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A University of Notre Dame student died on Wednesday after the film tower he was standing on blew over as strong winds howled. The South Bend Tribune reports that the film tower came down at 4:50 p.m. EDT Wednesday at the LaBar Practice Complex, which is situated on the southeast side of Notre Dame. Weather [...]

Massive flooding continues to batter Pakistan, and is thus far blamed for the death of an estimated 1,600 people, while millions have been left homeless and an estimated 15 million are affected. Pakistani and international aid efforts have been mobilizing, but the tragedy continues to unfold, on the heels of floodwaters driven by monsoon rains. [...]

Catastrophic flooding, deemed to be the worst worldwide natural disaster by U.N. officials, can be traced not only to extreme rainfall, but also to the geography surrounding the rivers. Current reports indicate that more than 1,300 lives have already been taken, with the toll climbing higher every day. The U.N. said the flooding has adversely [...]

A village in southern China is suffering after an enormous landslide — triggered by an overwhelming rainstorm — buried dozens of homes, the Associated Press reports. Photos of the aftermath paint a stark picture of lives and livelihoods destroyed. This is only the most recent flood and landslide to strike China. So far this year, [...]

Cars, houses, and businesses were not the only things hit hard by Sunday’s Oklahoma hailstorm. This Oklahoma City University student thought he could outrun the storm, but he lost this race. Here’s how he escaped serious injury. Click here for Video

The Enhanced Fujita Scale (EF Scale) Go to http://www.wdtb.noaa.gov/courses/EF-scale/index.html for more information regarding EF-Scale training by the WDTB. To view the Enhanced Fujita Scale Document, go to http://www.wind.ttu.edu/EFScale.pdf Introduction Dr. T. Theodore Fujita first introduced The Fujita Scale in the SMRP Research Paper, Number 91, published in February 1971 and titled, “Proposed Characterization of Tornadoes [...]

A nearly stationary front will continue to be the focal point for showers and locally severe thunderstorms across the southern Plains and the South through the remainder of the weekend. Flooding will be a big problem in some areas as storms move slowly and unload very heavy rain. Severe Threat through the Rest of the [...]

Several airports have closed again today, as upper level winds from the north west bring volcanic ash from Eyjafjallajokull towards the UK. In England, East Midlands, Manchester, Liverpool, Doncaster, Humberside and Carlisle airports have been affected, with many flights cancelled. Airports in Northern Ireland, Prestwick near Glasgow, some on Scottish islands and the Isle of [...]

Warm, very moist air rising over cooler air at the surface – that’s the primary setup occurring today over parts of the mid-Mississippi Valley and the southern Plains. Moreover, the boundaries in place are nearly stationary at the moment. This gives way to the production of numerous thunderstorms containing very heavy downpours that are hardly [...]

Following Monday’s deadly outbreak of tornadoes, a new round of severe weather is threatening lives and property across the southern and central Plains tonight. The greatest danger of tornadoes lies from Oklahoma to Missouri. Several tornadoes have already been reported in western Oklahoma and south-central Kansas this evening. A few more could touch down through [...]