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Woman walks through home that was hit by a tornado in Cleburne, Texas. (AP Photo)

Tornado hits Habitat homes in Texas subdivision

GRANBURY, Texas (AP) — Habitat for Humanity spent years in a North Texas suburb, helping build many of the 110 homes in the low-income area. But its work was largely undone during an outbreak of […]

2013/05/16

At least 6 confirmed dead in Texas tornadoes

GRANBURY, Texas (AP) — A rash of tornadoes slammed into several small communities in North Texas overnight, leaving at least six people dead, dozens more injured and hundreds homeless. The violent spring storm scattered bodies, […]

2013/05/16

Calif. crews mop up wildfire as rain falls

CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — Rain showers moved across Southern California on Monday, dousing remnants of a wildfire that blackened thousands of acres in coastal mountains and bringing much-needed moisture to a region left parched by […]

2013/05/06

A bulldozer clears a firebreak near a wildfire burning along a hillside, Thousand Oaks, California. (AP Photo)

Cooler weather aids fight against Springs wildfire

CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — Cool, moist air moving into Southern California on Sunday helped firefighters build containment lines around a huge wildfire burning through coastal mountains. Fire crews took advantage of improved conditions as the […]

2013/05/05

Dangerous wildfire season predicted for California

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Californians can expect a dangerous summer wildfire season due to a dry winter that has left the normally green hills of spring parched and tinder-dry, authorities warned.

2013/04/25

California to see more strong winds

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The National Weather Service says parts of California are in for more strong winds. The forecast follows gusts Sunday night in Riverside County that whipped up a dust storm at the Coachella music festival.

2013/04/15

Workers at the National Hurricane Center. (AP Photo)

Sandy criticism prompts change in storm warnings

MIAMI (AP) — Responding to criticism after Superstorm Sandy, the National Hurricane Center said Thursday it would change the way it warns people about tropical storms that morph into something else.

2013/04/04

Man waits for help after becoming stuck in snow, Lawrence, Kansas (AP Photo)

Spring snowstorm moving east

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Winter storm warnings and advisories have been issued as far east as Pennsylvania as a storm system moves across the country after dumping up to 15 inches of snow on parts of Colorado and Kansas.

2013/03/24

Punxsutawney Phil ‘indicted’ over spring forecast

CINCINNATI (AP) — Famed groundhog Punxsutawney Phil might want to go back into hibernation. Authorities in still-frigid Ohio have issued an “indictment” of the furry rodent, who predicted an early spring.

2013/03/22

Cattle feed in a snow covered pasture near Lecompton, Kansas

Recent storms ease the drought in middle of U.S.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Recent rain and snowstorms have eased the worst U.S. drought in decades in portions of the nation’s midsection, swelling some major inland rivers to near flood stage and drenching some farmland enough to possibly delay spring planting.

2013/03/11

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