Category: storm

Severe Storm Kills 3 in Southern Brazil, 12 Still Missing

SAO PAULO—Authorities of the southern Brazil state of Rio Grande do Sul said Friday that three people died and 12 were missing after a winter storm swept through the region. Gov. Eduardo Leite said two people died in the city of Sao Leopoldo and one was killed in Maquine, on the state’s coast. “Our priority…


Storm Chaser Prays Driving Up to Elderly Couple’s Home During Tornado and Rescues Them From Wreckage

A storm chaser in Iowa was trying to get epic footage of a tornado when he came across a family in need and ended up helping save an elderly couple from the wreckage of their home. His phenomenal footage of the rescue has since gone viral. Storm chaser and devout Christian Tanner Charles Schaaf, 29,…


Tropical Storm Arlene, First of Season, Forms in Gulf of Mexico

MIAMI—Tropical Storm Arlene, the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, formed Friday in the Gulf of Mexico on a track taking the cyclone south toward the western tip of Cuba. National Hurricane Center forecasters (NHC) said on Friday that Tropical Depression Two has been upgraded to Tropical Storm Arlene in the Gulf of Mexico….


2 Killed, Others Hurt in Severe Storms North of Houston

CONROE, Texas—Two people were killed and several others were hurt Tuesday afternoon when a home that was under construction collapsed as strong storms hit north of Houston in the Conroe area. A home under construction in the Ladera Creek area fell sometime after 3 p.m., news outlets reported. Two workers were killed and seven injured…


LIVE NOW: NTD Good Morning (May 2): Yellen Warns Default Could Be a Month Away if Debt Ceiling Not Raised; Texas Manhunt Continues

Could there be movement on raising the debt ceiling? In the wake of a default warning by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen,  President Biden summons the top four congressional leaders to the White House. We have the latest on the manhunt going on in Texas.  Hear what concerned neighbors have to say about the suspect. At least…


NTD Good Morning (May 2): Yellen Warns Default Could Be a Month Away if Debt Ceiling Not Raised; Texas Manhunt Continues

Could there be movement on raising the debt ceiling? In the wake of a default warning by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen,  President Biden summons the top four congressional leaders to the White House. We have the latest on the manhunt going on in Texas.  Hear what concerned neighbors have to say about the suspect. At least…


Severe Solar Storm Creates Dazzling Auroras Farther South

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—An intense solar storm has the northern lights gracing the skies farther south than usual. A blast of superhot material from the sun late last week hurled scorching gases known as plasma toward Earth at nearly 2 million mph (3 million kph), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Monday. Earth felt the…


2 Dead, Over a Million Without Power After Ice Storm Hits Canada

OTTAWA—Two people died and more than a million were without power on Thursday after an ice storm hit Canada’s two most-populated provinces ahead of a holiday weekend, bringing freezing rain and strong winds that toppled trees and weighed down power lines. Just under a million people did not have power in Quebec and about 110,000…


32 Dead as Tornadoes Torment From Arkansas to Delaware

WYNNE, Ark.—Residents across a wide swath of the United States raced Sunday to assess the destruction from fierce storms that spawned possibly dozens of tornadoes from the South and the Midwest into the Northeast, killing at least 32 people. The storms tore a path through the Arkansas capital and also collapsed the roof of a…


Broad Swaths of US Reel From Tornadoes That Killed 29

WYNNE, Ark.—Residents across a wide swath of the United States raced Sunday to assess the destruction from fierce storms that spawned possibly dozens of tornadoes from the South and the Midwest into the Northeast, killing at least 29 people. The storms tore a path through the Arkansas capital and also collapsed the roof of a…