storms

What is it about summer that delivers one violent storm after another?

Very strong thunderstorms moved across New Jersey Monday night and more are expected for Tuesday afternoon and evening.

It seems as though storms are getting worse every year in New Jersey and residents and business have been left without power for a week and more in recent years. A Garden State lawmaker has introduced a measure to protect businesses that are forced to shut down during power outages.

A line of strong thunderstorms is expected to cross New Jersey late Sunday night which will have the most impact along the New Jersey Turnpike (I-95) corridor and west.

SMITHFIELD, N.Y. (AP) -- The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado destroyed the homes in upstate New York where four people were killed.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- Along much of the East Coast, hotel owners, tourism officials and would-be vacationers kept a watchful eye on forecasts Wednesday as Tropical Storm Arthur churned off Florida, threatening Fourth of July plans for thousands of people.

Wary of more big storms washing out towns and churning up debris around its distant reservoirs, New York City will buy homes and businesses in flood zones and reduce local hazards.

Earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, superstorms, and now, tsunamis?

The remnants of a violent storm that claimed 13 lives in Oklahoma sent punishing winds and torrential downpours to northern New England and a tornado to South Carolina. And there could be more coming, though meteorologists say the worst is over.

There is almost universal agreement that it's not a matter of "if" another big storm is going to hammer New Jersey, it's a matter of "when."