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Severe thunderstorms and flash flooding expected to hit the Plains and South

Monday, May 5 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Following wet weather at the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, parts of the Plains and the South are expected to be hit with powerful thunderstorms beginning on Sunday, potentially bringing large hail and strong wind gusts.A storm system in the West is... Read More.

Hundreds of flights canceled amid severe weather, flash flooding threats

Thursday, May 1 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Severe weather and flash flooding continue to threaten much of the central and eastern U.S. on Thursday, disrupting Americans' travel plans.More than 900 flights were halted across the U.S. on Wednesday, with Dallas Fort Worth International Airport hit the hardest with... Read More.

4 dead in Pennsylvania as severe weather hits from Texas to New York

Wednesday, April 30 by ABC News

(PITTSBURGH) -- Four people have died in Pennsylvania as severe storms hammered much of the U.S. on Tuesday night.A long-lived destructive thunderstorm wind event, known as a derecho, traveled more than 500 miles from eastern Indiana through central Pennsylvania on Tuesday afternoon. Wind gusts... Read More.

2 dead in Pennsylvania as severe weather events hit Midwest, Heartland and East

Wednesday, April 30 by ABC News

(PITTSBURGH) -- Two people died during storms in Pennsylvania on Tuesday night, authorities said.A Pittsburgh man was electrocuted by live wires around 7 p.m. while another man, a 22-year-old from State College was electrocuted when he was putting out a mulch fire caused by... Read More.

Severe weather underway as 2-day life-threatening flood threat hits the Plains

Tuesday, April 29 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Severe weather continues to impact the Midwest on Tuesday as intense storms are affecting millions of people.The atmosphere did not recover well from Monday morning’s severe weather in the region, enabling the storm line to roll through in the later afternoon... Read More.

More than 30 million on alert for severe weather over Easter weekend

Saturday, April 19 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- More than 30 million Americans are on alert for severe weather this Easter weekend, as several states in the Heartland have already been slammed with tornadoes, hail and damaging winds.The National Weather Service's office in Omaha, Nebraska, confirmed 5 tornadoes in... Read More.

Severe weather continues through Easter weekend across Central US

Friday, April 18 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- More than 50 million Americans are on alert for severe weather this Easter weekend, as several states in the Heartland have already been slammed with tornadoes, hail and damaging winds.On Thursday, 15 tornadoes, 86-mph wind gusts and softball and baseball-sized hail... Read More.

Significant severe weather, flash flooding to continue impacting South, Midwest

Saturday, April 5 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Significant severe weather and life-threatening flash flooding continue to impact much of the mid-South up through the Ohio River Valley.Saturday will be the final day of this multi-day high impact flood event that has wreaked havoc across portions of the Lower... Read More.

Severe weather heading to the South after killing 5, knocking out power in Midwest

Monday, March 31 by ABC News

(CHICAGO) -- Hundreds of thousands of customers were without power across the Midwest on Monday after deadly, severe weather battered the region on Sunday.More than 310,000 customers are without power in Michigan Monday morning. Another 55,000 are without power in Wisconsin and 48,000 are... Read More.

400,000 without power as Midwest battered by severe weather

Monday, March 31 by ABC News

(CHICAGO) -- More than 400,000 customers across the Midwest were without power in the early hours of Monday after severe weather battered the region.As of 5:30 a.m. ET, more than 292,000 customers were without power in Michigan, according to poweroutage.us -- a website that... Read More.

Tornado threat issued for Midwest as severe storms move through country

Saturday, March 29 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A spring storm system will move east over the next three days, bringing a variety of dangerous and life-threatening weather, including tornados and large hail, from the Heartland to the East Coast.From late Saturday evening into Saturday night, severe storms will... Read More.

Blizzard conditions and chances for severe storms expected in the Heartland

Tuesday, March 18 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Blizzard warnings are in place for parts of Kansas and Nebraska, with winter storm watches -- which could turn to blizzard warnings -- stretching northeast into Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and into the upper peninsula of Michigan.Snow accumulations from 2 to 6... Read More.