http://www.mail.com/subjects/16408-storms.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/16408-storms.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2099724-president-obama-to-speak-oklahoma-disaster.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will be meeting with his disaster response team, including Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, on Tuesday before delivering a statement on the devastating tornado that tore through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday. Obama has declared a major disaster in Oklahoma, ordering federal aid to supplement state a... Tue, 21 May 2013 10:56:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2099724-president-obama-to-speak-oklahoma-disaster.html 2013-05-21T10:56:53Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2097408-huge-tornado-hits-oklahoma-city-suburb-kills-51.html MOORE, Okla. (AP) — A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200 mph. At least 51 people were killed, including at least 20 children, and officials said the death toll was expected to... Tue, 21 May 2013 06:13:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2097408-huge-tornado-hits-oklahoma-city-suburb-kills-51.html 2013-05-21T06:13:22Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2098994-hospitals-treat-than-120-okla-tornado.html OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Officials at two hospitals say they've been treating more than 120 patients, including about 50 children, since a massive tornado hit suburban Oklahoma City. Spokeswoman Brooke Cayot (KAY'-ot) says nine of 57 patients who are being treated at the Integris Southwest Medical Center were listed in critical condition after Monday afternoo... Tue, 21 May 2013 03:32:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2098994-hospitals-treat-than-120-okla-tornado.html 2013-05-21T03:32:33Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2099276-toby-keith-okla-hometown-strong.html OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Country music performer Toby Keith says he grew up in the area near Oklahoma City that was hit by a devastating tornado. Keith issued a statement saying Monday's tornado in Moore, Okla., devastated the community in which he grew up. The city has embraced Keith's celebrity and his name is on the Moore water tower. Keith says he remembe... Tue, 21 May 2013 03:10:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2099276-toby-keith-okla-hometown-strong.html 2013-05-21T03:10:39Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2099234-missouri-city-aids-tornado-ravaged-okla-town.html MOORE, Okla. (AP) — Officials in Joplin, Mo., have brought together a team of public safety employees they are sending to tornado-stricken Moore. Joplin was devastated by a tornado two years ago that killed 158 people and injured hundreds more. On Monday, Joplin organized a team of about a dozen police and firefighters to assist in Moore. Joplin City Mana... Tue, 21 May 2013 03:09:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2099234-missouri-city-aids-tornado-ravaged-okla-town.html 2013-05-21T03:09:32Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2098926-oklahoma-twister-tracked-path-1999-tornado.html NEW YORK (AP) — Monday's powerful tornado in suburban Oklahoma City loosely followed the path of a killer twister that slammed the region in May 1999. The National Weather Service estimated that the storm that struck Moore, Okla., on Monday had wind speeds of up to 200 mph, and was at least a half-mile wide. The 1999 storm had winds clocked at 300 mph, ac... Tue, 21 May 2013 02:47:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2098926-oklahoma-twister-tracked-path-1999-tornado.html 2013-05-21T02:47:16Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2099068-oklahoma-officials-tornado-search-rescue-ongoing.html MOORE, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin says "hearts are broken" for parents wondering about the fate of their children after a tornado devastated suburban Oklahoma City and officials say the search and rescue effort will continue throughout the night. Fallin told a Monday news conference that a center for those seeking loved ones has been set up at... Tue, 21 May 2013 01:10:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2099068-oklahoma-officials-tornado-search-rescue-ongoing.html 2013-05-21T01:10:41Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2096730-tornadoes-level-homes-okla-1-dead.html SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) — Tornadoes ravaged portions of central Oklahoma on Sunday, reducing portions of a mobile home park to rubble and killing a 79-year-old man whose body was found out in the open. "You can see where there's absolutely nothing, then there are places where you have mobile home frames on top of each other, debris piled up," Pottawatomie Cou... Mon, 20 May 2013 05:01:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2096730-tornadoes-level-homes-okla-1-dead.html 2013-05-20T05:01:54Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2092546-tornado-ravaged-texas-town-to-start-recovery.html GRANBURY, Texas (AP) — Residents whose homes were torn apart or blown away by a North Texas deadly tornado can soon return to retrieve what belongings may be left and start cleaning up, authorities said Friday. In Granbury, the area hardest hit by Wednesday night's exceptionally strong tornado, workers are trying to restore water service, raise electrical... Sat, 18 May 2013 01:41:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2092546-tornado-ravaged-texas-town-to-start-recovery.html 2013-05-18T01:41:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2089912-correction-texas-storms-story.html GRANBURY, Texas (AP) — In a story May 16 about tornadoes that swept through North Texas, The Associated Press misspelled the name of the executive director for Trinity Habitat for Humanity in Fort Worth. He is Gage Yager, not Yeager. A corrected version of the story is below: Texas tornado devastation includes Habitat homes 16 tornadoes wallop North Texas... Fri, 17 May 2013 14:24:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2089912-correction-texas-storms-story.html 2013-05-17T14:24:44Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2089454-bangladesh-myanmar-relieved-cyclone-fizzles.html COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AP) — A once-fearsome cyclone that was threatening Bangladesh and Myanmar dissipated quickly, causing some deaths but largely relieving authorities who had told more than 1 million people to leave vulnerable coastal areas in preparation for a far worse storm. Cyclone Mahasan lost power as it shed huge amounts of rain and then veer... Fri, 17 May 2013 02:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2089454-bangladesh-myanmar-relieved-cyclone-fizzles.html 2013-05-17T02:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2089298-6-confirmed-dead-texas-tornado.html GRANBURY, Texas (AP) — Officials awaited daybreak to fully assess the scope of the destruction left in the wake of a deadly tornado in Granbury. Hood County Sheriff Roger Deeds said he hoped the death toll from the tornado would hold at six, with about 50 people injured and 250 people left homeless. The twister was part of a swarm of tornadoes unleashed o... Thu, 16 May 2013 07:55:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2089298-6-confirmed-dead-texas-tornado.html 2013-05-16T07:55:51Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2086530-rain-cyclone-falls-myanmar-minority-stay.html SITTWE, Myanmar (AP) — A cyclone only a day away carries wind and rain that could become deadly. But in dozens of refugee camps that spatter Myanmar's western coast, the order to evacuate ahead of the storm was met with widespread refusal. Tens of thousands of displaced Rohingya people live in the plastic-roofed tents and huts made of reeds, and they dist... Thu, 16 May 2013 04:38:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2086530-rain-cyclone-falls-myanmar-minority-stay.html 2013-05-16T04:38:49Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2087816-report-feds-warnings-sandy-were-confusing.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal weather forecasts for Superstorm Sandy were exceptionally accurate last fall, but the warnings themselves were confusing, an internal review found. The gigantic October storm lost tropical characteristics hours before landfall in New Jersey, so the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration stopped calling it a hurricane. In... Wed, 15 May 2013 21:36:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2087816-report-feds-warnings-sandy-were-confusing.html 2013-05-15T21:36:54Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2084358-boats-carrying-fleeing-rohingya-minority-capsize.html SITTWE, Myanmar (AP) — An overcrowded boat capsized while trying to escape a cyclone bearing down on Myanmar, tossing dozens of members of the displaced Rohingya minority group into the sea. Eight bodies were found and more than 50 people were missing and feared dead, the United Nations said. More than 100 people were aboard the boat when it set sail late... Wed, 15 May 2013 05:24:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2084358-boats-carrying-fleeing-rohingya-minority-capsize.html 2013-05-15T05:24:12Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2083566-prince-harry-tours-storm-damaged-nj-shore.html SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) — Britain's Prince Harry toured two New Jersey shore communities devastated by Superstorm Sandy, shaking hands with emergency personnel and construction workers before spending Tuesday afternoon in New York City at events promoting tourism, entrepreneurism and philanthropy. He even got a chance to play a little baseball. In Seas... Tue, 14 May 2013 21:21:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2083566-prince-harry-tours-storm-damaged-nj-shore.html 2013-05-14T21:21:17Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2084308-demolition-nj-coaster-wrecked-sandy.html SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) — Riding the Jet Star roller coaster as a girl vacationing at the Jersey shore, Nicole Jones said there was always that one breath-catching moment when the passenger cars swerved toward the ocean, as if threatening to dump riders into the surf. When Superstorm Sandy hit last October, it was the roller coaster itself that plunged... Tue, 14 May 2013 20:52:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2084308-demolition-nj-coaster-wrecked-sandy.html 2013-05-14T20:52:32Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2083818-police-man-19-sought-no-parade-shootings.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans police and federal authorities were searching early Tuesday for a young man who is suspected of opening fire at a Mother's Day parade in New Orleans, wounding 19. Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas identified the suspect late Monday as Akein Scott, 19, of New Orleans. Referring to blurry surveillance camera images of the mas... Tue, 14 May 2013 12:39:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2083818-police-man-19-sought-no-parade-shootings.html 2013-05-14T12:39:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2082572-police-suspect-orleans-mass-shooting.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Police late Monday identified a 19-year-old man as a suspect in the shooting of about 20 people during a Mother's Day parade in New Orleans, saying several people had identified him as the gunman captured by surveillance camera videos. Superintendent Ronal Serpas said officers were looking for Akein Scott of New Orleans. He said it was ... Tue, 14 May 2013 05:46:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2082572-police-suspect-orleans-mass-shooting.html 2013-05-14T05:46:27Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2069846-interior-dept-releases-475m-sandy-aid.