National Weather Service (NWS)

Five Years Later, Memories Of Windsor Tornado Still Raw

Nathan Heffel — Wed, 22 May 2013 13:10:30 +0000

All eyes are on Moore, Oklahoma following this week’s massive tornado. The National Weather Service has confirmed the twister an EF5. Five years ago an EF3 tornado tore through parts of northern Colorado with the most damage occurring in Windsor.

After Socking The Rockies, Snowstorm Moves East

Korva Coleman — Thu, 02 May 2013 15:57:00 +0000

Arbor Day celebrations have come and gone, but winter weather is gripping the Plains and Upper Midwest.

Midwest Rivers Crest As Flooding Turns Deadly

Korva Coleman — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:22:00 +0000

Flooding continues to plague the upper Midwest, as waters crested at record highs in places and weary river-town residents watched the flood markers for signs of relief.

NPR's David Schaper, reporting from Chicago, tells our Newscast Unit that the Mississippi River continues to rise, overtopping small levees north of St. Louis.

So Far, So Good: But Midwest's Floods Aren't Over

Mark Memmott — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:01:00 +0000

The good news is that "the big river didn't get too big," The St. Louis Post-Dispatch writes this morning.

"Sandbags held back the cresting Mississippi River from several towns north of St.

'Sandy' Retired From Storm Names; 'Sara' Takes Its Place

Mark Memmott — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:08:00 +0000

"Sandy has been retired from the official list of Atlantic Basin tropical cyclone names by the World Meteorological Organization's hurricane committee because of the extreme impacts it caused from Jamaica and Cuba to the Mid-Atlantic United States in October 2012," the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration writes.

The storm names are administered by the World Meteorological Organization.

NOAA adds that: