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Emergency managers urge preparation before storms
December 27, 2012 7:09 PM
COLORADO SPRINGS - In light of the recent winter storms, emergency managers in Colorado Springs are encouraging everyone to take the necessary steps to stay safe. Ken Hughlett, the Emergency Management Coordinator for the Colorado Springs Office of Emergency Management says blizzards and snow storms can be life threatening... more » -
Three day severe weather onslaught claims at least 17 in the Carolinas
April 17, 2011 9:36 AM
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Authorities say 10 people are confirmed dead after storms spawning tornadoes swept through a small eastern North Carolina county. Bertie County Manager Zee Lamb said Sunday that one person also is missing. He said authorities have identified nine of the dead but did not release... more » -
UPDATE: Over night hit and run passenger at hospital
March 26, 2011 11:11 AM
Following our initial report of a traffic accident that occurred near the intersection of Fillmore and Steel Drive just East of I-25, we now have new information to report. The Colorado Springs Police Department reports that one of the three passengers that was still on scene when officers and... more » -
Floods leave deaths, damage and power outages
May 4, 2010 11:31 AM
The river that's submerged parts of Nashville is expected to start receding today, but the city's problems are far from over. Rescuers are worried they might find more victims as the muddy flood waters ebb. The flooding caused by torrential rain over the weekend has already claimed 18 lives in... more » -
Death toll in weekend storms rises to 19
May 3, 2010 11:26 AM
The death toll from weekend thunderstorms that hit Tennessee, Mississippi and Kentucky has risen to 19. The deaths of two additional people in Mississippi are being called weather-related traffic deaths. Officials in Nashville are preparing for more deaths and for the Cumberland River, which winds through the Music City, to... more » -
Deadly flooding across Tennessee
May 2, 2010 10:28 AM
Emergency officials in Tennessee are assessing the damage from heavy flooding that killed at least seven people. And there's more rain on the way. Thunderstorms dumped at least 10 inches of rain on Memphis and flooded highways and roads throughout the state. State emergency spokesman Jeremy Heidt said Sunday morning... more » -
Alabama, Mississippi pick up after deadly storms
April 26, 2010 9:49 AM
FEMA takes a look today at the damage from the weekend tornado and storms that lashed four southern states. Teams from the Federal Emergency Management Agency will concentrate on Mississippi, where 10 of the 12 fatalities happened. The inspection is the first step toward a possible presidential disaster declaration. Mississippi... more » -
Little by little, flood problems are clearing in Rhode Island
April 3, 2010 9:36 AM
Small signs of normalcy are returning to flood-soaked Rhode Island but forecasters say the main river causing the problem may not drop below its banks until at least tomorrow. The National Weather Service says the Pawtuxet River in Cranston is expected to drop to minor flood stage by evening. The... more » -
Storm heads to sea after blanketing states with ice, snow
January 31, 2010 12:02 PM
Forecasters say the winter storm that left a trail of woe from Oklahoma to the Mid-Atlantic is heading out to sea. More than 5 inches of dry, fluffy snow was reported in the nation's capital and up to 8 inches in other parts of the region. The storm left a... more » -
Rare tornados hits southern California
January 20, 2010 11:52 AM
Tuesday brought a little of everything and a lot of rain. At least one tornado and several water spouts were reported as a powerful storm blew through the Southland Tuesday causing evacuations and power outages. Witnesses reported seeing one tornado touchdown in Sunset Beach, lifting boats out of the... more » -
Significant snow storm may be on the way
November 14, 2009 7:18 AM
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch, which remains in effect from Saturday evening through Sunday evening for the Sangre de Cristo and Wet mountains, the Wet Mountain Valley, southern and eastern Fremont county, and the I-25 corridor from Colorado Springs southward to the Colorado-New Mexico border.... more » -
Tens of thousands of homes flooded in Mexico
November 7, 2009 7:49 AM
More than 200,000 people's homes have been flooded in Mexico's Tabasco state after days of torrential ran. The flooding has claimed at least three lives -- three people drowned earlier this week while trying to flee a torrent of water in a drainage canal. An estimated 20,000 people are... more »
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