A woman was rescued by her tour group after falling into fast-moving rapids while whitewater rafting on the Arkansas River in Colorado over Memorial Day weekend. The spring runoff from the historically bountiful snowpack has revived drought-parched rivers in the West, fueling raging rapids and providing water levels not seen in years. However, the rising water levels have also created dangerous situations for rafters such as those that unfolded Saturday. The woman had been on a rafting excursion
It's been a challenging week for residents who live along the upper Mississippi River. Snowmelt from a record-setting winter snowfall in parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan sent a deluge of water into the Mississippi River this spring, flooding several cities and towns. AccuWeather experts warn it will take some time for the water levels to recede fully. The floodwaters have put cities like Davenport, Iowa, on the national map. And that's because the Mississippi River in Davenport has bee
Darien McGee had been heading to the bathroom when winds akin to "a force of God" knocked him to the ground. The EF4 tornado that struck Rolling Fork, Mississippi, on March 24 roared overhead, tearing McGee's house to rubble. "It was like a force of God. The same force that came through here is the same force that got me out," Darien McGee told AccuWeather National Reporter Jillian Angeline. He hadn't made it into the bathroom a place typically regarded as one of the safer rooms to take shelt
By Adriana Navarro Darien McGee had been heading to the bathroom when winds akin to “a force of God” knocked him into the room. The EF4 tornado that struck Rolling Fork, Mississippi, on March 24 roared overhead, tearing McGee’s house to rubble. “It was like a force of God. The same force that came through
The interior Northeast was transformed into a winter wonderland Thursday into Friday as a cross-country storm delivered a helping of snow across the region, but the late-week storm did more than brighten the spirits of folks dreaming of a white Christmas. Freezing rain, sleet and snow first began to spread across the interior mid-Atlantic Wednesday night into Thursday morning with the worst of the wintry mix focusing on the mountains of Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and central Pennsylvania.