April 20, 2016 Officials keep wary eye on 'high risk' dams during Texas floods Two aging dams deemed "extremely high risk" by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are at record pooling levels in Houston's west side after this week's torrential rainfall, but are working well and have undergone improvements in recent years, authorities said Wednesday.
April 20, 2016 Five New Orleans ex-cops plead guilty in bridge shootings after Katrina Five former police officers pleaded guilty Wednesday to a reduced number of charges in the deadly shootings on the Danziger Bridge in the days following Hurricane Katrina and are expected to be sentenced to far less prison time than they originally faced.
April 20, 2016 Eighth person reported dead in widespread Texas flooding Officials say another person has died in Houston-area floods, raising the toll to eight.
April 19, 2016 Sixth person found dead as Houston drenched with more than a foot of rain Houston officials said Tuesday six people were confirmed dead after flash flooding dumped more than a foot of rain on the city and surrounding towns.
April 19, 2016 At least 5 deaths blamed on Houston flooding as hundreds rescued from homes Authorities in Houston said late Monday that at least five fatalities appeared to be weather-related after parts of the city and surrounding areas were inundated with more than 20 inches of water since Sunday night.
April 18, 2016 Texas governor declares state of disaster in nine counties amid sweeping rainfall With more than a foot of rain falling in parts of Houston by Monday afternoon and much of the surrounding areas shut down, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott declared a state of disaster in nine counties.
April 12, 2016 California getting rain, but not enough to ease drought April showers are arriving in California as a series of low-pressure systems scoots through the state, but the rain totals won't do much to ease five years of drought, forecasters said.
April 4, 2016 Tornadoes hit 3 southern states as storm heads to Carolinas Tornadoes swirled through Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama as the severe storms head toward the Carolinas.
April 1, 2016 The Latest: Storms diminish, but flood watches remain The Latest on severe weather in the South (all times local): 7:50 a.m.
April 1, 2016 7 hurt, homes, businesses damaged after tornado in Oklahoma Authorities say at least seven people are injured after severe storms spawned multiple tornado touchdowns in northeastern Oklahoma, damaging homes and businesses.
