Posts Tagged ‘Arkansas’
Severe T-Storms on Tap from SE Texas / Louisiana Gulf Coast into Arkansas Today…
Just after 8 o'clock this morning a line of strong thunderstorms extended from just West of Shreveport to near Houston, and on back into the mid-Texas coast. This activity continues to spread slowly toward the East, with a large shield of modera...
Tornado touches down in Texas; watch issued for other parts of state
Late winter snow storm blasts Arizona NEW: A tornado touches down near Natalia, a city in south-central Texas Flash flood watches are in effect in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana Temperatures in much of eastern United States ...
Deadly tornadoes rip OK, KS, and AR; high tornado risk today; Joplin tornado an EF-5
America's deadliest tornado season since 1953 continued its relentless onslaught of violent tornadoes yesterday. Numerous destructive and deadly tornadoes raked Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, and Arkansas, killing at least nine people. Yesterday's deadliest ...
Violent Storms to Ruin Weekend Plans on the Plains
By Katie Storbeck, Meteorologist May 21, 2011; 5:47 AM ET "On top of interrupting any outdoor activities, the thunderstorms could also cause trouble for travelers both on the ground and in the air." Eastern Arkansas and Missouri into northeaster...
Mississippi flood causes billions in damage, while local representatives deny climate threat
by Brad Johnson. Cross-posted from the Wonk Room. “Flooding along the Mississippi River has set a new water level record,” according to the National Weather Service. “The massive flood churning its way down the Mississippi...
As Mississippi Rises, Historian Discusses ‘Great Flood’ of 1927
A flooded power plant at Oswego, Kansas, on the Neosho River on April 23, 1927 (National Oceanic and ...
Two EF-5 tornadoes confirmed from last week’s outbreak; record Ohio River flood
Damage surveys and the hunt for missing victims continues today in the areas devastated by last week's historic tornado outbreak. With the death toll in the 340 - 350 range, the April 25 - 28 tornado outbreak has surpassed the April 3 - 4, 1974 Super O...
Obama ramps up recovery help for tornado-hit South (Reuters)
PLEASANT GROVE, Alabama (Reuters) – The government ramped up efforts on Saturday to help thousands of homeless victims of the country's second deadliest recorded tornado outbreak, which killed at least 350 people. President Barack Obama, who surveye...
Recipe for calamity: The ingredients of a horrific tornado outbreak
Bob Henson | 28 April 2011 • The devastating rash of tornadoes that swept through the southeast United States on 27 April has already carved its way into the annals of twister history. A total of more than 160 tornadoes was reported in the prelimina...
Massive tornado outbreak kills 202; 100-year flood coming on Mississippi River
A stunning tornado outbreak of incredible violence has left at least 202 dead across the Eastern U.S.; injuries probably number over a thousand, with 600 injured in the town of Tuscaloosa alone. The tornadoes carved huge swaths of damage, completely fl...
Tornadoes, floods, and fires continue to pound U.S.
The nation's unprecedented April tornado-fest continued full force last night, with NOAA's Storm Prediction Center logging 57 tornado reports, 295 cases of damaging thunderstorm winds, and 254 reports of large hail. The 2-day tornado count from this la...
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