Preparation and Recovery

3+ hour, 6+ min ago   (65+ words) Press of Atlantic City WILDWOOD CREST — A sand-clogged stormwater outfall could cost the borough up to $11 million to fix as commissioners seek solutions to recurring beachfront flooding. Floodwaters spilled over bulkheads and reached parts of Wildwood Crest that Mayor Don…...

9+ hour, 57+ min ago   (363+ words) The Cape May County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution this week urging Governor Sherrill to formally request federal assistance from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to repair beach and dune damage from September's nor'easter. Healthy beaches and dunes are…...

1+ day, 44+ min ago   (1446+ words) As extreme weather strains the power grid, officials in 13 states are taking emergency measures aimed at preventing blackouts. While those efforts are intended to keep the lights on, the situation is a good reminder that outages can happen quickly, leaving…...

17+ hour, 56+ min ago   (93+ words) Dangerous Weather Moves In: Millions of Americans face dangerous thunderstorms, flash flooding, damaging winds, and hail as moisture associated with Hurricane Simon fuels a powerful storm system across the central United States. The National Weather Service has issued flash flood…...

20+ hour, 19+ min ago   (580+ words) Tornadoes remain a rare phenomenon in the area, but Bucks County has seen a marked rise in funnel clouds over the past decade. Since 1950, Bucks County has recorded just over 30 tornadoes within its borders. According to federal data, the tornadoes…...

1+ day, 32+ min ago   (82+ words) Times Herald-Record NY residents, emergency essentials can help you prepare for a blackout As extreme weather strains the power grid, officials in 13 states are taking emergency measures aimed at preventing blackouts. While those efforts are intended to keep the lights…...

16+ hour, 39+ min ago   (147+ words) Of its service area, Evergy said the Northland was the hardest hit in Tuesday's storm. More than 62,000 customers lost power after winds reached up to 80 miles per hour, according to Evergy. Power was restored to more than 90% of customers who…...

23+ hour, 21+ min ago   (455+ words) South Philadelphia sits inside a federal power grid emergency that covers Pennsylvania and 12 other states through Oct. 16, Philadelphia Patch reported. The U.S. Department of Energy said the order is a precaution, and residents in Passyunk, Point Breeze, Grays Ferry and elsewhere…...

23+ hour, 25+ min ago   (757+ words) Cape May County is looking for Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s help in securing federal funding to restore local beaches battered by September’s powerful coastal storm. The Governor’s Office said the state is already working with the federal government and expects to…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (343+ words) Authorities have issued an emergency declaration in anticipation of an energy shortage in 13 states around the mid-Atlantic and midwest, including Pennsylvania, according to a federal announcement this week. The Department of Energy's declaration comes in the midst of rising electricity…...