A large storm system packing high winds, rain and some possible tornadoes tore across several states in the South and central U.S. on Wednesday, blacking out power to thousands, downing trees and damaging homes. One death was reported when a …
Torrential rain over the weekend flooded several towns in eastern Australia, and three deaths were reported Monday. Downtown businesses in the Queensland state capital Brisbane were inundated while 1,200 properties were flooded by record-high waters in the city of Bundaberg …
A group of residents in Augusta, Ga., is beginning to discuss how to commemorate the upcoming centennial of one of the city’s most devastating events. The Augusta Chronicle reports that March 2016 will mark 100 years since 25 blocks of …
State officials are investigating a series of mysterious explosions in southern Hopkins County – blasts that residents say is damaging homes in the area. Residents living just south of Nortonville blame a lead company, Donovan Commercial Industries, for an operation …
A tornado that ripped through Bake, La., on Monday damaged at least 87 homes and other buildings, city officials say. The Advocate reports the hardest-hit area appeared to be a residential section on South Magnolia Drive and Cypress Drive. The …
Forty homes have been damaged by a tornado that ripped through Florida’s Volusia County. The Edgewater Fire Department says a tornado touched down Monday afternoon, ripping off roofs of some of the homes. At least a dozen of those homes …
The Red Cross says the death toll has risen to 26 from an earthquake that damaged homes and ancient Buddhist pagodas in northern Myanmar. The Red Cross said in a statement Tuesday that another 231 people were hurt in Sunday’s …
Several homes along Lake Washington in Seattle, Wash., have been damaged by a fast-spreading fire that sent up a thick black column of smoke Monday afternoon. Two people are reported injured. The Seattle Fire Department said the blaze was first …
Hurricane Isaac damaged nearly 59,000 homes as the slow-moving storm crawled across southeast Louisiana, according to the latest damage estimates released Friday. The Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness said the most severe damage hit houses and rental …
The National Weather Service says a small tornado touched down in the Camden, N.J., area this week, damaging many homes. The weather service confirms that the area was hit by a tornado that carried 85 mph winds during a storm …