Category: storms

LIVE 7 AM ET: NTD Good Morning (Jan. 17): 6 Killed in California Shooting, 6-Month-Old Baby Dead; Cruise Ship Rescues Migrants

Six people killed in a shooting in California. Those killed include a 17-year-old mother and a six-month old baby. Find out what’s known so far about the shooting. Royal Caribbean says 17 migrants were taken aboard one of its cruise ships. It came across a small vessel that was adrift near the Bahamas. Storms in…


NTD Good Morning (Jan. 17): 6 Killed in California Shooting, 6-Month-Old Baby Dead; Cruise Ship Rescues Migrants

Six people killed in a shooting in California. Those killed include a 17-year-old mother and a six-month old baby. Find out what’s known so far about the shooting. Royal Caribbean says 17 migrants were taken aboard one of its cruise ships. It came across a small vessel that was adrift near the Bahamas. Storms in…


End to Storms Is Near but California Braces for 2 More Atmospheric Rivers

California’s parade of atmospheric rivers may be nearing an end but not before at least two more of the rainstorms are due to drench the waterlogged state starting on Saturday, forecasters said. A series of atmospheric rivers rarely seen in such frequent succession has pounded the state since Dec. 26, killing at least 19 people…


Heavy Storms Help California to Almost Eliminate Extreme Drought From State

California, which has been reeling under the grip of drought, has received respite due to the multiple storms that hit the state and elsewhere in the past weeks, helping it deal with drought conditions in several regions and filling up many of the smaller reservoirs. “A long-term drought, dating back to the 2019–2020 winter, continues…


Missing Boy’s Mother: ‘I Could Feel His Fingers Slipping’ Away

LOS ANGELES—Lindsy Doan didn’t think the water flowing over the creek crossing on San Marcos Road was deeper than normal when she tried navigating it in her SUV while driving her 5-year-old son to school. But the creek, swollen with rain from California’s epic winter storms, was much higher and flowing stronger than she anticipated….


17 Dead, Boy, 5, Missing as Major Atmospheric River Sweeps Across California

A major atmospheric river that struck California has destroyed homes and killed 17 people, while a five-year-old boy is missing, according to officials. The adverse weather event that began on Monday was the latest in a number of storms that began in December and has prompted evacuation orders and school closures amid flash flooding, strong winds,…


Northern California Seeks Recovery After Being Battered by Storms

Across California, residents are cleaning up fallen trees and mudslides, evacuating their homes, and rescuing trapped people after the recent series of storms. The death toll from the storms has increased to 16. Governor Gavin Newsom visited Santa Cruz County on the afternoon of Jan. 10 to survey storm damage. The governor got an update…


NTD Good Morning (Jan. 5): House Speaker Stalemate; President Biden to Visit Border for First Time Since Taking Office

The U.S. House is in limbo until a speaker can be elected. But will Republicans unite to back McCarthy as speaker? President Biden plans to give a border security speech on Jan. 5. He says he will visit the U.S.-Mexico border next week. A powerful storm slammed into the California coast on Jan. 4 knocking…


Massive Storm System Unleashing Early New Year Tornadoes Across the South

Severe storms have brought tornadoes and hail to parts of the southern United States and more bad weather is on the way. A massive, powerful storm system is approaching the central United States and AccuWeather analysts predict potentially damaging weather for much of the region in the early new year. The source of the storms…


Texas Governor Declares State of Emergency as Severe Storms Loom Across Deep South

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott activated a state emergency response on Jan. 2 to deal with the expected aftermath of severe weather moving across the southern states. Abbott acted to make resources available after the National Weather Service warned that the eastern half of Texas would see a marginal-to-enhanced risk of severe storms, with the main…