Hurricane news today hits
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
Magnitude-5.9 quake hits near Japan nuclear site (AP)
AP – A strong earthquake struck Thursday morning near the Japan nuclear power plant hit by a powerful tsunami earlier this year. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. Yahoo! News: Weather News
At least three deaths as snowstorm hits Northeast (Reuters)
Reuters – A rare October snowstorm barreled up the East Coast on Saturday, cutting power to more than two million households, forcing cancellation of scores of airline flights and causing at least three deaths. Yahoo! News: Weather News