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Time of India
27-05-2025
- Climate
- Time of India
Memorial Day storm threat grows as millions again at risk of severe weather in Texas; over 200,000 without power
Around 200,000 electric customers in Texas in the United States were without power early Tuesday, according to the tracker following severe storms on Memorial Day. Trinity County in eastern Texas was hit the hardest, with over 3,700 customers experiencing power outages—about 33.2% of all those tracked in the area. In neighboring Houston County, outages affected just over 3,300 customers, representing roughly 21% of those monitored. Newton County faced a similar situation, with just over 20% of tracked customers without power. Montgomery County reported the highest total number of outages, with more than 38,000 customers affected out of the 377,397 tracked. A total of 197,764 customers were out of power across eastern parts of the state. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Join new Free to Play WWII MMO War Thunder War Thunder Play Now Undo According to CenterPoint Energy reported the highest number of outages - 120,378 customers at 3:43 a.m. local time. ALSO READ: Trump's promise to make US world's 'crypto capital' to be a reality soon? Check details Live Events Memorial Day storm unfurls across South Tens of millions of people from the Plains to the Southeast will again be at risk of severe weather, which could halt travel back home after the busy Memorial Day holiday weekend , according to Fox Weather news. In recent days, several regions have been battered by extreme weather, with reports of building damage in Oklahoma, flooding and water rescues in Missouri, and severe thunderstorms sweeping through Florida on Saturday. On Sunday, a powerful storm brought massive, DVD-sized hail to the Afton area in Texas. According to the FOX Forecast Center, rising temperatures are expected to create an increasingly unstable atmosphere across parts of Central Texas. This instability could lead to the development of supercell thunderstorms in Central and West Texas, with storm clusters potentially pushing into northeastern Texas. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has issued a Level 3 out of 5 severe thunderstorm risk for the area. This alert includes cities such as Abilene, Killeen, San Angelo, Copperas Cove, and Kerrville. A Level 2 threat extends from Texas into Louisiana, affecting more than 7 million people in cities like San Antonio, Austin, Waco, and Tyler in Texas, as well as Shreveport, Louisiana. ALSO READ: Who is Brigitte Macron and why her relationship with French President a talking point? Explained Meanwhile, a broader Level 1 threat spans from Colorado and New Mexico to Georgia and South Carolina. The main hazards from these storms include large hail and damaging wind gusts, though isolated tornadoes are also possible. Flash flood warning issued Meteorologists from the National Weather Service (NWS) issued flood watches and flash flood warnings throughout the region, with severe thunderstorms also in the forecast. ALSO READ: Did Harvard reject Barron Trump? Truth behind his college choice has sparks buzz online "Several rounds of thunderstorms are expected to affect parts of the Southern Plains, Mid-South, and Tennessee Valley through Memorial Day," the NWS stated in a Monday morning forecast. "These storms could bring large hail, damaging wind gusts, and isolated tornadoes. Heavy rainfall is also anticipated, potentially causing widespread flash flooding." Over 30 Texas counties—including Houston, Austin, and Trinity—were placed under a severe thunderstorm watch until 5 a.m. In a Monday evening update, the NWS Houston office warned that strong winds, with localized gusts reaching up to 58 miles per hour, were possible and could result in wind-related damage.
Axios
17-02-2025
- Climate
- Axios
Deadly storm system brings heavy snow and flooding rains to multiple states
A massive, severe storm system that's slamming the U.S. Northeast with heavy snow has this weekend triggered flash flood warnings in West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee and Kentucky, where officials reported at least eight deaths. The big picture: The multifaceted storm that began Saturday has knocked out power to an estimated half a million customers from Virginia to Mississippi and delayed thousands of flights during the holiday weekend. Threat level: President Trump approved an emergency disaster declaration for Kentucky, making funds available in the storm that's impacting towns including Hazard, Ky., was were also affected by 2022's deadly flooding. Meanwhile, the storm was bringing powerful and damaging winds to the mid-Atlantic and heavy snow to New England and parts of Ontario and Quebec in Canada. Heavy rainfall was expected to continue to bring flash flooding from the mid-Mississippi Valley into the central Appalachians Sunday, per the National Weather Service. "Severe thunderstorms may bring damaging winds and tornadoes to parts of the Southeast U.S. this weekend," the NWS warned in a forecast discussion. Zoom in: Mandatory evacuations were announced in Kentucky and Tennessee, where Obion County Mayor Steve Carr declared an emergency Sunday due to flooding. Beshead said at a Sunday morning briefing that a mother and her 7-year-old daughter were among those to die in floodwater-related incidents in Kentucky and he noted in evening post social media posts that the state was "still facing dangerous conditions across the state." In Atlanta, Georgia, a local fire department official reported a man in his 60s was killed when a tree fell on his home during the storms. By the numbers: In Virginia, where river flooding continued to be a concern, utility tracker estimated more than 206,000 were without electricity on Sunday evening. In Pennsylvania, where very strong winds of up to 63 mph were observed in parts of Philadelphia, nearly 132,000 customers were without power. In Maryland, where a high wind warning was in effect through 10pm Sunday ET, nearly 128,000 customers had no power. Between the lines: Flooding has gotten increasingly severe in an era of extreme weather, research shows. Human-caused climate change is leading to more frequent and intense extreme precipitation events, according to multiple studies. In photos: Storm system's effects on U.S., Canada Go deeper: Polar vortex-tied cold outbreak pushes into U.S. from the Arctic Editor's note: This a breaking news story. Please check back for updates.
