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Warm and muggy with scattered storms

Meteorologist Brent Watts — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:12:00 EDT

We're monitoring a complex of storms entering Central Kentucky and moving NNE toward the region this evening. Hi-Resolution forecast models are showing a bulk of the storms lifting northward into West Virginia through the evening. However, they will come very close to the western fringes of the viewing area between 8-9PM.

National Weather Service has new weather warning in place

Orlando Salinas — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:06:00 EDT

The people in Oklahoma were well warned that a tornado was on the way, 10 or 15 minutes before it hit.

Get NOAA weather radio on your smartphone

Meteorologist Brent Watts — Tue, 21 May 2013 10:32:00 EDT

It has never become more apparent that you need to be able to receive the latest severe weather alerts, wherever you go. Now you can have the power of NOAA weather radio on your smartphone.

Oklahoma tornado that killed 24 was EF5, officials say

Carey Gillam and Ian Simpson — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:00:00 EDT

MOORE, Oklahoma (Reuters) - Rescuers went building to building in search of victims and thousands of survivors were homeless on Tuesday after a massive tornado tore through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, wiping out whole blocks of homes and killing at least 24 people.

Powerful tornadoes strike in four central U.S. states

Chris Francescani — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:17:00 EDT

(Reuters) - A massive storm front swept north through the central United States on Sunday, hammering the region with fist-sized hail, blinding rain and tornadoes, including a half-mile wide twister that struck near Oklahoma City. News reports said at least one person had died.

All missing residents accounted for after Texas tornadoes

Jana J. Pruet — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:17:02 EDT

GRANBURY, Texas (Reuters) - All seven people listed as missing after a monster Texas tornado that tore homes from their foundations and uprooted trees on Wednesday have now been accounted for, leaving the death toll at six, authorities said on Friday.

Three massive solar flares in 24 hours -- are more on the way?

By Deborah Netburn — Tue, 14 May 2013 16:56:00 EDT

The sun put on another fireworks display Monday evening, releasing a dramatic flash of ultraviolet radiation and sending solar matter hurtling through space.

Climate change may be baring Mount Everest

By Geoffrey Mohan — Tue, 14 May 2013 16:16:00 EDT

A warming climate is melting the glaciers of Mount Everest, shrinking the frozen cloak of Earth’s highest peak by 13% in the last 50 years, researchers have found.

Common plants, animals threatened by climate change, study says

By Neela Banerjee — Sun, 12 May 2013 13:00:00 EDT

WASHINGTON -- Climate change could lead to the widespread loss of common plants and animals around the world, according to a new study released Sunday in the journal Nature Climate Change.

Rain and fire is a 'double jeopardy' situation, scientists say

By Hector Becerra, Los Angeles Times — Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT

A largely forgettable rainfall provoked a growth in vegetation that, followed by a hot, near-record dry period, simply resulted in more fuel for potential wildfires.

When it comes to Southern California's increasingly perilous fire season, you can blame both the lack of rain and the little rain we did have.