Masters running for cover after rain, tornado warnings
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Tornado warnings and torrential rain combined to wreak havoc at the Masters Cup on Wednesday, leaving fans frustrated and players questioning the wisdom of staging
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HOUSTON, United States : Rain halted the opening round-robin match of the ATP Masters Cup between world number one Roger Federer and French Open champion Gaston Gaudio of Argentina after only six minutes.
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More than a dozen tornadoes were reported last night and early today in Missouri, Arkansas and Kansas. Officials are trying to confirm the tornado reports and assess the damage as the powerful storm front heads across the Plains toward the Southeast. The National Weather Service declared the storm's projected path a high-risk area, "which is a pretty rare forecast for us," one meteorologist said.
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The storms are expected to bring high winds, heavy rains and snow in the higher elevations.
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The weather cleared Sunday as authorities searched for people door to door after severe storms swept through southern Arkansas, shredding homes and businesses and injuring at least 27 people.
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HOUSTON, United States  - Rain showers shut down the ATP Masters Cup for the third day in a row as players waited out the showers and questioned putting the season-ending event in an outdoor venue.
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By Scott Waltman, American News, Aberdeen, S.D.  Jun. 2--Floodwaters have led the Farm Service Agency to offer emergency assistance to farmers and ranchers.   Registration begins Tuesday for the Farm Service Agency's Emergency Conservation Program.
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The Bank of America Championship is spending more time on The Weather Channel than The Golf Channel. A year after the Champions Tour event was flooded out before a single shot was played, Tom Watson weathered two rain delays to shoot a 7-under 65 in Friday's first round. Two-time runner up Tom Purtzer was a stroke back at the Nashawtuc Country Club course.
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The stretch of brilliant fall weather came to a drenching halt yesterday, and heavy rain forced an interruption to the Massachusetts Golf Association Mid-Amateur Championship at Blue Hill Country Club in Canton.
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David Mellor paces in the left-field grandstand at Fenway Park, anxiously watching the field and answering a flurry of phone calls as storm clouds gather overhead. As Fenway's director of grounds, he will decide exactly when his crew will roll out the tarp that protects the infield from rain.
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Flood and severe weather warnings are in force for many parts of England and Wales with rain and gales forecast.
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Low-pressure systems were expected to cause thunderstorms in the Southern Plains and Southeast on Friday. The West was expected to remain generally clear.
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Administrators at a high school where eight students died in a tornado were warned about severe weather nearly three hours before the twister struck, raising questions Friday about whether classes should have been dismissed earlier.
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By Robin Fitzgerald, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Sep. 22--GULFPORT -- An eye in the sky and boots on the ground. Looters across Harrison County might be caught unawares in just that way if another hurricane or other natural disaster strikes.
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One man pulled a couch over his head. Bank employees rushed into the vault. A woman trembled in her bathroom, clinging to her dogs. College students huddled in dormitories. Tornado warnings had been broadcast for hours, and when the sirens finally announced that the twisters had arrived, many people across the South took shelter and saved their lives.
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Heavy rain, hail and strong winds were forecast in parts of the Southeast on Thursday, as the National Weather Service warned of possible tornadoes in parts of Missouri and Kansas.
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A series of tornadoes causes damage to buildings and vehicles across central and southern England.