Storms and Floods

Tropical Storm Sandy Prompts Hurricane Warning for Jamaica. Jamaicans have taken refuge in shelters and their homes. Schools and airports are closed and a curfew has been imposed in major towns to keep people off the streets and deter looting.

Flooding kills 3 people in Anatolia in northwestern Turkey.

A tornado touched down north of Sacramento, California on Monday, ripping shingles off rooftops and blowing down trees and power lines.

Storms and Floods

Tropical Storm Sandy forms south of Jamaica; system will likely strengthen.

A tornado flattened an old wooden theatre, tore roofs off houses and shattered windows as it ripped through a small West Coast towns of Hector and Ngakawau, New Zealand overnight.