Category: weather

Federal Agency Warns: Charge Your Phones Amid Widespread Severe Weather

Much of the Southeast United States is experiencing strong winds on Friday, with gusts blowing down trees and causing power outages as residents in Tennessee were warned to charge their cellphones, according to a National Weather Service bulletin. “With grounds already wet, some trees will come down much easier leading to power outages. Be sure…


Oklahomans Rebuild After Being Hit by Multiple Tornadoes

Oklahomans in areas hit by a string of tornadoes on Sunday are trying to get back on their feet and rebuild their lives with the help of emergency crews and volunteers. Strong winds caused injuries, power lines to fall, and road closures, with severe weather leaving Tuesday. In Norman, a city of 128,000, 20 miles…


Federal Agency Issues Warnings Over ‘Powerful Storm System’

A​ winter storm will bring snow, ice, and winds to portions of the Midwest and Northeast United States starting Monday and lasting until Tuesday, forecasters say. “A swath of snow and ice are expected spread across the Upper Midwest, Great Lakes and Northeast today while a secondary low pressure system develops and the pair of…


Death Toll From Brazil Floods, Landslides Reaches 57

SAO PAULO—The death toll from heavy rains that devastated coastal areas of Brazil’s southeastern Sao Paulo state reached 57 people on Friday, official figures showed. Massive downpours have caused landslides and flooding in coastal towns of Brazil’s richest state since last weekend. The city of Sao Sebastiao bore the brunt of the human toll, with…


Capitol Report: Judiciary Committee Hearing at US-Mexico Border; Buttigieg Visits Site of Ohio Train Derailment

Congressional lawmakers, led by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), were in Yuma, Arizona, Thursday. What did lawmakers discover about the local community? And why did Democrats decide not to go? Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Thursday visited East Palestine, Ohio, for the first time since the train derailment. What does he say about his absence and…


Storm Brings Rain, Wind, and Unusual Low-Altitude Snow to Northern California

SAN FRANCISCO—A low-pressure system is bringing rain and gusts to the Bay Area, with unusually low-dropping snow, according to Jeff Lorber, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service (NWS) Monterey station. Lorber told The Epoch Times that the storm, which is caused by a low-pressure system from the Pacific Northwest, will mainly hit the San…


More Than 1,700 Flights Canceled as Major Winter Storm Engulfs Much of US

More than 1,700 U.S. flights have been canceled on Wednesday as massive winter storms threaten to bring record snowfall across the country, with disruptions set to continue through Thursday. A total of 1,772 flights in and out of the country had been canceled while 6,705 flights were delayed, according to flight tracking site FlightAware. Skywest, Delta, and…


Massive Winter Storm Bringing ‘Widespread Hazardous’ Conditions Across US

The National Weather Service warned Tuesday there will be “widespread” hazards from the western United States to the Great Lakes region starting Tuesday. “Several weather systems will stretch impacts from Coast to Coast,” said a Tuesday afternoon bulletin issued by the National Weather Service (NWS), which said there will be “widespread hazardous travel” conditions. “Heavy snow…


Install a Weather Vane

Make a striking impression of your home by adding a weather vane, an ornament atop your home, garage or outbuilding, to catch the wind. It can be a distinctive crowning touch on a rooftop to distinguish your home, and it’s a simple way to see which way the wind is blowing. You’ll find a wide…


Bitter Cold, Snow Blast Southwest; Arizona Highways Closed

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.—Bitter cold, rain and snow blew across much of the Southwest U.S. on Tuesday, closing stretches of interstate and state highways in northern Arizona where as much as a foot (30 centimeters) of snow was possible and even colder weather on the way. A winter storm warning remains in effect into Wednesday evening for…