U.S.: An extreme and exhausting yearSep 03, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — Nature is pummeling the United States this year with extremes. Unprecedented triple-digit heat and devastating drought. Deadly tornadoes leveling towns. Ma...
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Images: Dangerous surf pounds California coastSep 02, 2011 12:00 am - Authorities are warning about dangerously high waves pounding the California coast that have left a swimmer missing and likely caused a marijuana smuggling boat to crash...
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Gulf Coast gets ready for Tropical Storm LeeSep 02, 2011 12:00 am - NEW ORLEANS — A large storm system churning in the Gulf Of Mexico grew Friday into Tropical Storm Lee, beginning a Labor Day weekend-long assault that could bring up to ...
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Images: Hurricane Irene — SundayAug 28, 2011 12:00 am - New York seemed to escape the worst of Hurricane Irene, which left nine dead and 4 million without power as it ripped up the East Coast. ...