U.S. Disaster Warnings & Alerts

U.S. 22 hours ago

Tornado slams town near Texas coast; reports of several injuries, damaged homes

A confirmed tornado destroyed at least one home and damaged more than a dozen others Tuesday in a Texas town near the Gulf of Mexico, according to the National Weather Service.

U.S. 22 hours ago

Thousands of California dam evacuees might be away from home for 2 weeks

Nearly 200,000 evacuees could be away from their homes for at least two weeks as crews fix the eroded section of a California dam’s spillway to prevent a catastrophe, authorities said Monday.

U.S. 22 hours ago

Officials won't lift evacuations for 188,000 as flood danger around Calif. dam eases

At least 188,000 people were asked to evacuate their homes in Northern California Sunday after authorities warned an emergency spillway in the country’s tallest dam was in danger of failing and unleashing uncontrolled flood waters on towns below.

U.S. 22 hours ago

Thousands of flight cancellations, delays as major winter storm slams Northeast

A powerful winter storm bearing down on the Northeast forced thousands of flight cancelations Thursday, snarling travel plans for fliers across the country as it threatened to dump more than a foot of snow.

U.S. 22 hours ago

Blizzard set to pound Northeast with heavy snow, high winds

The National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning from late Monday night through Tuesday evening from the Philadelphia suburbs through New York City and Boston to Maine. Winter storm warnings stretch through the remainder of the region.

U.S. 22 hours ago

Georgia expands state of emergency after tornadoes; 20 dead across Southeast

Georgia ramped up its state of emergency Monday as crews organizing the cleanup from the weekend's deadly storms begged for additional aid.

U.S. 22 hours ago

Canceled flights, snow and rain lead to misery for millions of Americans

Blankets of snow and driving rain forced hundreds of flight depays and cancellations and made for messy morning commutes on Monday as a storm that dumped several inches of snow on the Midwest made its way east.

U.S. 22 hours ago

Iowa city braces as flood levels soar; National Guard ready to help

Thousands of people evacuated Cedar Rapids and others braced for potential disaster as the river running through Iowa's largest city reached its second-highest peak ever on Tuesday.

U.S. 22 hours ago

Hermine expected to strengthen back into a hurricane as it creeps up East Coast

Hermine moved far enough away from the East Coast on Sunday to remove the heavy rain but maintaining enough power to whip up dangerous waves and rip currents and keep beaches off-limits to disappointed swimmers and surfers during the Labor Day weekend.

U.S. 22 hours ago

Tropical depressions form in Atlantic, Gulf could drench North Carolina, Gulf Coast

A tropical depression churning 400 miles off the coast of North Carolina on Sunday had weather watchers eyeing a potential upgrade to a tropical storm that could impact the Outer Banks as early as Sunday night, while residents along the Gulf Coast are keeping their eyes on another potential system.

U.S. 22 hours ago

Tropical Storm Hermine forms in Gulf of Mexico; parts of Florida under hurricane watch

Tropical Storm Hermine formed in the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday afternoon, the National Hurricane Center announced, hours after officials issued a tropical storm warning and hurricane watch for parts of Florida's Gulf coast.

U.S. 22 hours ago

Temperatures soar past 100, new evacuations as California wildfire spreads

A fast-moving wildfire charged through inaccessible terrain and climbed out of a steep canyon along the middle fork of the American River Wednesday as people living in the area sought safer ground.

U.S. 22 hours ago

Border patrol agents rescue illegal immigrant left in Texas heat

Border patrol agents saved an illegal immigrant on Wednesday near the southern Texas border after they found her suffering from heat stroke when temperatures hit over 100 degrees.

U.S. 22 hours ago

Tropical Storm Cindy's remnants unleash heavy rains on Gulf Coast; reports of a tornado in Alabama

Tropical Storm Cindy has been downgraded to a tropical depression Thursday after it made landfall in Louisiana. There are reports that a tornado touched down in Fairfield, Ala.

