Tornado sirens giving way to new warning technology On April 10, 2011, tornadoes ripped across Wisconsin, tearing roofs off houses, toppling trees and snapping power lines. In many places, the high winds were greeted with silence as some Cold War-era warning sirens failed because of lost power and other issues — just when they were needed the most. More
Wild weather: Floods, snow, tornadoes hit central USA Middle America was overwhelmed by weather Thursday, with snow in the north, tornadoes in the Plains, and torrential rains that caused floods and transportation woes - and a sinkhole in Chicago. More
Iran struck by magnitude 7.8 quake Iran has been struck by its most powerful earthquake for more than 50 years, with tremors felt across Pakistan, India and the Middle East. The epicentre of the 7.8-magnitude quake was near the south-eastern city of Khash, close to Pakistan. More
Strong storms march toward East Coast after killing 3 and tearing apart homes A vast storm system that spawned tornadoes and killed three people marched toward the East Coast on Friday, delivering spring snow and ice to New England and promising to drench some of the country’s most populous cities. On Thursday, storms tore through the Great Plains, Midwest and South. More
Athens turns orange, Helsinki goes white as Europe’s weather springs a surprise A yellow-orange haze of dust from the Sahara desert has blanketed parts of Greece, creating spectacular scenes and prompting authorities to issue health warnings. 04/23/2024 - 10:48 am | View Link
A potent winter storm will grip Ontario's weather today with 20+ cm of snow "For some, this early April snowstorm has been more significant than anything from the recent winter season, as a clash of two weather ... to 20 centimetres of snow in Ottawa on Thursday. "Even ... 04/22/2024 - 7:55 pm | View Link
A New Look at Snow Emergencies in St. Paul, Minn. St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter, Public Works Director Sean Kershaw and other officials have said the growing vagaries of weather call for rethinking long-standing seasonal approaches toward maintaining ... 04/22/2024 - 9:47 am | View Link
St. Paul Revisits Snow Emergencies After Two Extreme Winters A nearly snowless winter like this past one probably wouldn’t require traditional ticketing and towing, but it could lend itself to educational tickets to prep people for compliance in a heavier snow ... 04/21/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
How much snow fell during Friday's storm? DENVER — Friday's storm dropped several inches of snow across the Denver metro area overnight. 04/20/2024 - 5:53 am | View Link