Right now, a severe storm likely to be the first significant east coast low in three years is developing off the coast of New South ... and winter, but they can occur any time. These weather systems ...

Two people were killed by falling trees and tens of thousands were left without power as severe storms rolled through the South over the weekend. The storms downed trees and powerlines and brought ...

Partridge, now a physical scientist at the U.S. Geological Survey, suggested in that study that waviness in the jet stream caused the warming hole to park over the South in winter.

The Santa Cruz Wharf, built in 1914, was 2,745 feet long before the winter storm. It was supported by more than 4,400 pilings — 70-foot Douglas fir beams driven about 20 feet into the ocean floor.