"February in May" is how local forecasters describe two days of wet, colder weather expected to arrive Wednesday night, bringing heavy rain the Valley floor and snow to the Sierra. The storm is expected to begin gathering Wednesday afternoon, with showers hitting the region after 11 p.m., along with gusts...
At Least 23 Dead as Tornadoes, Severe Storms Ravage South
BEAUREGARD, Ala. — A tornado roared into southeast Alabama and killed at least 23 people and injured several others Sunday, part of a severe storm system that caused catastrophic damage and unleashed other tornadoes around the Southeast. "Unfortunately our toll, as far as fatalities, does stand at 23 at the...
Russian River Floods Guerneville. It's 'Officially an Island.'
GUERNEVILLE — A California town north of San Francisco is accessible only by boat after the rain-swollen Russian River overflowed its banks and inundated it overnight, authorities said Wednesday. "Guerneville is officially an island," the Sonoma Sheriff's Office said in a statement, adding that all roads leading to it are...
Storm Slams Western US, Raises Flood Fears for California
SAN FRANCISCO — A winter storm slamming the western U.S. dumped rain Tuesday in Northern California and raising the threat of floods, while heavy mountain snowfall created a risk of avalanches and whiteout conditions on roads in the Sierra Nevada. The National Weather Service issued flood warnings and flash flood...
Heavy Tahoe Snow Pops Parked Jet’s Nose in Air
TRUCKEE — The Latest on California storms (all times local): 10:30 a.m. — Wet Snow Caused a Rear-Engine Jet to Do a Tail Stand An accumulation of heavy, wet snow caused a rear-engine jet parked at a Lake Tahoe-area airport to do a tail stand before mechanics returned it to its...
FBI: Man Wanted to Attack White House With Antitank Rocket
ATLANTA — A Georgia man who traded his car for an antitank rocket, guns and explosives in a plot to storm the White House is under arrest, authorities said. Hasher Jallal Taheb, 21, of Cumming, was arrested in an FBI sting operation Wednesday and is charged with attempting to damage...
Storm Brings Record Rainfall, Snow to Southern California
LOS ANGELES — Crews were busy Friday assessing damage and cleaning up after a storm that brought record rainfall to Los Angeles, snowfall to northern elevations, snarled traffic and forced evacuations as debris flows hit areas burned by wildfires. Evacuation orders were either lifted or downgraded Thursday night and Friday...
‘Extremely Dangerous’ Hurricane Willa Aims for Mexico’s West
MEXICO CITY — Hurricane Willa has grown rapidly into an "extremely dangerous" near-Category 5 storm in the eastern Pacific, on a path to smash into Mexico's western coast between Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta by Wednesday. The governments of Sinaloa and Nayarit states ordered coastal region schools to close on Monday...
Child of the Storm: Homeless Baby, Family Shelter at Walmart
PANAMA CITY, Fla. — Their home full of soggy furniture and mosquitoes, Wilmer Capps was desperate to find shelter for his wife and their son Luke, born just three days after Hurricane Michael ravaged the Florida Panhandle. So Capps, his wife Lorrainda Smith and little Luke settled in for the...
Supercharged Overnight, Hurricane Michael Menaces Florida
PANAMA CITY, Fla. — Gaining frightening fury overnight, Hurricane Michael closed in Wednesday on the Florida Panhandle with potentially catastrophic winds of 145 mph, the most powerful storm on record ever to menace the stretch of fishing towns, military bases and spring-break beaches. With more than 375,000 people up and...