• 1 killed, another injured after house under construction collapses in Austin due to strong winds, Texas

    ByRishav Kothari

    A two-story house under construction collapsed at 12002 Salvador Street in south Austin at about 16:20 CDT (21:20 UTC) on August 27, 2026, during strong thunderstorm winds, killing one construction worker and trapping another. Four workers were at the site; two escaped, while rescuers extracted the surviving trapped worker at approximately 17:15 CDT (22:15 UTC). The initial emergency call preceded a National Weather Service (NWS) severe thunderstorm warning for central Travis County by about 35 minutes.

  • Unusual weather in Australia, snow falling days before summer

    ByElena Ugrin

    A spell of unusual weather was reported in Tasmania on November 24, 2016, as the snowfall blanketed parts of the state only several days before the arrival of the summer. Temperatures in Tasmania were expected to reach as low as 7 °C (44.6 °F), according to…

  • Severe weather outbreak across Great Plains, US

    ByChillymanjaro

    Severe thunderstorms are heating up on the central and southern Plains, producing the threats of damaging winds, large hail and tornadoes. A line of thunderstorms is stretching from the Dallas and Fort Worth area and extending to communities south and west of San

  • Tornado outbreak in Wisconsin sets record

    ByChillymanjaro

    A powerful storm system that moved through the nation’s midsection over the weekend caused what may be a record-breaking seven tornadoes in Wisconsin, officials said Monday.”It’s one of the most significant tornado outbreaks in April,” said Rich Mamrosh,

  • Massive Tornado Rips Apart Rayne Town In Louisiana

    ByEye

    A tornado slammed a southwestern Louisiana town Saturday, killing a young mother who was sheltering her child. Eleven other people were injured and more than 100 homes were damaged, many of them destroyed, authorities said. About 1,500 people were evacuated because of