Posts Tagged ‘Oklahoma’
Ridiculous 100-Degree Heat Streaks Continue in Texas
By Heather Buchman, Meteorologist Aug 10, 2011; 12:53 PM ET For many residents in Texas, winter probably can't come soon enough. The 100-degree heat this summer has been relentless, with several cities on pace to shatter all-time records set dur...
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...
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...
Tales of survival amid NC tornado destruction (AP)
DUNN, N.C. – At least 21 people were killed when tornadoes hit North Carolina over the weekend. The state was hardest hit by a storm system that spawned dozens of tornadoes from Oklahoma to Virginia. Here are a few stories of survival. ___ Twenty-on...
Tornadoes rip Alabama, Misssissippi; 17 dead in 2-day outbreak
Dozens of tornadoes and dangerous severe thunderstorms tore through the Southeast U.S. on Friday, bringing a second day of severe weather havoc to the nation. The death toll from the two-day severe blitz now stands at seventeen, with up to 100 people i...
Dust Bowl Conditions on Plains Problematic for US, Globe
By Heather Buchman, Meteorologist Apr 12, 2011; 1:03 PM ET In this March 14, 2011 photo, farmer Jim Freudenberger surveys his wheat crop in Coyle, Okla. Freudenberger is among thousands of farmers in the South dealing with a severe drought that h...
Violent Thunderstorm, Tornado Outbreak Targets Heartland
By Alex Sosnowski, Expert Senior Meteorologist Apr 9, 2011; 10:45 AM ET This F4 wedge tornado was nearly a mile wide in Binger, Okla. on May 22, 1981. Photo courtesy of the National Weather Service and the National Severe Storms Laboratory. Atmos...
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