U.S. 22 hours ago

Tropical Storm Cindy turns deadly: 10-year-old Alabama boy killed

The area from the Florida Panhandle to eastern Texas are monitoring slow-moving Tropical Storm Cindy, and is responsible for one death in Fort Morgan, Ala.

Politics 22 hours ago

Winter is coming: Government uses 'Game of Thrones' to warn Americans about snow

The U.S. government is using a popular slogan from HBO's "Game of Thrones" to prepare Americans for winter weather.

U.S. 22 hours ago

Southwest gripped by extreme heat wave

The first day of summer is forecast to bring some of the worst heat the southwestern U.S. has seen in years

U.S. 22 hours ago

Midwest floods: House crashes into Arkansas bridge after severe storms

A flooded house rammed into a bridge in Arkansas, pushed along by powerful rushing water and captured on video -- just one of the moments of destruction from the deadly flooding pummeling parts of the Midwest this week.

U.S. 22 hours ago

Missouri could see new flood dangers as storm approaches

Rising river in St. Louis is threatening to flood over 1,000 homes as more rain is forecast

U.S. 22 hours ago

Pennsylvania girl, 10, killed when tree falls on camper

A Perry County girl was killed Sunday morning, while camping in Lancaster County.

U.S. 22 hours ago

Severe weather: Alabama governor declares emergency, South braces for more storms

Another round of severe weather with damaging winds is expected to sweep across the South on Wednesday, bringing damaging winds in Alabama and Georgia, according to forecasters.

U.S. 22 hours ago

Southeast storms: Fifth person reported dead as severe weather moves east

A powerful storm system that killed four people across the country continued to threaten the Southeast on Monday as it brought strong winds and heavy rains to the region.

U.S. 22 hours ago

Severe storm system threatens central US, trucker killed during high winds in Oklahoma

A storm system barreling eastwards is putting 17 million people in the central United States under the threat for bad weather, after a truck driver was killed in Oklahoma when his vehicle was pushed off an interstate in high winds.

U.S. 22 hours ago

Ice house formed by strong winds, freezing temperatures in NY

As a monster snowstorm is bearing down on the Northeast, a house in New York is already covered in ice.

U.S. 22 hours ago

California dam managers brushed off threats of flooding 12 years ago

Environmental activists and local government officials warned more than a decade ago about the risk of catastrophic flooding below a major Northern California dam — the very scenario that threatened to unfold over the weekend, prompting evacuation orders for nearly 200,000 people.

U.S. 22 hours ago

At least 40 vehicles caught up in deadly Michigan wreck during snowstorm

Three people were killed Thursday morning in an accident that involved at least 40 vehicles on Interstate 96 in Michigan, according to officials with Livingston County Sheriff Department.

Food & Drink 22 hours ago

Boston restaurants show the real meaning of comfort food

After two explosions killed three people and injured over 100 at the 117th Boston Marathon on Monday, local restaurants and kind-hearted Bostonians are mobilizing to help victims with a necessity that draws people together, food.

U.S. 22 hours ago

Hurricane Matthew barrels up Southeast coast, threatens dangerous flooding

Hurricane Matthew battered Northeast Florida with driving rain and storm surge Friday afternoon as it barreled up the Atlantic coastline, with officials in Georgia warning people along the coast to evacuate immediately.

U.S. 22 hours ago

State of emergency declared for Florida, South Carolina as Hurricane Matthew closes in

Hurricane Matthew closed in on Florida Thursday evening as a powerful Category 4 storm as the governor urged people up and down the state's 580-mile Atlantic coastline to brace for "devastating impacts."

U.S. 22 hours ago

Florida, South Carolina on high alert as Hurricane Matthew tears through Caribbean

Officials in South Carolina and South Florida urged residents Wednesday to begin to prepare for evacuations and stock up on supplies as Hurricane Matthew picked up speed approaching the Eastern seaboard.

U.S. 22 hours ago

Officials warn of flooding as tropical depression nears Outer Banks

Crowds thinned Tuesday on the beaches of North Carolina's Outer Banks ahead of a tropical weather system that threatened to bring strong winds and heavy rains that could flood low-lying areas.