More Rain for Soaked West Coast, Snow Bears Down on East
Both the West Coast and the East were bracing Saturday for storms with different consequences: Heavy rain and possible flooding from Northern California to Washington state, freezing rain for New York City and more snow for.. Flash flooding was expected to worsen across parts of Texas and Oklahoma as more torrential rains batter the already hard-hit region, according to The Weather Channel.. Official Warns of Infrastructure Damage After Historic Flood��.
Snow and Freezing Rain Could Hamper Travel in Midwest.
Some counties in Maryland are also under a snow emergency plan, according to NBC Washington, meaning all vehicles are required to chain their tires. The southern.. Flash flooding was expected to worsen across parts of Texas and Oklahoma as more torrential rains batter the already hard-hit region, according to The Weather Channel. A state of. 315 AM Update: Catastrophic flash flooding continues on the Blanco River between Wimberley and San Marcos.
Comcast to drop mega-merger with Time Warner Cable
Comcast on Friday dropped its $45 billion merger with Time Warner Cable after Washington regulators raised concerns that the combined giant would hold too much sway over the rapidly evolving television and entertainment industries, according to people .
The rise of Amazon Web Services
(Bezos also owns The Washington Post.) Seattle-based Amazon Web Services is widely known for providing computing power to start-ups and companies such as Netflix and Airbnb, and media organizations, including The Washington Post. At its D.C. office, .
Social Media Posts About the Record-Breaking Deep Freeze
Flash flooding was expected to worsen across parts of Texas and Oklahoma as more torrential rains batter the already hard-hit region, according to The Weather Channel. A state of emergency was in effect for 44 Oklahoma counties. The entire. #KyleTX. -Kyle Fire Department (@KyleFD) May 24, 2015. The National Weather Service in San Antonio said early Sunday the river had risen 9 feet in just 15 minutes and was causing catastrophic flooding. advertisement��.
Deadly tornado hits Ciudad Acuna, northern Mexico
A dozen people are missing after flash floods struck the Blanco river in central Texas on Sunday, May 24, 2015.. Featured image: A tornado hit the northern Mexico City of Ciudad Acuna, May 25, 2015.. Washington VAAC first reported the possible eruption at 08:00 UTC.. At least 350 homes were flooded in a catastrophic flash flood that hit a stretch of the Blanco River in and near Wimberley, Texas, this Saturday night into Sunday morning (May 23/24, 2015).
More severe weather expected across Oklahoma and the.
Northern Colorado was evacuated due to heavy flooding, Rocky Mountains were covered in snow and tornadoes and large hail are still expected in parts of western Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma and Texas. A tropical storm is threatening the. Oklahoma, Arkansas and Kansas. At least 350 homes were flooded in a catastrophic flash flood that hit a stretch of the Blanco River in and near Wimberley, Texas, this Saturday night into Sunday morning (May 23/24, 2015).
Winter Weather Threatens East Coast Commute as Icy Spell.
Avalanche warnings were posted in Washington state after snow fell there and in the Rockies.. The storm caused travel chaos in the Midwest on Monday, hitting Chicago with 5 inches of snow and canceling or delaying hundreds of flights... Weekend flooding that had killed three people through Sunday night left eight other people missing and forced the evacuations of hundreds more across Oklahoma and Texas as emergency crews took stock of the damage��.
N.Y. Thruway Should Have Closed Earlier, Highway Official.
More than 130 miles of the state-spanning highway remained closed all the way to the Pennsylvania border Wednesday night, after storms dumped more than five feet of snow on parts of the region. All passenger vehicles had been evacuated, the.. Flash flooding was expected to worsen across parts of Texas and Oklahoma as more torrential rains batter the already hard-hit region, according to The Weather Channel. A state of emergency was in effect for 44��.
This is the backup plan if all our crops are wiped out
The vault was created by the government of Norway and serves as a backup of a backup: Many countries have seed repositories or ���genebanks��� that exist to provide a reserve in case of some kind of crop catastrophe. Svalbard, in turn, retains copies of.
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Smoke and fire rushed from a crash site in Hawaii after a U.S. Marine Osprey went down in a hard landing, killing one Marine and injuring 21 other people, some critically. Twenty-two.. Rain-soaked Texas saw flash flood warnings, high-water rescues.
SpaceX rocket hits barge, Elon Musk says, but too hard for survival
Typically, rocket boosters are used once, burning up or crashing into the ocean after liftoff. But Musk, the billionaire co-founder of PayPal and Tesla, has been working on creating reusable rockets that act like airplanes���fly, land, then fly again.
Oklahoma worries over swarm of earthquakes and connection to oil industry
GUTHRIE, Okla. ��� The earthquakes come nearly every day now, cracking drywall, popping floor tiles and rattling kitchen cabinets. On Monday, three quakes hit this historic land-rush town in 24 hours, booming and rumbling like the end of the world.
Flooding Latest Flood News Real-Time Updates
Latest flood and flooding news updated in real-time by rss feeds.. 5 Dallas-Fort Worth Arkansas first responders brace for more floodingWashington Times. Catastrophic flooding hits Texas and OklahomaWashington Post
Catastrophic flooding hits Texas and Oklahoma
Days of flash flooding, tornadoes and historic rainfall across central Texas and Oklahoma swept away hundreds of homes and left at least five people dead and a dozen missing, emergency officials said Monday. Rescuers in helicopters. Twelve people.
Earthquake shuts down Virginia nuclear plant ��� This Just In.
