The airport in the western North Dakota town of Killdeer is being cleaned up after a storm destroyed a hangar and damaged three airplanes. Storms that moved through the region Monday night ripped apart the hangar and flipped the Cessna …
School district officials in Wichita, Kan., say a violent storm that swept through the city last weekend caused extensive damage to several schools. The Wichita Eagle reports district officials estimate the total damage at $2 million. Insurance is expected to …
No leak has been seen from a Shell oil drilling ship that grounded off an Alaska island during a storm, officials said, as opponents criticized the growing race to explore the Arctic for energy resources. Federal on-scene response coordinator Capt. …
Royal Dutch Shell PLC’s foray into Arctic offshore drilling has suffered a serious setback after one of its two Alaskan drilling rigs ran aground off a small island while trying to escape a fierce storm. The Kulluk drilling ship grounded …
A gusty winter storm has slammed into southern Illinois, forcing the closures of courthouses and leaving roads covered in snow and ice. The National Weather Service says 4 inches to a foot of snow fell on the region as of …
• Hurricane expected ashore Monday evening in New Jersey • Could be biggest to hit U.S. mainland • New York, Philadelphia and Washington in its path • New York Stock Exchange closed Monday and Tuesday • Early warnings of $20 …
As the east coast braces for the impact of Hurricane Sandy, catastrophe risk modeling firm Eqecat issued this morning a preliminary estimate for potential economic and insured losses.Eqecat said Sandy is a large storm, impacting 20 percent of the U.S. …
An amateur weather station recorded a wind speed of 114 miles per hour during last week’s storm along the Alaska Range. The gust was recorded Sept. 17 in Dry Creek, a community 40 miles southeast of Delta Junction, which is …
Two tornadoes struck the outer edges of New York City this past Saturday, hurling debris into the air and knocking out power in an area unaccustomed to the phenomenon. No serious injuries were reported when a twister hit a beachfront …
Strong winds from severe thunderstorms destroyed airplane hangars and damaged airplanes, homes and vehicles as they moved across Arkansas on Sept. 7, authorities said. No serious injuries were reported, but the storms left thousands of homes and businesses without electricity. …
