National Weather Service
Texas drought leads to shade tree die-off
Feb 15, 2012 19:38 EST
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Some 5.6 million urban shade trees were killed by the record drought that baked Texas last year, the Texas Forest Service reported on Wednesday.
Cold snap interrupts balmy winter in Midwest
Feb 09, 2012 16:14 EST
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Don't put away those mittens and wooly socks just yet.
Thunderstorms pound Texas; tornado threat looms
Jan 25, 2012 09:54 EST
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Thunderstorms pounded the San Antonio area with drenching rains and destructive winds early Wednesday as Texas braced for possible flooding and the threat of isolated tornados throughout the morning.
Thunderstorms pound Texas; tornado hits Austin
Jan 25, 2012 09:54 EST
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A tornado hit Austin, Texas, and thunderstorms pounded San Antonio, Dallas and Houston on Wednesday, bringing the parched Lone Star State drenching rains and destructive winds that knocked out power, flooded streets and kept emergency workers busy rescuing drivers stranded in high water.
Strong storms hit Alabama, kill two
Jan 23, 2012 17:04 EST
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Search and rescue team combed through debris in Alabama after powerful thunderstorms pummeled the state early on Monday, killing at least two people and leaving heavy damage just hours after tornadoes struck portions of Arkansas.
Fast-moving winter snowstorm hits Northeast
Jan 21, 2012 11:55 EST
(Reuters) - Snow lovers in the northeast finally got what they have been waiting for Saturday morning, with a fast-moving storm bringing 3 to 7 inches from central Pennsylvania to Connecticut.
Fast-moving snowstorm hits Northeast
Jan 21, 2012 11:55 EST
(Reuters) - Snow lovers in the northeast finally got what they have been waiting for on Saturday, with a fast-moving storm expected to drop 3 to 7 inches from central Pennsylvania to Connecticut, as the Pacific Northwest struggled to recover from a rare heavy snowfall.
Thunderstorms, tornadoes possible in southern U.S.
Jan 21, 2012 11:55 EST
(Reuters) - Severe thunderstorms were expected to spread across several southeastern U.S. states on Sunday into Monday with tornadoes, high winds and large hail possible, weather forecasters said.
Tornadoes possible in southern U.S. as snow threatens
Jan 21, 2012 11:55 EST
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Severe storms were expected to spread across several southeastern U.S. states on Sunday into Monday with tornadoes, highwinds and large hail possible, weather forecasters said.
Severe tornado threat looms in southern U.S.
Jan 21, 2012 11:55 EST
LITTLE ROCK, Ar (Reuters) - Strong winds, heavy rains and golf-ball sized hail lashed parts of Arkansas late on Sunday, as forecasters issued tornado warnings and cautioned that storms could mete out damage to several southeast states into Monday.
Tornado touches down in Arkansas as storms menace U.S.
Jan 21, 2012 11:55 EST
LITTLE ROCK, Ar (Reuters) - A twister touched down 70 miles south of the Arkansas state capital late Sunday, as forecasters warned that tornadoes and heavy storms could mete out punishment to several southeast states into Monday.
Tornadoes strike Arkansas as storms menace south
Jan 21, 2012 11:55 EST
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) - Twisters downed trees and powerlines in Arkansas leaving thousands without power late Sunday, as forecasters warned that tornadoes and heavy storms could mete out damage to several southeast states into Monday.
Storms leave 3 dead in Alabama
Jan 21, 2012 11:55 EST
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Powerful thunderstorms tore through Alabama early Monday, killing at least three people and producing heavy damage just hours after tornadoes struck portions of Arkansas, downing trees and powerlines and leaving thousands without electricity there.
Storms kill at least two in Alabama
Jan 21, 2012 11:55 EST
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Powerful thunderstorms tore through Alabama early Monday, killing at least two people and producing heavy damage just hours after tornadoes struck portions of Arkansas, downing trees and powerlines and leaving thousands without electricity.
Hundreds of US flights canceled due to snow
Jan 20, 2012 18:00 EST
Hundreds of flights were canceled to and from Chicago's busy airports Friday, disrupting air travel across the country as an arctic storm dumped heavy snow in the region.
Hundreds of US flights canceled due to heavy snow
Jan 20, 2012 13:41 EST
Hundreds of flights were canceled to and from Chicago's busy airports Friday as a snow storm officials said will dump heavy snow struck the region.
Power out, snowfall records smashed in Seattle
Jan 19, 2012 11:40 EST
SEATTLE (Reuters) - A historic snow and ice storm paralyzed Seattle on Thursday, shutting the airport and schools, causing car crashes, downing trees and cutting power to at least 90,000 households as blown-out transformers lit up the skies.
Ice storm adds to weather woes in Pacific Northwest
Jan 19, 2012 11:40 EST
SEATTLE (Reuters) - A deadly ice storm swept across the Pacific Northwest on Thursday, adding to the misery of residents struggling with power outages and treacherous roads since an earlier record snowfall.
Central U.S. hit by rare winter tornadoes
Jan 18, 2012 15:32 EST
(Reuters) - Storms in four central states on Tuesday brought reports of at least 10 tornadoes touching down, a rare event for this time of winter, including two in the Louisville, Kentucky metropolitan area, the National Weather Service said.
Tornadoes touch down in Indiana, Kentucky and Mississippi
Jan 18, 2012 00:27 EST
(Reuters) - Tornadoes struck parts of Mississippi, Indiana and Kentucky on Tuesday, including one that hit a home in Mississippi and injured at least one person, meteorologists said.