An estimated 300 homes flooded in San Marcos, Texas, after record rainfall, official says. cnn.it/1Q572ea http://t.co/81MgCLiJFe. 4:30 pm ET May 24, 2015. RETWEET �� �� Follow us on Twitter; @cnnbrk �� Follow; Followers:��.
Congressional plans to extend tax breaks hits snags
Congressional negotiators were considering a package of tax breaks Tuesday that would add as much as $450 billion to the federal budget deficit over the next decade, wiping out most of the revenue gains President Obama won from Republicans just two .
How to seem smart in meetings without really trying
Americans hold about 11 million meetings a day on average, and workers say about one-third of that meeting time is unproductive. But while your company may not be making any progress in that meeting, you can always use it as an opportunity to remind .
The Supreme Court could wreck Obamacare, just as the countrys uninsured rate.
The uninsured rate in Massachusetts, where its 2006 health-care law served as the basis for the ACA, continues to be the lowest in the nation, at 4.6 percent. Texas, which had one of the highest signup totals on HealthCare.gov in 2015, again had the.
High Demand Socks Cable Companies Before Mayweather-Pacquiao Boxing.
While all eyes were on Mayweather and Pacquiao, the mega-event was attended by an awards-show worthy collection of A-list celebrities, including Jay-Z and Beyonce, Clint Eastwood, Robert DeNiro and Denzel Washington. Michael Jordan.. Weekend.
Maps: Oklahomas earthquake problem is getting worse
A lawsuit claims that Oklahomas great increase in earthquake activity has been caused by pumping waste from drilling operations back underground. The suit involves the largest measured quake in the history of the state, a 5.6 tremor that happened in .
Catastrophic flooding hits Texas and Oklahoma - Intuitive.
Washington Post, - 14 minutes ago. Days of flash flooding and historic rainfall across central Texas and Oklahoma swept away hundreds of homes, killed at least three people and left a dozen adults and children missing, emergency officials said Monday. Texas and Oklahoma Ravaged by Severe Weather and Flooding New York Times. 3 Die, hundreds displaced by floods in Oklahoma, Texas Fox News Latino. Featured: After The Flooding Rains, Weather Pattern��.
Police Release Video of Baby Playing With Handgun - NBC.
Flash flooding was expected to worsen across parts of Texas and Oklahoma as more torrential rains batter the already hard-hit region, according to The Weather Channel.. 315 AM Update: Catastrophic flash flooding continues on the Blanco River between Wimberley and San Marcos... The same cant be said for James Hinchcliffe, who lost a significant amount of blood on Monday after a piece of his cars suspension pierced his left thigh during a fiery crash.
The geography of heavy drinking, mapped
West Virginia, Tennessee, Mississippi and Oklahoma round out the bottom five. (I put the numbers for all states in a table at the bottom of this post.). So you can now find out exactly how much you and your neighbors are hitting the sauce in your.
News Wrap: Biden calls Iraqs PM after Carter comments
The governor of Texas declared disasters in two dozen counties today, after a weekend of catastrophic flooding and tornadoes. And the severe weather continued. JUDY WOODRUFF: Severe flooding also hit the Dallas area, and the governor warned, Texas.
Long List of Breaches and Scandals for Secret Service.
Details of almost all the breaches and missteps were uncovered by The Washington Post.. The service does not figure out that shots hit the building for four days, and only then because a housekeeper noticed broken glass... Weekend flooding that had killed three people through Sunday night left eight other people missing and forced the evacuations of hundreds more across Oklahoma and Texas as emergency crews took stock of the damage caused by the��.
The cult of the PhD
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Continuous heavy rain ends drought in Texas and Oklahoma
Much of the high plains and south central regions of the continental United States have been unusually dry for some time. In particular, parts of Texas and Oklahoma have been in a drought for nearly five years until April and��.
Brutal Winter Snow Gives Way to Spring-Like Rain, Tornadoes
Northbound traffic was shut down on Interstate 57 south of town after a pileup late Thursday afternoon that involved at least two tractor-trailer trucks and at least 15 passenger vehicles. No life-threatening injuries were immediately reported... Farley had been a firefighter for 20 years, Douglas said. Flash flooding was expected to worsen across parts of Texas and Oklahoma as more torrential rains batter the already hard-hit region, according to The Weather Channel.
Extensive flooding ongoing in the southern Plains
Posted by Elena U. on May 20, 2015 in categories Featured articles, Floods, Severe storms. Record breaking rainfall:. According to the NWS Storm Prediction Center (SPC), over 30 tornadoes were reported from late May 19 through early morning May 20 in north Texas and southern Oklahoma.. At least 350 homes were flooded in a catastrophic flash flood that hit a stretch of the Blanco River in and near Wimberley, Texas, this Saturday night into Sunday morning (May 23/24, 2015).
Sudden eruption of Wolf volcano after 33 years of sleep.
Washington VAAC first reported the possible eruption at 08:00 UTC.Their Volcanic Ash Advisory. live on the islands northwest tip. Image credit: Washington VAAC... Another flash flood outbreak across Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Kansas. At least 350 homes were flooded in a catastrophic flash flood that hit a stretch of the Blanco River in and near Wimberley, Texas, this Saturday night into Sunday morning (May 23/24, 2015).Another violent rain outbreak event��.
US to give Iraq $200 million in humanitarian aid, less than Abadi sought
The Iraqi government has asked the United States to provide heavy weapons, like Apache helicopters, drones and F-16 jet fighters, but when asked by reporters after the meeting Obama would only say that ���we are discussing security arrangements.���.