As a treacherous storm system pummels the U.S. heartland, NTD gets some safety tips from Randall Bass, a certified consulting meteorologist at Bass Weather Services LLC. Mr. Bass says that during such extreme storm events, everyone should have an action plan in place and keep their cell phones and radios on to hear important alerts.
MIAMI—Severe thunderstorms in South Florida delayed departures at the Miami International Airport during the busy spring break season, suspended a popular electronic music festival, and disrupted matches at a high-profile tennis tournament. The thunderstorms that swept into South Florida Friday night delayed departures at Miami International for hours Saturday, according to the National Airspace System […]
Airlines canceled more than 600 flights in the United States on Thursday morning, as thunderstorms in Texas disrupted operations at one of the busiest airports in the country for a second straight day. A total of 1,213 flights were canceled across the country on Wednesday, according to flight-tracking website Flightaware.com. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) […]
Severe weather—including possible tornadoes, large hail, and damaging winds—will threaten more than 90 million people across the Midwest and Northeast on Wednesday, according to forecasts. “Although large hail will be possible with [the thunderstorms], wind damage should be the more predominant severe threat,” according to the Storm Prediction Center in reference to the Midwest. The […]
Severe thunderstorms tore through the Chicago area on Sunday night after the National Weather Service said a “confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado” had touched down in a western suburb of the city, causing damage. Chicago-area utility Commonwealth Edison’s (ComEd) website showed that more than 22,000 customers were without power as the thunderstorms swept through […]
It will be a busy forecast as the week before Christmas begins. Millions will either wake up to snow and ice or heavy rain and severe thunderstorms Monday as a storm system moves east. Wintry Weather From the Great Plains to the Northeast As snow, freezing rain and mixed precipitation blanketed the Midwest and Ohio […]
Severe thunderstorms and flash floods have shut down roads and schools in the Central Texas region on Tuesday, April 11. Heavy rain dumped 8 inches of water and is posing danger for the residents here. People are trying to brave the high water in their vehicles, some have succeeded but many have failed in the […]
