Month: May 2019

A car makes his way through a flooded road near Marquartstein, Germany, Tuesday, May 21, 2019. Matthias Schrader AP Photo BERLIN Heavy rainfall in Germany has caused widespread flooding, particularly in the south, leaving one person dead. Police in Bavaria said Tuesday that a 44-year-old driver died after losing control of his vehicle on a wet road near the town of Aurach late Monday and crashing into a forest. German news agency dpa reported that…

Hurricane season doesn’t start until June 1, but we’re already seeing some action in the tropics. Subtropical storm Andrea has formed in the Atlantic between Bermuda and the Bahamas. The storm is moving north at 6 mph with sustained winds of 40 mph. It is expected to stay out to sea and weaken over the next 36 hours, bringing only rain to Bermuda. READ MORE: ABC11’S Hurricane Central Experts do not expect the storm to…

MIAMI — Subtropical storm Andrea, the first named storm of the Atlantic season, is maintaining a northward motion over the western Atlantic but meteorologists say it is expected to weaken late Tuesday and dissipate on Wednesday. The National Hurricane Center on Tuesday morning said that Andrea was about 295 miles (475 kilometers) west southwest of Bermuda with maximum sustained winds of about 40 mph (64 kph). The center says the storm is moving northward at…

This image made from video provided by KWTV-KOTV shows two funnel clouds formed in Crescent, Okla., Monday, May 20, 2019. An intense storm system that weather forecasters labeled “particularly dangerous” swept through the Southern Plains Monday, spawning a few tornadoes that caused some damage and a deluge of rain but no reports of injuries. (KWTV-KOTV via AP) AP OKLAHOMA CITY An intense storm system moved across the Southern Plains on Monday, spawning a tornadoes that…

A pickup truck drives on a flooded street in Enid, Okla., Monday, May 20, 2019. An intense storm system that weather forecasters labeled “particularly dangerous” swept through the Southern Plains Monday, spawning a few tornadoes that caused some damage and a deluge of rain but no reports of injuries. The Enid News & Eagle via AP Billy Hefton OKLAHOMA CITY The Latest on a round of severe weather forecast for Southern Plains (all times local):…

MIAMI Subtropical storm Andrea, the first named storm of the Atlantic season, has formed hundreds of miles (kilometers) southwest of Bermuda. The National Hurricane Center on Monday tweeted that Andrea had a “well-defined center” with maximum sustained winds of about 40 mph (64 kph). It said in an advisory Monday evening that the storm is centered about 335 miles (540 kilometers) southwest of Bermuda in the western Atlantic and moving northward at 14 mph (22…

OKLAHOMA CITY — An intense storm system that weather forecasters labeled “particularly dangerous” swept through the Southern Plains Monday, spawning a few tornadoes that caused some damage and a deluge of rain but no reports of injuries. The National Weather Service had warned that Monday evening could bring perilous weather to a large swath of western Texas, most of Oklahoma and southern Kansas. The storm was expected to move later Monday into western Arkansas. As…

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — The Hurricanes cleaned out their locker-room stalls as the hockey off-season officially began in Raleigh. As always there are several roster decisions for management to make before fall camp. Justin Williams is a big piece of the puzzle. Mr. Game 7 completed his original mission of getting the Canes to the playoffs. Now, his contract is expiring and after almost two decades of hockey, Williams said he’ll take some time before…