Aug 16, 2021

Tropical Storm Fred is predicted to make landfall at the western portion of the Florida Panhandle Monday afternoon or evening. A tropical storm warning is in effect for a large section of the Panhandle as Fred approaches with tropical storm force winds, heavy rain and storm surge.Fred had weakene…

Jul 26, 2021

The west is not the only section of the country that will experience sizzling heat this summer. Texas and states in the central plains will also feel nature’s fury this week. It is expected that Dallas will suffer through its first 100-degree day of the summer and the sizzle could reach as far n…

Jul 15, 2021

Several tornado warnings were issued across Iowa on Wednesday afternoon and evening. Residents report funnel clouds, tornadoes touching down and storm damage in the areas of Lake City, Fort Dodge, and Waterloo.The south side of Lake City suffered the most damage, which included downed trees, pow…

Jul 07, 2021

Although now a tropical storm, Elsa sets its sights on the Florida peninsula on Wednesday, July 7. It has been forecasted that the storm will reach landfall in the Sunshine State on the north Gulf coast.Meanwhile Hurricane Warnings continue in effect for portions of the west coast, according to t…

Jul 05, 2021

The sizzling high temperatures that have caused rolling blackouts in California and a drought that has reduced the water levels at reservoirs and lakes, threaten the ability of hydroelectric power plants from generating energy come late summer.Some of the state’s largest reservoirs are at record …

Jun 30, 2021

Massive rolling black outs continue in the northwest U.S. due to a record setting heat wave. As many as 12 people die in Washington and Oregon possibly due to the intense heat. One power utility is imposing rolling blackouts due to a heavy demand.The dangerous heat diminished somewhat in the…

Jun 23, 2021

Claudette made landfall as a tropical storm in southeast Louisiana early Saturday morning, June 19th causing floods in Slidell, Louisiana through the Mississippi Gulf Coast.New Orleans was spared from the worst of the storm. A flash flood watch issued for the Crescent City was lifted overnight on…

Jun 21, 2021

Ever since Hurricane Maria ravished Puerto Rico in 2017, the residents of the island has continued to encounter power outages, which are affecting thousands. Issues of corruption along with inability to supply the total island with power plagued the utility company that initially had the responsi…

Jun 18, 2021

A little more than two weeks have past since the start of the Atlantic hurricane season and as of Thursday, June 17th, two named tropical storms were forming off different coasts of the U.S. –- Tropical Storm Bill, which skirts the east coast and Tropical Storm Claudette, which threatens the Gul…

Jun 16, 2021

The west is suffering through a major drought that is causing fear that the 2021 California wildfire season will be more intense.The drought is killing trees and causing riverbeds in the western region of the country to dry up. The water level of Lake Mead has dropped to its lowest point in histo…

Jun 09, 2021

Areas of the U.S. from the west coast to the east coast has experienced extreme and even record breaking hot temperatures that have also cause power outage.Poweroutages.us reports that major power outages are occurring in: California -- 18,876Oklahoma –- 8,667New York –- 5,718Michigan –- 3,952…

May 24, 2021

The number of hurricanes expected for the 2021 hurricane season is expected to be above normal.The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) forecasts between three and five major hurricanes that will have sustained winds of at least 111 mph. It said that between six and 10 hurr…