Jul 12, 2023

Temperatures of 100 degrees and more hover over major cities of the south and Pacific Northwest. Temperatures in the Southwest have gone beyond 120 degrees in many areas of the region. Temperatures were predicted to reach 90 degrees in Portland, Oregon and red flag fire warnings have been p…

Jun 28, 2023

It is hot in Texas. So hot, in fact, that one publication claimed that it could be the hottest place on earth today, Wednesday, June 28.Sizzling temperatures are appearing throughout the state as residents suffer through the fourth week of record temperatures.At the end of the third week on Friday…

Jun 26, 2023

Power outages have been reported in Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky, Georgia, and Michigan as a tornado ravages Indiana.More than 110,000 homes and businesses were without power in Tennessee. More than 100,000 homes and businesses were dark in Arkansas, greater than 75,000 customers were without po…

Jun 19, 2023

Nearly 43 million people living in the southern region of the United States were in danger of severe weather including tornadoes; heavy rain, hail, and strong winds as well as sweltering hot temperatures.The storms struck the Lower Mississippi Valley and central Gulf states on Sunday. The severe …

Jun 17, 2023

Severe storms ravaged eight states in the south and northeast from Wednesday, June 14 through Thursday, June 15. The states impacted included Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Pennsylvania and Ohio causing more than 500,000 power outages.More than 230,000 customers were without pow…

May 15, 2023

Tornadoes wrecked havoc in Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas, Iowa, the Mid-Missouri Valley, and Colorado over the weekend destroying homes, businesses and leaving thousands in the dark. At least 16 tornadoes were reported.Laguna Heights, Texas got much of the worst of the storms as a tornado tore through…

Apr 04, 2023

Devastating tornadoes left debris in their wake in Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Arkansas, Tennessee, Indiana, Illinois, Oklahoma, Delaware, and New Jersey over the past weekend.The storm carved a path more than 100 miles long in Mississippi Friday night March 31st. Towns that were hit included …

Mar 16, 2023

More than 100,000 Californians were without power due to the state’s 11th atmospheric river, which has brought torrential rain to the state. An atmospheric river is a long, narrow river in the sky that carries enough water vapors as an average flow of water at the mouth of the Mississippi River.…

Feb 28, 2023

Residents of the Northeast brace for more heavy snow after tornadoes and powerful winds ravaged the Southern Plains. Michigan residents were confronted with a sixth consecutive day without power following a devastating ice storm last week.The National Weather Service reported that winter storms …

Feb 24, 2023

A massive winter storm that is affecting the U.S. from California through the Midwest is causing havoc and power outages for more than 995,000 people in five states on Thursday, including more than 772,000 in Michigan.The National Weather Service has issued a first ever blizzard warning for San …

Feb 06, 2023

This past week millions of Americans had to contend with frigid temperatures, which in some areas caused power outages. It’s easy to understand power outages occurring during a severe rain or snowstorm, tornadoes or other severe weather event. However, we can’t understand why power outages occur…

Feb 02, 2023

Texas got the worst of a winter storm that struck the Midwest and south on Wednesday. More than 340,000 Texas residents were without power on Wednesday. Other areas affected included the Midwest from Minnesota into Texas as well as Arkansas and other states in the region. Nearly 30 million peopl…