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Yesterday at 10:00 AM  The National Hurricane Center in Miami issued a tropical storm warning early Thursday for the coast of Long Island in New York and a hurricane watch was issued for areas of Massachusetts.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010  The Category 4 hurricane, with winds of 135 mph (215 kilometers), was expected to remain over the open ocean before turning north and running parallel to the U.S. coast, potentially reaching the North Carolina coastal region by late Thursday or early Friday.

Thursday, July 22, 2010 

Tuesday, July 06, 2010  Post-holiday temps soaring in the East; utilities bracing for possible record usage

Thursday, July 01, 2010  The Atlantic season's first hurricane largely spared nearby Texas, which had prepared for a possible direct hit.

Wednesday, June 30, 2010  Hurricane Alex flooded roads and forced thousands of people to evacuate fishing villages as it bore down on the northeastern Mexican coast

Tuesday, June 15, 2010  UPDATED 8:00 a.m. CDT. Record-busting rainfall in Oklahoma led to a day of dramatic rescues from swift floodwaters, but officials and residents acknowledged the outcome could have been far worse.

Friday, June 11, 2010  Floodwaters that rose as swiftly as 8 feet an hour rushed into a remote Arkansas valley early Friday, killing at least 20 people, many of them campers who became trapped by a devastating wall of water.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010  UPDATED 9:55 a.m. CDT with photos and video. Violent storms that tore through the southern Plains killed five people and injured dozens more, leaving behind flattened homes, toppled semitrailers and downed power lines.

Wednesday, April 14, 2010  Story update with more photos. CAUTION: Some image content is graphic.

Monday, April 05, 2010  Businesses in Calexico, Calif., the U.S. area hit hardest by the Sunday afternoon quake, were being guarded by police and downtown will remain closed until further notice,