Posts Tagged ‘strong winds’
Arizona fires force evacuations in 3 communities
TUCSON, Ariz. — Wildfires burning through tinder-dry brush and timber lands in Arizona forced dozens of evacuations in three small communities, authorities said. Only on msnbc.com Looking for signs of rebirth on Japan's battered coast Aging wi...
Wildfire prompts evacuation of hundreds in Amarillo, Texas
STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: 11 homes have burned so far in two fires in Amarillo, a state official says Dry conditions and strong winds have made controlling the fires challenging This wildfire season, more than a million acres have burned statewide...
Thousands evacuate as typhoon Songda skirts Philippines (AP)
MANILA, Philippines – Thousands of people along the eastern Philippine coastline were moving to temporary shelters Thursday as a powerful typhoon packing strong winds and plenty of rain roared toward the country's northeast. Typhoon Songda was not e...
Strong winds push Quebec river to new record
Towns and cities along the Richelieu River are on high alert as strong winds force water from Lake Champlain to spill into the river southeast of Montreal. Southerly winds reaching speeds of up to 80 km/h on Monday are expected to push water levels h...
Thunderstorms Rumble the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast
By Meghan Evans, Meteorologist May 15, 2011; 7:19 AM ET "The stormy weather will not just interfere with outdoor plans, it will slow travel." While a storm system continues to crawl across the East, thunderstorms will rumble across portions of t...
Director: St. Louis airport’s recovery ‘miraculous’ after tornado (Video)
STORY HIGHLIGHTS Cleaning up damage at the airport could take months, its director says Airport officials are working to help American Airlines and Cape Air return to full service Preliminary estimates show the tornado hit with winds between 1...
Tornadoes, huge hail pound the Midwest, but bring little Texas drought relief
Severe weather blasted the Midwest again yesterday, with NOAA's Storm Prediction Center logging 32 reports of tornadoes, 399 reports of damaging thunderstorm winds, and 325 instances of large hail (including softball-sized hail of 4.25 - 4.5" diameter ...
Weatherwatch: last week’s world round-up
A train passenger quenches his thirst in Allahabad as heatwave temperatures in northern India reached 45C. Photograph: Diptendu Dutta/AFP/Getty Images The US tornado season was very active last week, with further spring storms causing havoc across the...
Strong winds, heavy rain make for nasty weekend
A car drives through a partially flooded street, in Decatur, Ala. Waves of strong storms left damage across a wide area of Alabama on Friday, slamming into homes and businesses. (AP Photo) If you can find a nice dry perch near a window, you may be in for an entertaining...
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