US WX News | KXAN TV

Storm system surges toward Mid-Atlantic

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:59:23 GMT

A massive storm system surged Thursday toward the Mid-Atlantic after causing widespread power outages but largely failing to live up to its billing in ferocity through the Upper Midwest.

Massive line of storms aim at Midwest

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:13:56 GMT

"We're becoming increasingly concerned that a major severe weather event will unfold," said Russell Schneider, director of the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla.

Tropical Storm Andrea zipping up coast

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 11:32:06 GMT

After bringing rains, heavy winds and even tornadoes to parts of Florida, Tropical Storm Andrea moved quickly across south Georgia and was leaving the Carolinas waterlogged on Friday while sparing the area any serious damage.

Andrea bearing down on Fla. coast

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:04:53 GMT

The first named storm of the Atlantic season pelted Florida's Gulf Coast with rain and wind Thursday as it edged toward the coast of Georgia and the Carolinas, promising sloppy commutes and waterlogged vacation getaways.

Flooding in OKC after tornadoes

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 02:59:30 GMT

A spokeswoman for the city of Oklahoma City says there is widespread flooding across the city after a violent storm that produced a tornado.

Death toll rises to 9 after OKC tornado

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 01:30:47 GMT

Tornadoes rolled in from the prairie and slammed Oklahoma City and its suburbs, trapping people in their vehicles as a storm swept down an interstate highway while commuters tried to beat it home.

NOAA: Another busy hurricane season

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:19:52 GMT

Thursday's outlook calls for 13 to 20 named storms, 7 to 11 that strengthen into hurricanes and 3 to 6 that become major hurricanes.

Storms slow Oklahoma tornado cleanup

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:12:22 GMT

A band of thunderstorms battered the Oklahoma City area Thursday, slowing cleanup operations in the suburb where a tornado killed 24 people and destroyed thousands of homes this week.

Oklahoma tornado damage could top $2B

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:53:16 GMT

The tornado that tore through an Oklahoma City suburb destroyed or damaged as many as 13,000 homes and may have caused $2 billion in overall damage, officials said Wednesday.

More tornadoes from global warming?

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:45:01 GMT

A deadly tornado hit suburban Oklahoma City on Monday. A quick look at some basic facts.

OK fire chief: Search almost complete

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:47:42 GMT

The search for survivors and the dead is nearly complete in the Oklahoma City suburb that was smashed by a mammoth tornado, the fire chief said Tuesday.

Obama: Oklahoma needs help right away

Tue, 21 May 2013 03:57:41 GMT

President Barack Obama pledged urgent government help for Oklahoma Tuesday in the wake of "one of the most destructive" storms in the nation's history.

OK twister tracked path of 1999 tornado

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:58:27 GMT

Monday's powerful tornado in suburban Oklahoma City loosely followed the path of a killer twister that slammed the region in May 1999.

Video: Witnesses reflect on OKC tornado

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:46:23 GMT

Witnesses give a first-hand account of the tornado that ripped through the Moore, Okla., area on May 20, 2013.

2013 twister season starts late

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:27:05 GMT

This is the longest the U.S. has gone into May without registering an EF1 or stronger tornado, which are the types that can cause damage.

20 children among 51 killed in Okla.

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:14:43 GMT

At least 20 children are among the 51 people killed after a tornado slammed Oklahoma, the office of the state's chief medical examiner said, according to CNN.

10 tornadoes whip through North Texas

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:10:12 GMT

Ten tornadoes touched down in several small communities in North Texas overnight, leaving at least six people dead, dozens injured and hundreds homeless.

KXAN's 'Surviving the Storm'

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 18:02:23 GMT

Watch the full interviews of Texans who barely escaped Mother Nature's fury.