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Interior Department on Tuesday said it is releasing more than $475 million to help repair the damage from Superstorm Sandy, which roared up the East Coast last fall. The money will go for 234 projects that will repair and rebuild parks, refuges and other agency facilities damaged by the storm and help get them ready for the summer se... Tue, 07 May 2013 22:49:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2069846-interior-dept-releases-475m-sandy-aid.html 2013-05-07T22:49:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2061926-nyc-to-add-640k-people-to-evacuation-zones.html NEW YORK (AP) — Hurricane evacuation areas would encompass 640,000 more city residents, and the number of zones would double, under plans disclosed Friday. Details on the new zones won't be released until June, but the changes could mean neighborhoods around the city might newly be told to clear out ahead of future storms, even as the city grapples with f... Fri, 03 May 2013 22:46:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2061926-nyc-to-add-640k-people-to-evacuation-zones.html 2013-05-03T22:46:32Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2051824-monster-hurricane-watch-saturns-north-pole.html CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA's Cassini spacecraft has captured stunning views of a monster hurricane at Saturn's North Pole. The eye of the cyclone is an enormous 1,250 miles across. That's 20 times larger than the typical eye of a hurricane here on Earth. And it's spinning super-fast. Clouds at the outer edge of the storm are whipping around at 330 mph. Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:59:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2051824-monster-hurricane-watch-saturns-north-pole.html 2013-04-29T19:59:52Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2051462-christie-obama-kept-promise-storm-aid.html HIGHLANDS, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Chris Christie said Monday that President Barack Obama "has kept every promise he's made" about helping the state recover from Superstorm Sandy. Hours later, Obama's housing secretary approved New Jersey's plans to spend $1.83 billion in federal money to help the state rebuild and recover from the storm. Speaking on MSNBC's "Mo... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:50:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2051462-christie-obama-kept-promise-storm-aid.html 2013-04-29T18:50:21Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2051164-key-figures-superstorm-sandy-6-months.html Superstorm Sandy, a hybrid of a hurricane and two cold-weather systems, struck six months ago on Oct. 29, concentrating most of its fury on New Jersey, New York and Connecticut and becoming one of the most expensive storms in history. Six months later, the region is still recovering and the scope of the storm has come into sharper focus. Figures are as of Friday. ... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:54:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2051164-key-figures-superstorm-sandy-6-months.html 2013-04-29T15:54:17Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2045138-cuba-work-remains-6-months-sandy.html HAVANA (AP) — Many people in eastern Cuba are still living with family or in houses covered by flimsy makeshift rooftops six months after Hurricane Sandy pummeled the island's eastern provinces, residents and aid workers said Thursday. Many praised the government's efforts to rebuild Santiago and other cities but said much work remains to recover from the... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 23:57:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2045138-cuba-work-remains-6-months-sandy.html 2013-04-25T23:57:42Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2045322-obama-consoles-families-survivors-texas-blast.html WACO, Texas (AP) — President Barack Obama consoled a rural Texas community rocked by a deadly fertilizer plant explosion, telling mourners Thursday they are not alone in their grief and they will have the nation's support to rebuild from the devastation. "This small town's family is bigger now," Obama said during a memorial service at Baylor University fo... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:56:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2045322-obama-consoles-families-survivors-texas-blast.html 2013-04-25T22:56:24Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2030388-floodwaters-rising-storms-deluge-heartland.html ST. LOUIS (AP) — Flood fighters from small Mississippi River hamlets to the suburbs of Chicago staged a feverish battle Friday to hold back raging rivers, after days of torrential rains soaked much of the Midwest. Mississippi River communities in Iowa, Illinois and Missouri are expected to see significant flooding — some near-record levels — by the weeken... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:24:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2030388-floodwaters-rising-storms-deluge-heartland.html 2013-04-19T22:24:55Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2028372-rockies-to-rust-belt-storm-brings-extremes.html ST. LOUIS (AP) — A powerful spring storm system stretching from southern Texas to northern Michigan unleashed a wave of weather extremes on the Midwest on Thursday and threatened to bring its mix of hard rains, high winds and severe thunderstorms to the East by the weekend. The massive system was wreaking havoc from the Rockies to the Rust Belt, and offic... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 03:16:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2028372-rockies-to-rust-belt-storm-brings-extremes.html 2013-04-19T03:16:58Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2030124-2-road-deaths-tied-to-wide-spring-storms-system.html DE SOTO, Mo. (AP) — Authorities are blaming two road deaths on a massive spring storm system that is dumping snow and rain from the Rocky Mountains to the Rust Belt. Minnesota State Police say 16-year-old Jonathon Pohlen of Houlton, Wis., was killed Thursday afternoon when he lost control on snowy Interstate 94 in eastern Minnesota, crossed over the media... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 02:57:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2030124-2-road-deaths-tied-to-wide-spring-storms-system.html 2013-04-19T02:57:35Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2029568-scientists-superstorm-sandy-jolted-united.html SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Superstorm Sandy didn't just rattle the East Coast, it also jiggled the ground across the country ever so slightly, scientists reported Thursday. Earthquake sensors located as far away as the Pacific Northwest detected the storm's energy as it surged toward the New York metropolitan region last year. The network typically records the... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 23:25:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2029568-scientists-superstorm-sandy-jolted-united.html 2013-04-18T23:25:51Z