Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:24 AM EDT2013-05-21 04:24:10 GMT
A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200 mph.
A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200 mph.
Friday, April 19 2013 6:11 PM EDT2013-04-19 22:11:38 GMT
Tornado Watch for DC Region until 10pm. Be prepared. Tornadoes can form from severe thunderstorms with little or no advanced warning. Know your safe room in your home, at school, and at work. Do not use highway overpasses as shelters. Remain alert for the issuance of warnings.
Tornado Watch for DC Region until 10pm. Be prepared. Tornadoes can form from severe thunderstorms with little or no advanced warning. Know your safe room in your home, at school, and at work. Do not use highway overpasses as shelters. Remain alert for the issuance of warnings.
Wednesday, March 20 2013 5:29 AM EDT2013-03-20 09:29:18 GMT
A weak storm tracking over the Florida Peninsula Wednesday will turn northward along the East Coast Wednesday night into Thursday morning, producing a bit of wet snow in some areas.
A weak storm tracking over the Florida Peninsula Wednesday will turn northward along the East Coast Wednesday night into Thursday morning, producing a bit of wet snow in some areas.
Monday, March 18 2013 6:54 AM EDT2013-03-18 10:54:45 GMT
ACCUWEATHER - The heavy snow invading the Northeast Monday will graze the Interstate 95 corridor from Washington, D.C., to New York City to Boston, but eventually rain will win out over the snow.
ACCUWEATHER - The heavy snow invading the Northeast Monday will graze the Interstate 95 corridor from Washington, D.C., to New York City to Boston, but eventually rain will win out over the snow.
WASHINGTON -
From his porch on Macomb Street in Northwest D.C., Charles Fishman can catch a glimpse of the National Cathedral, but no amount of praying would have helped Friday night.
"It was just instantaneous. There was no warning at all," says Fishman.
He heard "a loud crack" when a huge tree snapped. It pulled down wires and bent poles. Now, Fishman is watching the repairs from that front porch.
"I've got a great view. This is the only show I got,"' he laughs. "It's in HD, 3D, you name it."
Some people are still wishing there was some work to watch where they live. At Skyland Apartments in Southeast D.C., there is a tree on a building and a pole practically in the street.
"I've been calling Pepco, calling Pepco. I'm getting the same runaround. We're on our way or ‘It's not in the system,"' says Bernadette Peyton-Bey.
At a press conference Monday, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray says Pepco has slashed the number customers without power.
"While I want to thank them for their progress, they need to move faster," says Mayor Gray. "Pepco's pace of restoring power to me is unacceptable. And the speed of their response is disappointing. How many times have we been through this before?"
Gray says there are at least 1,300 trees down. He said on Monday that there are 65 traffic lights in the District malfunctioning due to lack of power. 50 of them are operating on city generators or being staffed by District Department of Transportation traffic controllers.
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