Forecasters Say Hawaii May Have Busy Hurricane Season May 24, 2019 Hawaii and the Central Pacific could experience more storms than normal during this year’s hurricane season. The National Oceanic and...
Landslide Alerts Issued for a Large Portion of Oregon April 10, 2019 State officials are urging Oregon residents to be alert for landslides across much of the state with recent heavy rains...
Heavy Rain Dumped by North-Central Arkansas Storm August 21, 2018 Storms moved across northern Arkansas, dumping heavy rain and causing flooding in the town of Clinton. National Weather Service meteorologist...
Wet Monsoon Season on Tap for Southern Nevada July 2, 2018 Forecasters with the National Weather Service are warning residents in southern Nevada about the potential for flash flooding this summer...
California Governor OKs Safety Bill Prompted by Dam Crisis March 1, 2018 California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation that seeks to beef up dam inspections following a near disaster that caused...
Homes Destroyed, Power Outages in Texas Storm January 22, 2018 Heavy thunderstorms produced hail and possible tornadoes in northeast Texas on Sunday night, with the communities of DeKalb and Winnsboro...
Bad Design, Poor Construction Blamed for California Dam Damage September 7, 2017 By Ellen Knickmeyer Bad design and construction of the tallest U.S. dam a half-century ago and inadequate state and federal oversight since then...
3 New Arkansas Counties Added to Disaster Aid List July 7, 2017 Officials say three more Arkansas counties have been added to the list of counties that are eligible for disaster unemployment...
Managers Made Errors in Handling California Dam Crisis April 21, 2017 By Ellen Knickmeyer and Michael R. Blood Late in the afternoon of Feb. 12, Sheriff Kory Honea was at the emergency operations center for the tallest dam...
San Jose Flooding Resulted in $73M in Damages, City Official Says March 1, 2017 A San Jose, Calif. official says an initial estimate puts damage costs from last week’s flooding of several residential neighborhoods...