Major storm wreaks havoc across US, life-threating flood ongoing in Houston

Major storm wreaks havoc across US, life-threating flood ongoing in Houston

A major storm has ravaged parts of the US in the period between April 15 and 17, 2016. Heavy snowfall and flash floods wreaked havoc across the affected areas, causing large traffic disruptions, power outages and evacuations. More than 0.3 m (1 feet) of snowfall was…

Severe weather brings frequent lightning, very large hail to US South

Severe weather brings frequent lightning, very large hail to US South

Another round of severe storms hit parts of the US South on April 10 and 11, 2016, bringing frequent lightning, strong winds and very large hail. A woman has been reported dead in Arkansas after losing control of her car during wet condition. Lightning caused…

Tennis ball-sized hail in Texas, severe weather injures 9 in Oklahoma, US

Tennis ball-sized hail in Texas, severe weather injures 9 in Oklahoma, US

Severe thunderstorms, large hail and tornadoes are affecting the central United States since Wednesday, March 30, 2016. The worst weather today is expected in Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee and Kentucky as a large front, extending from the Great Lakes to the…

Major winter storm underway from Central Rockies to High Plains, US

Major winter storm underway from Central Rockies to High Plains, US

A major winter storm is well underway from the Central Rockies to the High Plains on Wednesday, March 23, 2016. Blizzard warnings are in effect from across northeastern Colorado to southeastern Wyoming, southwestern Nebraska, and northwestern Kansas. The storm is…

Tennis ball-sized hail pounds Dallas-Fort Worth area, US

Tennis ball-sized hail pounds Dallas-Fort Worth area, US

A severe thunderstorm hit the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex area on Thursday, March 18, 2016. The storm first hit about 04:00 (local time) and then again just before 09:00, dropping surprisingly large hailstones that busted in windshields, damaged houses, killed…

Powerful storm hits western US and Canada

Powerful storm hits western US and Canada

A powerful storm that hit the western US and Canada with heavy rain and strong winds over the weekend claimed the life of at least one person. The second major storm to hit the region in a week downed trees and power lines in both countries causing widespread power…

Powerful storm causes extreme flash flooding across the US South

Powerful storm causes extreme flash flooding across the US South

A large and anomalous upper-level low is affecting US South as it continues slowly drifting eastward over northern Mexico today. Very heavy rain caused severe flash flooding that claimed lives of three people so far. "Many locations have experienced extreme…

Heavy rain, strong winds and flash floods hit drought-stricken California

Heavy rain, strong winds and flash floods hit drought-stricken California

​A series of storm systems have begun soaking California and other parts of the West Coast, US this weekend. The weather is accompanied by the atmospheric river, a narrow corridor of moisture and moisture transport in the atmosphere, unleashing short periods of…