AccuWeather: Year’s First Big Heatwave Raises Wildfire Risk in West June 3, 2024 Severe heat will raise the risk of brush and grassfires from central and northern California, also bringing a moderate to...
Texas Storm Leaves Thousands of Homes Without Power: Weather Watch May 29, 2024 By Brian K. Sullivan Across parts of Texas, and mostly in the east, 500,789 customers reportedly had outages at 4:45 am EDT, according to...
Houston Storm Hit Most-Stressed US Grid With Power Outages at 140,000 May 22, 2024 By Naureen S. Malik Windows are still falling from skyscrapers in downtown Houston after a historic wind storm whipped through the city last week....
Power Restored to Majority of Houston Residents Affected by Deadly Storms May 21, 2024 By Juan A. Lozano HOUSTON (AP) — Houston area residents affected by deadly storms last week received some good news as officials said power...
Texas Storms Leave 800,000 Without Power While Flights Grounded May 17, 2024 By Dan Murtaugh and Brian K. Sullivan A line of dangerous storms and flooding rains rolled over the US Gulf Coast, killing at least four people and...
Extreme Weather Is Driving More US Power Outages, Studies Show May 3, 2024 By Kendra Pierre-Louis For decades, residents of eastern Queens in New York City have complained that they’re more likely to lose power when...
Severe Storm Leaves Thousands Without Power in Little Rock, Arkansas September 8, 2023 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Thousands of Little Rock residents were without power Wednesday after a severe storm uprooted trees...
Springfield, Illinois Residents Go Days Without Power After ‘Widespread, Devastating’ Derecho Winds July 5, 2023 By John O'Connor SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The fierce derecho that tore through Springfield late last week snapped massive utility poles and trees,...
Tornado and Other Severe Weather Kill 3, Damage Homes, and Knock Out Power in Multiple States June 27, 2023 SHOALS, Ind. (AP) – A tornado struck an Indiana home, killing a man and injuring his wife while two people...
Thousands Remain Without Power in Oklahoma and Louisiana After Weekend Storms June 23, 2023 TULSA, Okla. (AP) – Thousands of residents in Oklahoma and Louisiana remained without electricity Wednesday as work crews continued to...