Emergency Management Officials See Confusion About Tornado Sirens May 31, 2019 By Stan Finger WICHITA, Kan. — With the peak of tornado season arriving in Tornado Alley, Sedgwick County officials moved to address public...
Unending Midwest Rains Add to Wettest 12 Months Ever in U.S. May 28, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan The rain across the Midwest and Great Plains that’s closed refineries, flooded streets and snarled Mississippi River traffic shows no...
Violent Weather Kills 3 in Missouri, Floods Rivers in Oklahoma May 23, 2019 A relentless barrage of violent weather in the central United States left three people dead on Thursday, local media said,...
Coast Guard Partially Opens Houston Ship Channel After Collision May 13, 2019 The U.S. Coast Guard partially opened the Houston Ship Channel near Bayport, Texas, on Saturday after a collision spilled an...
Thunderstorms Strike East Coast, Leave Thousands without Power April 15, 2019 Severe thunderstorms blasted the U.S. East Coast with gusts of wind up to 50 miles per hour on Monday morning,...
Tornado Drone Aids Recovery Teams After Disasters November 6, 2018 By STEPHEN PETERSON, The Sun Chronicle The small device soared to nearly 250 feet, cruising and hovering over the part of town where a tornado was...
Tornado Warning Times Decline Everywhere but Kansas June 5, 2017 By STAN FINGER, Wichita Eagle A recent decline in the accuracy of tornado warnings is not as alarming as it may appear, weather officials say....
Midwest River Levels Drop, But Risk of Flood Remains May 5, 2017 By JIM SALTER River levels are falling after record and near-record flooding in parts of the Midwest, but the crisis is far from...
National Weather Service to Limit Spectrum of Color-Coded Alerts April 17, 2017 By Brian K. Sullivan The National Weather Service uses 122 colors to communicate the weather. There are watches, warnings and advisories arrayed on website...
Volunteer Storm Spotters Help Experts Track Bad Weather in Texas March 11, 2016 By MARTIN TOOHEY, Austin American-Statesman Tricia Clarke stood on a Lakeway hilltop, winds threatening to snatch the ball cap from her head, and pointed across...