By FRANCES D’EMILIO , Associated Press ROME (AP) — Storms lashing Sicily have killed at least 12 people with torrential floods, Italian authorities said as the country’s leader headed Sunday to the stricken Mediterranean island. Divers pulled out nine of those victims from a home flooded by a rapidly swelling river in the countryside near…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) — Tens of thousands are without power during a heat warning powerful storms rolled through the St. Louis region. The storms hit Thursday night, generating strong winds, heavy rain and, in places, hail. More than 40,000 Ameren customers in Illinois and 20,000 in Missouri were without power as of Friday morning. A…
By STEVE KARNOWSKI, Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A storm system stretching from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes buffeted the central U.S. with heavy winds, rain, hail and snow, forcing flight cancellations, creating treacherous road conditions and killing at least three people, including a sleeping 2-year-old Louisiana girl. In the Upper Midwest, the early…
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Authorities say at least two people have died as a strong storm system that included possible tornadoes pushed its way eastward through the central United States, leaving demolished homes, damaged vehicles and uprooted trees in its wake. A man in northeast Arkansas and a woman in south central Kentucky both were killed…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) About 50,000 Ameren customers are without power on Sunday following the overnight storms. The storms knocked out power to customers on both sides of the river. Most of the outages are in St. Louis and St. Charles counties. The outage comes after the dangerous heat wave. Saturday hit a record setting…
Kansas City, MO (AP) Crews plan to assess the damage Tuesday after the National Weather Service says at least two tornadoes touched down in Missouri. Several homes were damaged or destroyed in the Kansas City area Monday night as a line of severe storms moved across the state. Oak Grove Emergency Management Director Mark Sherwood…
Wentzville, MO (KTRS) Two injuries and property damage is being reported in Wentzville following the overnight storms. City officials say strong winds caused two mobile homes in the Mobile Manor subdivision to overturn. Two residents were taken to the hospital for minor injuries. In addition, residents in this mobile home subdivision had to be evacuated…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Ameren crews are working to restore power to thousands of customers following Wednesday’s severe weather. Nearly 100,000 customers remain without power on both sides of the river. South county was the hardest hit in the St. Louis area, while Belleville and O’Fallon were the hardest hit areas in the metro-east. There’s…
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The last of several El Nino storms this week is accompanied by battering surf that is flooding some low-lying coastal areas in Southern California. Big waves at high tide Thursday overtopped the breakwater in Los Angeles County’s Redondo Beach and encroached on residential beaches in Malibu. No major damage was reported. National…
