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Winter storm leaves hundreds of thousands of customers without power across the South

National Weather, Winter storm leaves hundreds of thousands of customers without power across the South /

By —Kate Brumback, Associated Pres, Julie Walker, Associated Press A massive winter storm dumped sleet, freezing rain and snow across much of the U.S. on Sunday, bringing subzero temperatures and halting air and road traffic. Tree branches and power lines snapped under the weight of ice, and hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in […]

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Huge winter storm could cause dangerous conditions and power outages across the U.S.

Huge winter storm could cause dangerous conditions and power outages across the U.S., National Weather /

By Patrick Smith, Kathryn Prociv and Rebecca Cohen A massive winter storm set to wallop a 2,000-mile stretch from the southern Plains to the Northeast beginning Friday could cause power outages for millions of Americans and make roads impassable, meteorologists say. First it will get frigid. An Arctic front is expected to send temperatures plunging below zero in the

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Wintry week ahead with multiple rounds of cold and snow into the weekend

National Weather, Wintry week ahead with multiple rounds of cold and snow into the weekend /

By Kathryn Prociv A large swath of the country is being walloped this week by wintry weather, with two rounds of arctic cold Monday that were forecast to be followed by a potentially disruptive winter storm that could last into the weekend. On Monday morning, 77 million people woke up to cold weather alerts across two

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Further flood watches issued across California

Further flood watches issued across California, National Weather /

After prolonged heavy rainfall and devastating flooding across the Pacific north-west in the past few weeks, further flood watches have been issued across California through this week. With 50-75mm (2-3in) of rainfall already reported across northern California this weekend, a series of atmospheric rivers will continue to bring periods of heavy rain and mountain snow across the northern and

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‘Catastrophic’ Pacific Northwest floods leave 100,000 facing evacuation

'Catastrophic' Pacific Northwest floods leave 100, 000 facing evacuation, National Weather /

By Patrick Smith and Kate Reilly A state of emergency has been declared and tens of thousands of people have been ordered to leave their homes in Western Washington after historic rain left rivers at record levels across the state. Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson begged residents to follow evacuation orders. “This situation is extremely unpredictable,” Ferguson said at a news

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Eastern U.S. braces for winter’s first blast of snow and ice

Eastern U.S. braces for winter's first blast of snow and ice, National Weather /

By Phil Helsel and Patrick Smith After winter weather caused crashes and closed schools in Missouri, dumped more than a foot of snow in Iowa and left drivers struggling to see in Buffalo, New York, the East Coast is bracing for its own dangerous winter weather Tuesday. Gov. Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency Monday for some

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Hurricane Melissa closes in on Jamaica as a Category 4 storm, forecast to bring catastrophic flooding

forecast to bring catastrophic flooding, Hurricane Melissa closes in on Jamaica as a Category 4 storm, National Weather /

By Kate Reilly, George Solis and Dennis Romero Jamaican officials warned Sunday that some communities may not survive “catastrophic” flash floods as Hurricane Melissa, a powerful Category 4 storm, inched slowly toward the island. Melissa was packing maximum sustained winds of 145 mph and moving west at 5 mph, the National Hurricane Center said in its 11 p.m. ET

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US tornadoes, wildfires and dust storms leave 40 dead and ‘staggering’ damage

National Weather, US tornadoes, wildfires and dust storms leave 40 dead and 'staggering' damage /

By Brandon Drenon At least 40 people have died after tornadoes ripped through a swathe of the US Midwest and South. Missouri bore the brunt of the twisters, which began to spawn on Friday. At least 12 people have died in that state. Powerful winds in Texas and Kansas whipped up dust storms that resulted

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Mass firings across NOAA and National Weather Service ignite fury among scientists worldwide

Mass firings across NOAA and National Weather Service ignite fury among scientists worldwide, National News, National Weather /

By Grace Toohey As federal job eliminations struck the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Weather Service on Thursday, scientists and environmental advocates denounced the cuts, saying they could cause real harm to Americans. The full extent of the layoffs across NOAA were not immediately clear, but Democratic legislators said hundreds of scientists

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At least nine dead in US floods and heavy rain

At least nine dead in US floods and heavy rain, National Weather /

By Brandon Drenon At least nine people have died over the weekend, as torrential downpours drenched parts of the south-eastern US, submerging roads and houses. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said eight people had died in his state and suggested at a news conference on Sunday that the total could go up. Hundreds of people stranded

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