Category: storms

National Death Toll From Killer Winter Storm Surpasses 60 People

The death toll from last week’s historic winter storm Elliot is on the rise with 62 confirmed dead as a result of the Arctic storm that swept most of the nation.  The pre-Christmas storm dumped 43 inches of snow in New York and killed at least 27 in that state alone, as of Dec. 26’s…


Deep Freeze Leaves More Than 700,000 Without Power, Thousands of Flights Canceled

An arctic blast that gripped much of the United States on Saturday left more than 700,000 without power, at least 16 dead from weather-related car crashes and thousands stranded due to flight cancellations. Plummeting temperatures were expected to bring the coldest Christmas Eve on record, and energy systems across the country were strained by rising…


More Than 800,000 Without Power in United States From Winter Storms

More than 800,000 homes and businesses were without power in the eastern half of the United States and Texas as winter storms battered much of the country, according to data. U.S. utilities were working to restore power after the storms moved on from their service territories but some were still dealing with high winds. The…


More Than 800,000 Without Power in US From Winter Storms

More than 800,000 homes and businesses were without power in the eastern half of the United States and Texas as winter storms battered much of the country, according to data. U.S. utilities were working to restore power after the storms moved on from their service territories but some were still dealing with high winds. The…


Over Half a Million Without Power in US From Winter Storms

Over 500,000 homes and businesses were without power in the eastern half of the United States and Texas on Saturday as winter storms battered much of the country. U.S. utilities were working to restore power after the storms moved on from their service territories but some were still dealing with high winds. The greatest numbers…


Hurricanes!

This film is only available in the US and Canada because of territorial licensing. For centuries, people did not know when a hurricane was coming. But now, we have new methods to predict when and where these storms will occur. Young viewers will learn how hurricanes are formed and what to do if one is…


Michigan Storms Leave Over 340,000 People Without Power, Kill Teenager

Hundreds of thousands of Michigan residents were without electricity on Tuesday after powerful storms toppled trees and downed thousands of power lines in the state a day earlier, including one that electrocuted a 14-year-old girl. More than 340,000 customers remained without power, utility companies said at around 5 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Dozens of schools…


Storms Blamed in Deaths of 3 in Michigan, Ohio, Arkansas

MONROE, Mich.—Severe storms that brought damaging winds, heavy rains, and flash flooding to parts of the Midwest and the South were blamed for the deaths of three people, including two children in Michigan and Arkansas as well as a woman in Ohio. Monday’s storms also knocked out electrical service to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses…


More Storms Bring Renewed Flood Threat in Hard-Hit Kentucky

Thunderstorms on Friday brought a renewed threat of flooding to parts of Kentucky ravaged by high water a week ago. The National Weather Service issued a flood watch through Sunday evening for nearly the entire state. As residents continued cleaning up from the late July floods that killed at least 37 people, rain started falling…


3 Missing, Swept Away in Drainage Ditch After Severe Storms

MILWAUKEE—A child and two adults were missing Tuesday after they were swept away in a drainage ditch in Milwaukee a day earlier following severe thunderstorms that brought heavy rains and damaging winds to a wide swath of the Midwest and parts of the South, authorities said. Crews resumed their search Tuesday morning for an 11-year-old…