Tag: Storms
Alaska snowstorm strands 5 on North America’s tallest peak
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Five people had to ski through a heavy Alaska snowstorm to a mountain chalet after abandoning their airplanes on a glacier...
Construction spending dips 0.8% in February amid bad weather
WASHINGTON — U.S. construction spending fell in February after several months of steady gains, likely because of unseasonably cold weather and winter storms in...
Tennessee flood deaths rise to 6 with more rain coming
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee emergency officials have reported a sixth person died in flash flooding over the weekend, and four of the six deaths...
Reforms to Texas’ energy grid begin moving after blackout
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas' power grid that buckled during February's deadly winter storm would operate under new oversight and mandates that power plants prepare...
Congress questions Texas officials about power grid failure
DALLAS — Congress is looking into last month’s massive and deadly power outages across Texas and questioning officials who oversee the state’s energy...
Severe storms, tornadoes possible across the Deep South
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The prospect of more tornadoes overnight and into Thursday across the Deep South had forecasters advising residents to take extra precautions...
Assumptions about hurricane season face winds of change
With named storms coming earlier and more often in warmer waters, some assumptions about the Atlantic hurricane season are being rethought.
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Flights canceled during China’s worst sandstorm in decades
BEIJING — China’s capital and a wide swath of the country's north were enveloped Monday in the worst sandstorm in a decade, leading to...
Parts of Wyoming, Colorado, still snarled by record blizzard
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Schools in eastern Wyoming and northern Colorado remained closed Tuesday for a second day and roads were still impassable in the...
Parts of Wyoming, Colorado, still snarled by record blizzard
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Schools in eastern Wyoming and northern Colorado remained closed Tuesday for a second day and roads were still impassable in the...
