2019 natural catastrophes Archives

Storm Barry, No Longer a Hurricane, Dumps Dangerous Amounts of Rain on U.S. Southeast

The remnants of the once mighty storm Barry, the first hurricane of the 2019 season, dumped dangerous amounts of rain as it crawled north through the United States on Monday after coming ashore west ...

A Record? 500 U.S. Tornadoes in 30 Days

The U.S. has been rocked by 500 tornadoes in the past 30 days with a trapped jet stream in the atmosphere "stuck in neutral," the U.S. Storm Prediction Center said. In the past seven decades, only ...

Expect Up to 8 Hurricanes During the 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season

As many as 8 hurricanes may form in the Atlantic in 2019, a "near normal" season following two years of storms that have left a trail of death and destruction in the Caribbean and U.S. coast. Nine to ...

Midwest Flood Deluge Heads Closer to Mississippi River

The deluge that devastated so much of Nebraska is now moving downstream to threaten cities in Missouri and Kansas as the flood bulge makes its way toward the Mississippi River. Major flooding is ...