Hurricane news today hits
Children among 12 dead as quake hits Philippines (Reuters)
Reuters – A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the central Philippine island of Negros on Monday, triggering landslides that toppled houses and killing at least 12 people, including two children, officials said. Yahoo! News: Weather News
Death toll from European cold spell hits 58 (AP)
AP – Thirty people, most of them homeless, have died of hypothermia in recent days in Ukraine, part of a surge of deaths across eastern Europe as the region grapples with an unusually severe cold spell. Yahoo! News: Weather News
Tropical depression hits Mozambique (AP)
AP – Mozambique’s meteorological service says the second tropical depression to hit the southern part of the country in two weeks has destroyed thousands of homes. Yahoo! News: Weather News
Thunderstorms pound Texas; tornado hits Austin (Reuters)
Reuters – A tornado hit Austin, Texas, and thunderstorms pounded San Antonio, Dallas and Houston on Wednesday, bringing the parched Lone Star State drenching rains and destructive winds that knocked out power, flooded streets and kept emergency workers busy rescuing … Continue reading
Magnitude-6.3 quake hits Pacific; no tsunami alert (AP)
AP – A magnitude-6.3 earthquake has shaken the Pacific region south of the Fiji islands. Yahoo! News: Weather News
Fast-moving winter snowstorm hits Northeast (Reuters)
Reuters – Snow lovers in the northeast finally got what they have been waiting for Saturday morning, with a fast-moving storm bringing 3 to 7 inches from central Pennsylvania to Connecticut. Yahoo! News: Weather News
Powerful quake hits off western Indonesia (AP)
AP – A powerful earthquake hit waters off western Indonesia early Wednesday, prompting officials to briefly issue a tsunami warning. Panicked residents poured into the streets, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or serious damage. Yahoo! News: Weather … Continue reading
Winter’s first Great Lakes effect snowstorm hits (Reuters)
Reuters – Frigid air blasting over the Great Lakes blew in the season’s first major lake effect snowstorm on Monday, blocking visibility and causing massive pileups on icy roads from Michigan to Kentucky. Yahoo! News: Weather News
Strong quake hits PNG, no reports of damage (Reuters)
Reuters – A strong earthquake struck the Pacific state of Papua New Guinea Wednesday, but no tsunami warning was issued as the quake occurred inland, and there were no immediate reports of damage. Yahoo! News: Weather News
Typhoon hits southern Philippines, kills 25 people (Reuters)
Reuters – Twenty-five people were killed and dozens unaccounted for in the Philippines as typhoon Washi battered a southern island, grounding some domestic flights and plunging wide areas into darkness, officials said Saturday. Yahoo! News: Weather News